GL15 6WQ

St. Briavels · Forest of Dean · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Forest of Dean
Constituency
Forest of Dean
Postcode district
GL15
Postcode sector
GL15 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GL15 6UZ 3 m
GL15 6UX 154 m
GL15 6XA 270 m
GL15 6XB 272 m
GL15 6UY 381 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL15 6WQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 March 2003
Terminated
1 June 2004
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL15
Postcode sector
GL15 6
Latitude
51.719322
Longitude
-2.654581
British National Grid easting
354,878
British National Grid northing
202,491

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Forest of Dean · E07000080
Parish or community
E04004307
Westminster constituency
Forest of Dean · E14001240
Output area
E00113092
Lower layer super output area
Forest of Dean 010A · E01022248
Middle layer super output area
Forest of Dean 010 · E02004635

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
1
Secondary
0
  1. St Briavels Parochial Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.0 km
  2. Llandogo C.P. School

    Welsh establishment

    2.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other crime 4
  • Burglary 2
  • Violence and sexual offences 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
GL15 6 residents
7,032

Age bands in GL15 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.7%

1,059 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.2%

588 residents

Age 25 to 44
18%

1,298 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.3%

2,251 residents

Age 65 and over
27.9%

2,006 residents

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.

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • WYE VALLEY PRACTICE

    SMITHVILLE CLOSE, ST. BRIAVELS, LYDNEY, GL15 6TN

    ODS code W93019

    2.5 km

Nearby transport

  • The Triangle school stop

    BCT · Brockweir

    0.4 miles
  • Monk Optics

    BCT · Brockweir

    0.5 miles
  • Monk Optics

    BCT · Brockweir

    0.5 miles
  • Shelter

    BCT · Hudnalls

    0.7 miles
  • Rocks Bungalow

    BCT · Coldharbour

    0.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Forest of Dean 010A, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,491 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

2 open schools are in scope, including 1 primary and 0 secondary schools. St Briavels Parochial Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

8 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other crime with 4 events.

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