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GL16 7NL

Coleford · Forest of Dean · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
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 7LL 58 m
GL16 7PY 105 m
GL16 7LJ 129 m
GL16 7LP 139 m
GL16 7PT 142 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL16 7NL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1995
Terminated
1 December 2001
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL16
Postcode sector
GL16 7
Latitude
51.780564
Longitude
-2.602093
British National Grid easting
358,560
British National Grid northing
209,271

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
E00113072
Lower layer super output area
Forest of Dean 007G · E01022246
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
11
Primary
9
Secondary
1

  1. Ellwood Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km

  2. Coalway Primary School

    Community school

    1.2 km

  3. St John's C of E Academy

    Academy converter

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
194
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 77
  • Anti social behaviour 43
  • Public order 17
  • Other theft 15
  • Criminal damage and arson 13

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

Nearby transport

  • Bus Garage

    BCT · Milkwall

    0.0 miles

  • Bus Garage

    BCT · Milkwall

    0.0 miles

  • Gorsty Knoll

    BCT · Milkwall

    0.1 miles

  • Gorsty Knoll

    BCT · Milkwall

    0.1 miles

  • The Corner Store

    BCT · Milkwall

    0.2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

11 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 1 secondary schools. Ellwood 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

194 published events cover 12 months, averaging 16.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 77 events.

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