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GL14 2LQ

Cinderford West · Forest of Dean · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Cinderford West
Local authority
Forest of Dean
Constituency
Forest of Dean
Postcode district
GL14
Postcode sector
GL14 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GL14 2LG 69 m
GL14 2NX 105 m
GL14 2NG 107 m
GL14 2NY 141 m
GL14 2LF 179 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL14 2LQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1998
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL14
Postcode sector
GL14 2
Latitude
51.824197
Longitude
-2.507274
British National Grid easting
365,135
British National Grid northing
214,074

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Forest of Dean · E07000080
Electoral ward
Cinderford West · E05012159
Parish or community
E04004300
Westminster constituency
Forest of Dean · E14001240
Output area
E00113049
Lower layer super output area
Forest of Dean 004C · E01022238
Middle layer super output area
Forest of Dean 004 · E02004629

Postcode source versions

Explore GL14

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
10
Secondary
2

  1. SGS Forest High School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.1 km

  2. Forest View Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

  3. St White's Primary School

    Community school

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
462
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 191
  • Anti social behaviour 90
  • Criminal damage and arson 44
  • Public order 37
  • Other theft 28

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
46

28 female, 18 male

Postcode households
40
Residents per household
1.1
GL14 2 residents
8,017

Age bands in GL14 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.7%

1,387 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.4%

782 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.3%

2,022 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.5%

2,294 residents

Age 65 and over
22.1%

1,845 residents

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider GL14 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • DOCKHAM SURGERY

    CINDERFORD MEDICAL CENTRE, VALLEY ROAD, CINDERFORD, GL14 2NX

    ODS code L84046

    105 m

  • FOREST HEALTH CARE

    VALLEY ROAD, CINDERFORD, GL14 2NX

    ODS code L84028

    105 m

  • DRYBROOK SURGERY

    DRYBROOK ROAD, DRYBROOK, GL17 9JE

    ODS code L84024

    3.1 km

  • MITCHELDEAN SURGERY

    BROOK STREET, MITCHELDEAN, GL17 0AU

    ODS code L84045

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Station Street

    BCT · Cinderford

    0.0 miles

  • Station Street

    BCT · Cinderford

    0.0 miles

  • The Keelings

    BCT · Cinderford

    0.0 miles

  • The Keelings

    BCT · Cinderford

    0.1 miles

  • Adult Training Centre

    BCT · Cinderford

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Forest of Dean 004C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

2 of 10

Overall England rank

5,068 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
8 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
46
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

13 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 2 secondary schools. SGS Forest High School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

462 published events cover 12 months, averaging 38.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 191 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.