GL16 7EJ

Cinderford West · Forest of Dean · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Coleford
Local authority
Forest of Dean
Constituency
Forest of Dean
Postcode district
GL16
Postcode sector
GL16 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GL16 7EL 887 m
GL14 3HU 1.6 km
GL14 3HX 1.6 km
GL16 7EH 1.8 km
GL14 3JQ 1.9 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL16 7EJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL16
Postcode sector
GL16 7
Latitude
51.812177
Longitude
-2.543375
British National Grid easting
362,637
British National Grid northing
212,755

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
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 GL16

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Kensley Lodge, Speech House, Coleford, GL16 7EJ 30 August 2002 £400,000
Kensley Lodge, Speech House, Coleford, GL16 7EJ 19 December 1997 £137,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
15
Primary
12
Secondary
2
  1. Heart of the Forest Community Special School

    Community special school

    929 m
  2. St White's Primary School

    Community school

    2.9 km
  3. Lydbrook Primary School

    Community school

    3.5 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
1

0 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
1.0
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% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider GL16 7 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+
50%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
50%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
50%
Gigabit-capable
50%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
50%
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

3

within 5 km

  • DOCKHAM SURGERY

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

    ODS code L84046

    2.7 km

  • FOREST HEALTH CARE

    VALLEY ROAD, CINDERFORD, GL14 2NX

    ODS code L84028

    2.7 km

  • DRYBROOK SURGERY

    DRYBROOK ROAD, DRYBROOK, GL17 9JE

    ODS code L84024

    4.8 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Speech House

    BCT · Cannop

    0.5 miles
  • Speech House

    BCT · Cannop

    0.5 miles
  • Speech House

    BCT · Cannop

    0.6 miles
  • Yew Tree Brake Cemetery

    BCT · Cinderford

    0.8 miles
  • Yew Tree Brake Cemetery

    BCT · Cinderford

    0.8 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
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

Schools

15 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 2 secondary schools. Heart of the Forest Community Special School is the nearest published school at 929 m.

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