GL14 2SX

Cinderford West · Forest of Dean · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Cinderford
Local authority
Forest of Dean
Constituency
Forest of Dean
Postcode district
GL14
Postcode sector
GL14 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GL14 2JL 21 m
GL14 2SU 45 m
GL14 2NA 49 m
GL14 2JN 55 m
GL14 2SP 55 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL14 2SX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL14
Postcode sector
GL14 2
Latitude
51.825702
Longitude
-2.500341
British National Grid easting
365,614
British National Grid northing
214,238

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Forest of Dean · E07000080
Parish or community
E04004300
Westminster constituency
Forest of Dean · E14001240
Output area
E00113043
Lower layer super output area
Forest of Dean 004E · E01022240
Middle layer super output area
Forest of Dean 004 · E02004629

Postcode source versions

Explore GL14

12 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
56, High Street, Cinderford, GL14 2SX 11 August 2021 £95,000
46, High Street, Cinderford, GL14 2SX 5 February 2021 £51,250
56, High Street, Cinderford, GL14 2SX 23 September 2013 £75,000

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

    626 m
  2. Forest View Primary School

    Academy converter

    713 m
  3. St White's Primary School

    Community school

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
442
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 177
  • Anti social behaviour 86
  • Criminal damage and arson 44
  • Public order 34
  • Other theft 28

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
18

7 female, 11 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
2.3
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 0.2% 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

  • DOCKHAM SURGERY

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

    ODS code L84046

    611 m

  • FOREST HEALTH CARE

    VALLEY ROAD, CINDERFORD, GL14 2NX

    ODS code L84028

    611 m

  • DRYBROOK SURGERY

    DRYBROOK ROAD, DRYBROOK, GL17 9JE

    ODS code L84024

    3.1 km

  • MITCHELDEAN SURGERY

    BROOK STREET, MITCHELDEAN, GL17 0AU

    ODS code L84045

    4.6 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Lidl Store

    BCT · Cinderford

    0.1 miles
  • Lidl Store

    BCT · Cinderford

    0.1 miles
  • Triangle school stop

    BCT · Cinderford

    0.1 miles
  • Triangle DIY Shop

    BCT · Cinderford

    0.1 miles
  • Market Street

    BCT · Cinderford

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Forest of Dean 004E, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,335 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
3 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
2
Medium risk addresses
4
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

Property market

The five-year median is £95,000 from 1 recorded sale in GL14 2SX. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Forest of Dean is £288,524 in June 2026, up 1.9% year on year.

Schools

13 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 2 secondary schools. SGS Forest High School is the nearest published school at 626 m.

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

Recorded crime

442 published events cover 12 months, averaging 36.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 177 events.

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