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

Typical net household income£37,767a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime27per 1,000 residents, 12m · excludes areas without published data
Median age (est.)51
Owner-occupied76%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

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NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Penyard, Llangarron & GoodrichHerefordshire, County of 3,06955 £445,000
Lydbrook, Newland & St BriavelsForest of Dean 3,11055 £373,400
Bream, Pillowell & YorkleyForest of Dean 3,75545 £295,000
ColefordForest of Dean 3,81644 £260,000

People living in NP5 Census 2021

Residents36,040
Median age (est.)51
Density112per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above32%
No car or van10%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 9%25–44 18%45–64 31%65+ 28%

Tenure

Own outright: 47%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 47%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 12%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 22%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 8%Other: 20%
One person 27%Couple, no children 22%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 8%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Managers & directors 16% · Skilled trades 15%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Managers & directors16%
Skilled trades15%
Associate professional12%
Caring & leisure10%
Administrative9%
Elementary9%
Process & plant7%
Sales & customer service6%

Ethnic group

White: 98%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 98%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

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.