RIVER VIEW, NP16 5AX House Prices & Local Information

NP16 5AX is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on River View, 0.2km from Cas-Gwent in Chepstow. Administratively it sits within Chepstow Castle and Larkfield ward and the Monmouth constituency.

For renters and young professionals, NP16 5AX offers a classic working-class terrace area — densely packed streets, low ethnic diversity. During the day, manufacturing, energy and utilities. A balanced community with an average age of 40 — families, professionals, and long-term residents all well represented. 56% of homes are privately rented — a strong rental market with good supply for incoming tenants.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 28 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. Property: Average house prices are around £258k, up 3.2% year-on-year. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for NP16 5AX are sourced from Output Area W00008262 (shared with 206 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.