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GL16 8FP

Newland & Sling · Forest of Dean · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Newland & Sling
Local authority
Forest of Dean
Constituency
Forest of Dean
Postcode district
GL16
Postcode sector
GL16 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GL16 8LA 33 m
GL16 8LB 59 m
GL16 8LD 65 m
GL16 8PW 103 m
GL16 8JZ 110 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL16 8FP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2026
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL16
Postcode sector
GL16 8
Latitude
51.771338
Longitude
-2.628086
British National Grid easting
356,758
British National Grid northing
208,260

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Forest of Dean · E07000080
Electoral ward
Newland & Sling · E05012170
Parish or community
E04004316
Westminster constituency
Forest of Dean · E14001240
Output area
E00113177
Lower layer super output area
Forest of Dean 008C · E01022264
Middle layer super output area
Forest of Dean 008 · E02004633

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
8
Secondary
1

  1. Clearwell Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    572 m

  2. Ellwood Primary School

    Community school

    2.2 km

  3. St John's C of E Academy

    Academy converter

    2.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
21
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 9
  • Anti social behaviour 6
  • Criminal damage and arson 4
  • Other theft 1
  • Public order 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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.

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • WYE VALLEY PRACTICE

    SMITHVILLE CLOSE, ST. BRIAVELS, LYDNEY, GL15 6TN

    ODS code W93019

    3.8 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Margery Lane

    BCT · Clearwell

    0.0 miles

  • Margery Lane

    BCT · Clearwell

    0.0 miles

  • Tannery Gardens

    BCT · Clearwell

    0.1 miles

  • Tannery Gardens

    BCT · Clearwell

    0.1 miles

  • Council Villas

    BCT · Clearwell

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Forest of Dean 008C, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,101 of 33,755

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

9 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 1 secondary schools. Clearwell Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 572 m.

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

Recorded crime

21 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 9 events.

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