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GL17 1BF

Cinderford East · Forest of Dean · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Cinderford East
Local authority
Forest of Dean
Constituency
Forest of Dean
Postcode district
GL17
Postcode sector
GL17 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GL14 2NQ 0 m
GL14 9BB 0 m
GL14 9BE 0 m
GL14 9BF 0 m
GL14 9BQ 0 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL17 1BF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 2024
Terminated
1 December 2025
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL17
Postcode sector
GL17 1
Latitude
51.823068
Longitude
-2.498121
British National Grid easting
365,765
British National Grid northing
213,944

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Forest of Dean · E07000080
Electoral ward
Cinderford East · E05012158
Parish or community
E04004300
Westminster constituency
Forest of Dean · E14001240
Output area
E00113035
Lower layer super output area
Forest of Dean 004A · E01022236
Middle layer super output area
Forest of Dean 004 · E02004629

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
9
Secondary
2

  1. Forest View Primary School

    Academy converter

    655 m

  2. SGS Forest High School

    Academy sponsor led

    740 m

  3. St White's Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
475
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 197
  • Anti social behaviour 91
  • Criminal damage and arson 47
  • Public order 39
  • Other theft 27

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available
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 not available.

NHS ODS

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • DOCKHAM SURGERY

    CINDERFORD MEDICAL CENTRE, VALLEY ROAD, CINDERFORD, GL14 2NX

    ODS code L84046

    730 m

  • FOREST HEALTH CARE

    VALLEY ROAD, CINDERFORD, GL14 2NX

    ODS code L84028

    730 m

  • DRYBROOK SURGERY

    DRYBROOK ROAD, DRYBROOK, GL17 9JE

    ODS code L84024

    3.4 km

  • MITCHELDEAN SURGERY

    BROOK STREET, MITCHELDEAN, GL17 0AU

    ODS code L84045

    4.8 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Library

    BCT · Cinderford

    0.0 miles

  • Library

    BCT · Cinderford

    0.0 miles

  • Bus Station

    BCS · Cinderford

    0.1 miles

  • Market Street

    BCT · Cinderford

    0.1 miles

  • Baptist Church

    BCT · Cinderford

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Forest of Dean 004A, 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

15,746 of 33,755

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

12 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 2 secondary schools. Forest View Primary School is the nearest published school at 655 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

475 published events cover 12 months, averaging 39.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 197 events.

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