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GL16 7ET

Berry Hill · Forest of Dean · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Coleford
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 7ES 773 m
GL16 7ER 877 m
GL16 7EU 915 m
GL16 7PA 960 m
GL16 7PJ 1.0 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL16 7ET
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL16
Postcode sector
GL16 7
Latitude
51.831409
Longitude
-2.597141
British National Grid easting
358,948
British National Grid northing
214,923

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
E04004305
Westminster constituency
Forest of Dean · E14001240
Output area
E00113019
Lower layer super output area
Forest of Dean 006A · E01022234
Middle layer super output area
Forest of Dean 006 · E02004631

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Property

At this postcode

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3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Birch Marsh, 1, Eastbach, English Bicknor, Coleford, GL16 7ET 21 February 2020 £335,000
Birch Marsh, 2, Eastbach, English Bicknor, Coleford, GL16 7ET 14 June 2013 £270,000
Birch Marsh, 1, Eastbach, English Bicknor, Coleford, GL16 7ET 15 December 1995 £60,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
9
Secondary
1

  1. English Bicknor Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

  2. Lydbrook Primary School

    Community school

    1.4 km

  3. Berry Hill Primary School

    Foundation school

    2.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
22
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 13
  • Anti social behaviour 6
  • Criminal damage and arson 2
  • Other theft 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
14

7 female, 7 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
1.4
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 0.2% 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

  • Smithy Close

    BCT · English Bicknor

    0.6 miles

  • Smithy Close

    BCT · English Bicknor

    0.6 miles

  • Larksfield

    BCT · English Bicknor

    0.7 miles

  • St Mary's Church

    BCT · English Bicknor

    0.7 miles

  • St Mary's Church

    BCT · English Bicknor

    0.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Forest of Dean 006A, 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

20,611 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
2 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.

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

11 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 1 secondary schools. English Bicknor Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

22 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 13 events.

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