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GL16 8ND

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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GL16 8NB 139 m
GL16 8NE 195 m
GL16 8JB 681 m
GL16 8SG 706 m
GL16 8SB 752 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL16 8ND
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2013
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL16
Postcode sector
GL16 8
Latitude
51.786856
Longitude
-2.629955
British National Grid easting
356,644
British National Grid northing
209,987

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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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
6
Secondary
1

  1. St John's C of E Academy

    Academy converter

    982 m

  2. Coalway Primary School

    Community school

    2.1 km

  3. Clearwell Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
272
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 94
  • Anti social behaviour 57
  • Criminal damage and arson 29
  • Public order 21
  • Other theft 20

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.

Nearby transport

  • Victoria Road

    BCT · Coleford

    0.6 miles

  • Victoria Road

    BCT · Coleford

    0.6 miles

  • St John's School

    BCT · Coleford

    0.6 miles

  • St John's School

    BCT · Coleford

    0.7 miles

  • Greenacres

    BCT · Scowles

    0.7 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

7 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 1 secondary schools. St John's C of E Academy is the nearest published school at 982 m.

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

Recorded crime

272 published events cover 12 months, averaging 22.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 94 events.

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