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GL16 7BD

Berry Hill · Forest of Dean · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Berry Hill
Local authority
Forest of Dean
Constituency
Forest of Dean
Postcode district
GL16
Postcode sector
GL16 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GL16 7AE 86 m
GL16 7DU 90 m
GL16 7AF 109 m
GL16 8QX 112 m
GL16 7FE 114 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL16 7BD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1991
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL16
Postcode sector
GL16 7
Latitude
51.811493
Longitude
-2.621436
British National Grid easting
357,255
British National Grid northing
212,722

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Forest of Dean · E07000080
Electoral ward
Berry Hill · E05012156
Parish or community
E04004332
Westminster constituency
Forest of Dean · E14001240
Output area
E00112992
Lower layer super output area
Forest of Dean 007A · E01022229
Middle layer super output area
Forest of Dean 007 · E02004632

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
8
Secondary
1

  1. Berry Hill Primary School

    Foundation school

    605 m

  2. Five Acres High School

    Academy sponsor led

    890 m

  3. St John's C of E Academy

    Academy converter

    1.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
123
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 56
  • Anti social behaviour 23
  • Criminal damage and arson 18
  • Other theft 9
  • Burglary 6

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
28

19 female, 9 male

Postcode households
22
Residents per household
1.3
GL16 7 residents
7,246

Age bands in GL16 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.6%

1,061 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.6%

696 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.9%

1,378 residents

Age 45 to 64
30%

2,189 residents

Age 65 and over
26.9%

1,962 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider GL16 7 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

Nearby transport

  • The Horsepool

    BCT · Berry Hill

    0.0 miles

  • The Horsepool

    BCT · Berry Hill

    0.0 miles

  • Crossroads

    BCT · Christchurch

    0.1 miles

  • Crossroads

    BCT · Christchurch

    0.1 miles

  • Marians Walk

    BCT · Berry Hill

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Forest of Dean 007A, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,570 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
9 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
0
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

10 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 1 secondary schools. Berry Hill Primary School is the nearest published school at 605 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

123 published events cover 12 months, averaging 10.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 56 events.

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