NP8 postcode area guide — Monmouthshire
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the NP8 postcode district in Monmouthshire — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in NP8
Good coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
81.6%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
38.2%
Gigabit-capable
38.2%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.9%
Broadband availability in the NP8 postcode district (Monmouthshire) is Good — superfast broadband reaches most premises. Across the 188 postcodes Ofcom measures in NP8, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 81.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 38.2%.
Around 0.9% of premises in NP8 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 NP8
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| NP8 1AA | 100% | 100% |
| NP8 1AB | 100% | 0% |
| NP8 1AD | 100% | 92.3% |
| NP8 1AE | 100% | 0% |
| NP8 1AF | 100% | 0% |
| NP8 1AG | 100% | 40% |
| NP8 1AJ | 100% | 0% |
| NP8 1AL | 100% | 0% |
| NP8 1AN | 95.5% | 13.6% |
| NP8 1AP | 100% | 42.6% |
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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 NP8
Police recorded 4 incidents within about a mile of the centre of NP8 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 2 | 50.0% |
| Public order | 1 | 25.0% |
| Other crime | 1 | 25.0% |
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 NP8
Based on 50 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in NP8 is £400,000, down 9.1% on the previous year (£440,000).
Detached
£485,000
28 sales
Semi-detached
£295,000
8 sales
Terraced
£220,000
8 sales
Latest recorded sales in NP8
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Apr 2026 | £450,000 | Detached | Everest Drive | NP8 1DH |
| 15 Apr 2026 | £165,000 | Terraced | Owens Row | NP8 1PH |
| 27 Mar 2026 | £275,000 | Semi-detached | Tan Dderwen | NP8 1LQ |
| 19 Mar 2026 | £650,000 | Detached | Standard Street | NP8 1BP |
| 17 Mar 2026 | £223,000 | Terraced | Upper House Farm | NP8 1BZ |
| 12 Mar 2026 | £378,000 | Detached | Bryn Celyn Way | NP8 1LY |
| 6 Mar 2026 | £425,000 | Detached | Brookfields | NP8 1DJ |
| 27 Feb 2026 | £297,500 | Semi-detached | The Green | NP8 1EX |
| 20 Feb 2026 | £435,000 | Detached | Church Lane | NP8 1BB |
| 20 Feb 2026 | £395,000 | Detached | Lime Trees Avenue | NP8 1LB |
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 NP8
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crickhowell C.P. School | Not applicable | — | — | NP8 1DH |
| Llangynidr C.P. School | Not applicable | — | — | NP8 1NY |
| Crickhowell High School | Not applicable | — | — | NP8 1AW |
| Llangattock C.I.W. Primary School | Not applicable | — | — | NP8 1PH |
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 NP8
89 rated food businesses operate in NP8. 68 hold the top rating of 5, 8 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Allsorts Playgroup, Antur Brew Co, Black Mountains Smokery, Bookish, Cafe Le Gallois.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in NP8
From a sample of 99 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 NP8 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 41% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
5%
Band C
36%
Band D
34%
Band E
15%
Band F
7%
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 NP8 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.