GL16 8PA

Newland & Sling · Forest of Dean · England

Updated September 2026

Compare this postcode

Location overview

Drag to pan. Use + or - to zoom. Open larger map
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 8RY 63 m
GL16 8PQ 86 m
GL16 8NY 93 m
GL16 8NZ 179 m
GL16 8PH 191 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL16 8PA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL16
Postcode sector
GL16 8
Latitude
51.810521
Longitude
-2.657874
British National Grid easting
354,742
British National Grid northing
212,636

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Forest of Dean · E07000080
Parish or community
E04004326
Westminster constituency
Forest of Dean · E14001240
Output area
E00113020
Lower layer super output area
Forest of Dean 006A · E01022234
Middle layer super output area
Forest of Dean 006 · E02004631

Postcode source versions

Explore GL16

20 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Honeysuckle House, Staunton, Coleford, GL16 8PA 6 May 2025 £415,000
The Laurels, Staunton, Coleford, GL16 8PA 21 March 2024 £450,000
Highfield, Staunton, Coleford, GL16 8PA 24 January 2023 £370,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
15
Primary
6
Secondary
1
  1. Redbrook Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.9 km
  2. St John's C of E Academy

    Academy converter

    2.9 km
  3. Monmouth Schools Pre-Prep & Nursery

    Welsh establishment

    3.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
7
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Burglary 1
  • Other crime 1
  • Other theft 1
  • Public order 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
29

14 female, 15 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
2.6
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 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider GL16 8 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+
85.7%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
85.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
85.7%
Gigabit-capable
85.7%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
14.3%
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.

GP practices

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • DIXTON ROAD SURGERY

    NEW DIXTON ROAD, MONMOUTH, NP25 3PL

    ODS code W93072

    3.7 km

  • CASTLE GATE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    REAR OF MONNOW STREET, MONMOUTH, NP25 3EQ

    ODS code W93036

    4.2 km

Nearby transport

  • White Horse Inn

    BCT · Staunton

    0.0 miles
  • White Horse Inn

    BCT · Staunton

    0.0 miles
  • White Horse Inn Junction

    BCT · Staunton

    0.0 miles
  • Staunton House

    BCT · Staunton

    0.1 miles
  • Village Hall

    BCT · Staunton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Forest of Dean 006A, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,611 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
2 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 £400,000 from 5 recorded sales in GL16 8PA. 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

15 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 1 secondary schools. Redbrook Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

7 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Burglary with 1 events.

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