GL18 1DR

Newent & Taynton · Forest of Dean · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Newent
Local authority
Forest of Dean
Constituency
Forest of Dean
Postcode district
GL18
Postcode sector
GL18 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GL18 1DE 338 m
GL18 1DF 356 m
GL18 1DG 425 m
GL18 1LG 550 m
GL18 1LH 583 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL18 1DR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL18
Postcode sector
GL18 1
Latitude
51.942040
Longitude
-2.403671
British National Grid easting
372,348
British National Grid northing
227,136

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Forest of Dean · E07000080
Parish or community
E04004315
Westminster constituency
Forest of Dean · E14001240
Output area
E00113198
Lower layer super output area
Forest of Dean 002C · E01022267
Middle layer super output area
Forest of Dean 002 · E02004627

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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9 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Little Sandyway, Redmarley Road, Newent, GL18 1DR 9 April 2024 £730,000
Sandyway, Redmarley Road, Newent, GL18 1DR 7 December 2022 £515,000
Tudor Cottage, Redmarley Road, Newent, GL18 1DR 12 August 2022 £342,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
4
Secondary
1
  1. Picklenash Junior School

    Foundation school

    1.1 km
  2. Glebe Infants' School

    Foundation school

    1.2 km
  3. Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre

    Academy converter

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
201
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 85
  • Anti social behaviour 29
  • Public order 21
  • Criminal damage and arson 16
  • Other theft 14

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
30

14 female, 16 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
3.8
GL18 1 residents
7,426

Age bands in GL18 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.7%

1,149 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.2%

672 residents

Age 25 to 44
22%

1,607 residents

Age 45 to 64
27%

1,977 residents

Age 65 and over
26.1%

1,910 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider GL18 1 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+
8.3%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
8.3%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
8.3%
Gigabit-capable
8.3%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
8.3%
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.

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • THE HOLTS HEALTH CENTRE

    WATERY LANE, NEWENT, GL18 1BA

    ODS code L84037

    1.2 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

  • Three Ashes Lane

    BCT · Newent

    0.2 miles
  • Three Ashes Lane

    BCT · The Scarr

    0.3 miles
  • Three Ashes Lane

    BCT · Newent

    0.3 miles
  • Three Ashes Lane

    BCT · The Scarr

    0.3 miles
  • Strawberry Hill School Stop

    BCT · Scarr The

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Forest of Dean 002C, 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

21,781 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
4 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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £515,000 from 3 recorded sales in GL18 1DR. 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

5 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. Picklenash Junior School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

201 published events cover 12 months, averaging 16.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 85 events.

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