NP16 postcode area guide — Forest of Dean
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the NP16 postcode district in Forest of Dean — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in NP16
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
94.4%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
73.8%
Gigabit-capable
73.4%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.5%
Broadband availability in the NP16 postcode district (Forest of Dean) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 766 postcodes Ofcom measures in NP16, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 94.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 73.4%.
Around 0.5% of premises in NP16 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in NP16
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| NP16 5AA | 100% | 96.8% |
| NP16 5AB | 100% | 100% |
| NP16 5AD | 100% | 92.6% |
| NP16 5AE | 100% | 100% |
| NP16 5AF | 100% | 100% |
| NP16 5AG | 100% | 100% |
| NP16 5AH | 100% | 100% |
| NP16 5AJ | 100% | 100% |
| NP16 5AL | 100% | 100% |
| NP16 5AN | 100% | 96.4% |
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Mobile signal around Forest of Dean
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Forest Of Dean district (43,536 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
68.3%
4G outdoors — all networks
94.3%
5G outdoors — all networks
23.7%
Voice indoors — all networks
75.4%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in NP16
Police recorded 47 incidents within about a mile of the centre of NP16 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 10 | 21.3% |
| Shoplifting | 8 | 17.0% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 7 | 14.9% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 5 | 10.6% |
| Public order | 5 | 10.6% |
| Drugs | 3 | 6.4% |
| Other theft | 3 | 6.4% |
| Weapons possession | 3 | 6.4% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in NP16
Based on 262 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in NP16 is £320,000, down 2.7% on the previous year (£329,000).
Detached
£475,000
99 sales
Semi-detached
£290,000
65 sales
Terraced
£250,000
70 sales
Flat / maisonette
£205,000
13 sales
Latest recorded sales in NP16
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 2026 | £250,000 | Semi-detached | St Kingsmark Avenue | NP16 5LY |
| 15 May 2026 | £245,000 | Semi-detached | Wyebank Close | NP16 7ET |
| 15 May 2026 | £250,000 | Semi-detached | Beaufort Place | NP16 5PE |
| 14 May 2026 | £439,500 | Detached | Piercefield Avenue | NP16 5JB |
| 8 May 2026 | £190,000 | Terraced | Howells Row | NP16 5HR |
| 8 May 2026 | £191,500 | Terraced | Linden Close | NP16 5RN |
| 6 May 2026 | £209,950 | Terraced | Lewis Way | NP16 5TA |
| 1 May 2026 | £275,000 | Terraced | School Hill | NP16 5BZ |
| 1 May 2026 | £300,000 | Semi-detached | Marten Road | NP16 5JY |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £314,000 | Semi-detached | Shipyard Close | NP16 5WG |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Forest of Dean demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Forest of Dean district (87,004 residents, 37,217 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% |
| 15–29 | 20% |
| 30–44 | 16.2% |
| 45–64 | 22.7% |
| 65+ | 25.1% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 72.6% |
| Private rented | 13.6% |
| Social rented | 10.8% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around NP16
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,024 | NP16 7AA |
| Tutshill Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 211 | NP16 7BJ |
| Lift Offa's Mead | Primary | 4–11 | 128 | NP16 7DT |
| Dean Close St John's | Not applicable | 0–14 | 114 | NP16 7LE |
| Pembroke Primary School | Not applicable | — | — | NP16 5JP |
| Thornwell Primary School | Not applicable | — | — | NP16 5NT |
| Shirenewton Junior & Infant School | Not applicable | — | — | NP16 6RN |
| The Dell Primary School | Not applicable | — | — | NP16 5UQ |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in NP16
206 rated food businesses operate in NP16. 147 hold the top rating of 5, 24 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: A & H Jones, Abbey House Stores Ltd, Aspens Services Ltd, B & M Retail Ltd, Bargain Booze.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in NP16
From a sample of 172 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 NP16 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 37% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
5%
Band C
32%
Band D
35%
Band E
22%
Band F
6%
Band G
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Forest of Dean
Landlines around NP16 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.