NP26 postcode area guide — Monmouthshire
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the NP26 postcode district in Monmouthshire — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in NP26
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
92.9%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
71.2%
Gigabit-capable
67.9%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.3%
Broadband availability in the NP26 postcode district (Monmouthshire) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 622 postcodes Ofcom measures in NP26, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 92.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 67.9%.
Around 0.3% of premises in NP26 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 NP26
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| NP26 3AA | 50% | 0% |
| NP26 3AB | 100% | 0% |
| NP26 3AD | 76.5% | 0% |
| NP26 3AE | 82.6% | 0% |
| NP26 3AF | 100% | 0% |
| NP26 3AG | 100% | 0% |
| NP26 3AH | 100% | 0% |
| NP26 3AJ | 90% | 0% |
| NP26 3AL | 0% | 0% |
| NP26 3AN | 100% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around Monmouthshire
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Monmouthshire district (46,774 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
83%
4G outdoors — all networks
96.3%
5G outdoors — all networks
44.7%
Voice indoors — all networks
87.4%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in NP26
Police recorded 48 incidents within about a mile of the centre of NP26 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 17 | 35.4% |
| Public order | 10 | 20.8% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 8 | 16.7% |
| Other theft | 4 | 8.3% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 2 | 4.2% |
| Drugs | 2 | 4.2% |
| Shoplifting | 2 | 4.2% |
| Vehicle crime | 2 | 4.2% |
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 NP26
Based on 229 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in NP26 is £293,500, down 2.2% on the previous year (£300,000).
Detached
£382,500
90 sales
Semi-detached
£270,000
87 sales
Terraced
£240,000
42 sales
Flat / maisonette
£99,500
4 sales
Latest recorded sales in NP26
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2026 | £695,000 | Detached | Treetops | NP26 5SQ |
| 18 May 2026 | £277,500 | Semi-detached | Badgers Walk | NP26 3PS |
| 15 May 2026 | £341,499 | Detached | Rockfield Way | NP26 3FD |
| 14 May 2026 | £455,000 | Detached | Treetops | NP26 5SQ |
| 1 May 2026 | £220,000 | Semi-detached | Grove Gardens | NP26 4GY |
| 1 May 2026 | £270,000 | Semi-detached | Gerddi Tir Llyn | NP26 4QJ |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £375,000 | Detached | Manor Chase | NP26 3PA |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £165,000 | Semi-detached | Keats Road | NP26 4LH |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £305,000 | Semi-detached | Seaview | NP26 5SU |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £205,000 | Terraced | Stafford Road | NP26 5DE |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Monmouthshire demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Monmouthshire district (92,957 residents, 40,922 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15.8% |
| 15–29 | 18% |
| 30–44 | 16.9% |
| 45–64 | 23.4% |
| 65+ | 25.9% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 71.9% |
| Private rented | 13.7% |
| Social rented | 10.4% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around NP26
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undy C.P. School | Not applicable | — | — | NP26 3LZ |
| Rogiet C.P. School | Not applicable | — | — | NP26 3SD |
| Durand Primary School | Not applicable | — | — | NP26 5DF |
| Magor V.A. Primary School | Not applicable | — | — | NP26 3EG |
| Archbishop Rowan Williams CIW School | Not applicable | — | — | NP26 5UL |
| Caldicot Comprehensive School | Not applicable | — | — | NP26 5XA |
| Castle Park Primary School | Not applicable | — | — | NP26 4HN |
| Dewstow Primary School | Not applicable | — | — | NP26 4HD |
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 NP26
160 rated food businesses operate in NP26. 115 hold the top rating of 5, 19 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Aldi Stores Ltd, Alphabet Playgroup @ Undy Primary School, Angelos Fish Bar, Apleona Catering, Appletree Day Nursey.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in NP26
From a sample of 163 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 NP26 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 74% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
17%
Band B
20%
Band C
38%
Band D
16%
Band E
6%
Band F
2%
Band G
2%
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 Monmouthshire
Landlines around NP26 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.