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GL18 1FR

Newent & Taynton · Forest of Dean · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GL18 1FU 79 m
GL18 1QS 105 m
GL18 1TE 157 m
GL18 1RF 180 m
GL18 1QU 185 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL18 1FR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL18
Postcode sector
GL18 1
Latitude
51.931250
Longitude
-2.416926
British National Grid easting
371,430
British National Grid northing
225,941

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Forest of Dean · E07000080
Electoral ward
Newent & Taynton · E05012169
Parish or community
E04004315
Westminster constituency
Forest of Dean · E14001240
Output area
E00113196
Lower layer super output area
Forest of Dean 002C · E01022267
Middle layer super output area
Forest of Dean 002 · E02004627

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Property

At this postcode

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16 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
41, Chase View, Newent, GL18 1FR 17 September 2024 £499,950
39, Chase View, Newent, GL18 1FR 24 April 2024 £470,000
3, Chase View, Newent, GL18 1FR 14 March 2024 £376,950

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
4
Secondary
1

  1. Glebe Infants' School

    Foundation school

    400 m

  2. Picklenash Junior School

    Foundation school

    458 m

  3. Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre

    Academy converter

    605 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
276
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 137
  • Anti social behaviour 43
  • Criminal damage and arson 22
  • Public order 20
  • Other theft 16

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
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

    686 m

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

  • Picklenash School

    BCT · Newent

    0.2 miles

  • Picklenash and Glebe School Grounds

    BCT · Newent

    0.2 miles

  • Picklenash School

    BCT · Newent

    0.2 miles

  • Oxenhall Turn

    BCT · Newent

    0.3 miles

  • Oxenhall Turn

    BCT · Newent

    0.3 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.

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 £402,500 from 16 recorded sales in GL18 1FR. 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. Glebe Infants' School is the nearest published school at 400 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

276 published events cover 12 months, averaging 23 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 137 events.

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