What's nearby — across walking, short-drive and school catchment distance. Data from official UK government sources.
NestScope Score
85/ 100
Partial score · Wales
A full NestScope Score relies on the England-only IMD backbone (plus schools, healthcare and crime data), so this is a partial score for Wales, based only on the layers actually covered here.
Nearest top-rated: Lift Offa's Mead (Good) — 0.7 mi
Safety96/100
0crimes last month
no crimes in 400m last month
Crimes reported last month · UK Police API
Healthcare85/100
4GP & hospitals
4 GP, 4 dentists, pharmacy 0.2 mi within 1.5 mi
Nearest GP: VAUXHALL SURGERY — 0.2 mi
Transport89/100
Chepstow Rail Station0.3 mi
26 bus stops also within 0.5 miles
Green space75/100
20green spaces
19.9 ha total — largest park 6.5 ha (0.48 mi away)
Nearest: Playground (700 m²) — 0.1 mi
Amenities82/100
7supermarkets
7 supermarkets within 2 mi — Marks and Spencer, Tesco, Spar, Morrisons… — nearest 0.1 mi
Nearest: M&S Chepstow Foodhall — 0.1 mi
02 — Environment
Environment & risk near NP16 5UW.
Official risk flags for context — deliberately not part of the NestScope score (they’re categorical hazards, not amenities).
Flood risk
Zone 1 (low)
Flood Zone 1 — low risk (less than 1 in 1,000 annual chance) · Source: Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning
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Zone 1
Zone 2
Zone 3
Air qualityWithin WHO guideline
6.5µg/m³
NO₂ annual mean · WHO guideline 10 · UK limit 40 · Source: DEFRA UK-AIR 2024
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<10
10–20
20–30
30–40
≥40
03 — House prices
Sold prices in NP16.
Average sold price by property type across the NP16 district, 2021–2026 — 2,277 sales.
Detached
Semi-detached
Terraced
Flat
Detached£480k▲ 2.6%
Semi-detached£291k▲ 4.6%
Terraced£254k▲ 0.2%
Flat£211k▲ 2.2%
District-level averages (NP16) — broad enough to show a reliable trend. A single postcode usually sees too few sales to chart. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (Crown Copyright / OGL v3.0).
About NP16 5UW
NP16 5UW scores 85/100 on the NestScope Score, with its strongest showing in safety and transport — with no crimes reported on the surrounding streets last month. The breakdown below draws on official UK data covering schools, safety, healthcare, transport, environment and local amenities.
NP16 5UW sits outside England, so the national deprivation backbone (IMD) that anchors the NestScope Score isn't available — the figures below are based on local amenities only.
There are 11 schools within the typical catchment area, including 3 rated Good. The nearest school is Chepstow School, within a short walk.
No crimes were reported on the surrounding streets in the most recent month, consistent with a very low local crime profile.
Healthcare access is good, with 4 GP surgeries and 4 dental practices in the wider neighbourhood. The nearest GP practice is VAUXHALL SURGERY, about 5 minutes' walk away. A pharmacy is about 4 minutes' walk away.
The nearest rail stations are Chepstow Rail Station (Train, about 7 minutes' walk away). There are also 26 bus stops within walking distance.
The location is in Flood Zone 1 (low risk — less than a 1 in 1,000 annual chance of river or sea flooding).
There are 20 green spaces within walking distance, totalling 19.9 hectares of parks and outdoor space. The nearest is Playground (700 m²), about 2 minutes' walk away. It also lies just beside a AONB (about 2 minutes' walk away), adding open countryside that isn't recorded as a formal park.
There are 7 supermarkets in the wider area, including Marks and Spencer, Tesco, Spar, Morrisons and others. The nearest is M&S Chepstow Foodhall, about 2 minutes' walk away.
Sources: DfE/Ofsted, UK Police API, NHS ODS, NaPTAN, Environment Agency, Ordnance Survey, Natural England, DEFRA, Geolytix and Arts Council England. For an interactive map view, explore NP16 5UW on NestScope.
