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GL18 1JG

Newent & Taynton · Forest of Dean · England

Updated September 2026

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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 1JF 546 m
GL18 1JQ 549 m
GL18 1EZ 644 m
GL18 1LB 645 m
GL18 1JD 667 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL18 1JG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL18
Postcode sector
GL18 1
Latitude
51.916599
Longitude
-2.405318
British National Grid easting
372,219
British National Grid northing
224,307

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
E00113217
Lower layer super output area
Forest of Dean 001E · E01022271
Middle layer super output area
Forest of Dean 001 · E02004626

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
5
Secondary
1

  1. Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

  2. Glebe Infants' School

    Foundation school

    1.9 km

  3. Picklenash Junior School

    Foundation school

    1.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
186
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 95
  • Anti social behaviour 26
  • Criminal damage and arson 12
  • Other theft 11
  • Public order 11

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

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.

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • THE HOLTS HEALTH CENTRE

    WATERY LANE, NEWENT, GL18 1BA

    ODS code L84037

    1.7 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Anthony's Cross

    BCT · Anthonys Cross

    0.3 miles

  • Anthony's Cross

    BCT · Anthonys Cross

    0.3 miles

  • Lower Boulsdon Turn

    BCT · Newent

    0.4 miles

  • Lower Boulsdon Turn

    BCT · Newent

    0.4 miles

  • Southend Lane

    BCT · Newent

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Forest of Dean 001E, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,114 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 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

6 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

186 published events cover 12 months, averaging 15.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 95 events.

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