Underhill Brockweir, Forest of Dean
47 addresses across 5 postcodes (NP16), about 1.4 km (0.8 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 14700223.
- Energy: 23 homes have an energy certificate (C: 4, D: 4, E: 7, F: 6, G: 2).
- Flood: 10 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band E; Band D in Forest of Dean costs £2,443 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 91% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Chepstow, about 8.1 km (5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 3.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 3 to 98 m above sea level.
- Noise: 14 of its 47 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Wye Valley Practice, about 3.8 km (2.4 miles) away.
- People: About 150 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 88% of households owned their home and 57% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
23 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 118 m². Most common: House, detached (14); House, semi-detached (5); Bungalow, detached (2). Built: before 1900 (18); 1983-1990 (2); 1900-1929 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (16); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (13 addresses)
- 1, Riverview, Brockweir
- Acacia, Brockweir
- Birds Orchard, Brockweir
- Bloom Cottage, Brockweir
- Brockweir House, Brockweir
- Herries, Brockweir
- Laburnam Cottage, Brockweir
- Midsummer Cottage, Brockweir
- Rosewell, Brockweir
- Rothesay Cottage, Brockweir
- The Retreat, Brockweir
- Underhill House, Brockweir
- Wyevern, Brockweir
Council tax
What each band costs in Forest of Dean in 2026-27: Band D £2,443 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,629 | £1,900 | £2,172 | £2,443 | £2,986 | £3,529 | £4,072 | £4,887 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band E (24% of about 760 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Brockweir Conservation Area (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 9.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 20 protected trees on or by this street.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- MALT HOUSE, grade II*
- ABBEY HOUSE, grade II
- BROCKWEIR BRIDGE, grade II
- Brockweir Bridge, grade II
- Brockweir Inn, grade II
- Former Post Office, grade II
- GLEN WYE, grade II
- MANOR HOUSE AND ADJOINING HOUSE, grade II
- SPRING COTTAGE, grade II
Roadworks
Started, not reported finished by 31 October 2026
- 29 October 2026 to 2 November 2026: GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the verge (immediate - urgent works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 8 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 34 homes the Environment Agency counts, 7 are in areas at high risk, 3 medium, 1 low and 0 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| NP16 7NQ | not in 2 or 3 | 8 / 2 / 1 | unlikely |
| NP16 7PE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NP16 7PF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NP16 7NH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NP16 7NL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 47 addresses are between 3 m and 98 m above sea level (33 m on average); the ground rises about 96 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NP16 7NH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NP16 7NL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NP16 7NQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NP16 7PE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NP16 7PF | 91% | 91% | 91% | 9% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Chepstow 239,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.1 km (5 miles) |
| Lydney 194,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.8 km (6.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Brockweir Bridge Tintern Parva | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Chepstow Bus Station Stand 1 | 8 km (5 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Lydney Harbour | 11.5 km (7.1 miles) |
| Car parks | Tintern Abbey Car Park | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 5.7 km (3.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 36.9 km (23 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Wye Valley Practice | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 7.9 km (4.9 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Chepstow Dental Care | 7.8 km (4.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Chepstow Community Hospital | 8.2 km (5.1 miles) |
| Police station | Chepstow Police Station | 8.1 km (5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 2,740 m² | 930 m (0.6 miles) |
| Playing field | The Leytons Sports Field 9,200 m² | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,840 m² | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Offa's Dyke: section on St Briavels Common, 100m south east of Hill Farm, a scheduled monument, 650 m (0.4 miles) north-east. 12 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Offa's Dyke: section on St Briavels Common, 100m south east of Hill Farm | Scheduled monument | 650 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Malt House | Listed building, Grade II* | 700 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Offa's Dyke: section on St Briavels Common, 400m east of Yewgreen Farm | Scheduled monument | 720 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Offa's Dyke: section 65m north of Brook House | Scheduled monument | 780 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Coed Beddick | Wood | 790 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Mill Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Organy Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) west |
| Shorn Cliff | Cliff or slope | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south |
| Hollow Marsh | Wetland | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) north-east |
| Prior's Reach | Tidal water | 4.8 km (3 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 14 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 33 | 47 |
14 of the street's 47 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Forest of Dean: see them on the Forest of Dean page.
Nearest schools
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (gwent).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 57 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 35% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 88% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 57% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 39% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 47% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 0% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 16% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 48% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 57% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
- Roadworks Street works permit: GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL: Highway repair and maintenance works, 29 October 2026 to 2 November 2026 (road closure) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- NP16 7NQ: 17 addresses of 36 in the postcode
- NP16 7PE: 12 addresses of 13 in the postcode
- NP16 7PF: 12 addresses of 19 in the postcode
- NP16 7NH: 4 addresses
- NP16 7NL: 2 addresses of 3 in the postcode
Nearby streets
All the streets in NP16 and across Forest of Dean.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.