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GL18 1YY

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 1YN 0 m
GL18 1YU 0 m
GL18 1YZ 0 m
GL18 1AA 43 m
GL18 1PU 64 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL18 1YY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2022
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL18
Postcode sector
GL18 1
Latitude
51.930839
Longitude
-2.403425
British National Grid easting
372,358
British National Grid northing
225,890

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
E00113165
Lower layer super output area
Forest of Dean 002B · E01022262
Middle layer super output area
Forest of Dean 002 · E02004627

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
3
Secondary
1

  1. Picklenash Junior School

    Foundation school

    611 m

  2. Glebe Infants' School

    Foundation school

    614 m

  3. Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre

    Academy converter

    755 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
277
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 138
  • 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.

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • THE HOLTS HEALTH CENTRE

    WATERY LANE, NEWENT, GL18 1BA

    ODS code L84037

    257 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

  • Post Office School stop

    BCT · Newent

    0.0 miles

  • The Black Dog

    BCT · Newent

    0.1 miles

  • The Black Dog

    BCT · Newent

    0.1 miles

  • Budgens Forecourt

    BCT · Newent

    0.1 miles

  • Lewell Street Car Park

    BCT · Newent

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

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

15,646 of 33,755

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

4 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 1 secondary schools. Picklenash Junior School is the nearest published school at 611 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

277 published events cover 12 months, averaging 23.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 138 events.

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