NP5 postcode area · Forest of Dean
The NP5 postcode district spans 4 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Forest of Dean, Herefordshire, County of. Area Scores range from 44 to 55 across them. Every full NP5 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
Within the NP5 district, Penyard, Llangarron & Goodrich is the strongest performer at 55 out of 100 (#3,069 of 6,856 nationally); Coleford is the weakest at 44. All 4 sit in England's broad middle band for deprivation — none reaches either extreme third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £260,000 in Coleford to £445,000 in Penyard, Llangarron & Goodrich — a 1.7× gap within the NP5 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Forest of Dean and Herefordshire, County of — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
Living here
Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penyard, Llangarron & GoodrichHerefordshire, County of | 3,069 | 55 | £445,000 |
| Lydbrook, Newland & St BriavelsForest of Dean | 3,110 | 55 | £373,400 |
| Bream, Pillowell & YorkleyForest of Dean | 3,755 | 45 | £295,000 |
| ColefordForest of Dean | 3,816 | 44 | £260,000 |
People living in NP5 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 17% · Managers & directors 16% · Skilled trades 15%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 17% |
| Managers & directors | 16% |
| Skilled trades | 15% |
| Associate professional | 12% |
| Caring & leisure | 10% |
| Administrative | 9% |
| Elementary | 9% |
| Process & plant | 7% |
| Sales & customer service | 6% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 51% · No religion 41% · Other 1%
Born outside the UK: 4%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around NP5.
A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.