GL16 7LB

Coleford · 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 7PR 84 m
GL16 7PU 103 m
GL16 7LD 122 m
GL16 8PY 122 m
GL16 7LH 145 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL16 7LB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL16
Postcode sector
GL16 7
Latitude
51.781265
Longitude
-2.605683
British National Grid easting
358,313
British National Grid northing
209,351

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Forest of Dean · E07000080
Electoral ward
Coleford · E05012160
Parish or community
E04004301
Westminster constituency
Forest of Dean · E14001240
Output area
E00113079
Lower layer super output area
Forest of Dean 007G · E01022246
Middle layer super output area
Forest of Dean 007 · E02004632

Postcode source versions

Explore GL16

50 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2b, Forest Road, Milkwall, Coleford, GL16 7LB 30 September 2025 £132,000
14, Forest Road, Milkwall, Coleford, GL16 7LB 10 July 2025 £438,000
Hunters Gate, Forest Road, Milkwall, Coleford, GL16 7LB 21 February 2025 £245,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
8
Secondary
1
  1. Coalway Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km
  2. Ellwood Primary School

    Community school

    1.3 km
  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
263
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 100
  • Anti social behaviour 55
  • Criminal damage and arson 22
  • Public order 20
  • Other theft 19

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
78

36 female, 42 male

Postcode households
32
Residents per household
2.4
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 1.1% 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+
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%

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.

Nearby transport

  • The Corner Store

    BCT · Milkwall

    0.1 miles
  • The Corner Store

    BCT · Milkwall

    0.1 miles
  • Bus Garage

    BCT · Milkwall

    0.1 miles
  • Lambsquay Road

    BCT · Milkwall

    0.1 miles
  • Bus Garage

    BCT · Milkwall

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,803 of 33,755

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

Property market

The five-year median is £228,500 from 12 recorded sales in GL16 7LB. 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

10 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 1 secondary schools. Coalway Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

263 published events cover 12 months, averaging 21.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 100 events.

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