GL16 8ET

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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GL16 8EU 38 m
GL16 8EY 109 m
GL16 8GA 147 m
GL16 8EN 156 m
GL16 8EX 161 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL16 8ET
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2016
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL16
Postcode sector
GL16 8
Latitude
51.796546
Longitude
-2.625363
British National Grid easting
356,970
British National Grid northing
211,062

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
E00113060
Lower layer super output area
Forest of Dean 007C · E01022242
Middle layer super output area
Forest of Dean 007 · E02004632

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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30 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
30, Cadora Way, Coleford, GL16 8ET 30 April 2026 £238,000
7, Cadora Way, Coleford, GL16 8ET 24 January 2025 £435,000
17, Cadora Way, Coleford, GL16 8ET 25 October 2024 £282,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
7
Secondary
1
  1. St John's C of E Academy

    Academy converter

    233 m
  2. Five Acres High School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.8 km
  3. Coalway Primary School

    Community school

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
303
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 102
  • Anti social behaviour 65
  • Criminal damage and arson 40
  • Public order 21
  • Other theft 20

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
89

45 female, 44 male

Postcode households
32
Residents per household
2.8
GL16 8 residents
6,952

Age bands in GL16 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.1%

1,053 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.8%

614 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.9%

1,527 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.2%

1,971 residents

Age 65 and over
26%

1,818 residents

This postcode contained 1.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider GL16 8 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

  • Oakfields Estate

    BCT · Coleford

    0.1 miles
  • Blakes Way

    BCT · Crossways

    0.2 miles
  • St John's School

    BCT · Coleford

    0.2 miles
  • St John's School

    BCT · Coleford

    0.2 miles
  • Blakes Way

    BCT · Crossways

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

13,928 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
10 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
1
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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £218,000 from 8 recorded sales in GL16 8ET. 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

Published establishments

8 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 1 secondary schools. St John's C of E Academy is the nearest published school at 233 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

303 published events cover 12 months, averaging 25.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 102 events.

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