GL18 2AY

Dymock · Forest of Dean · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Dymock
Ward
Dymock
Local authority
Forest of Dean
Constituency
Forest of Dean
Postcode district
GL18
Postcode sector
GL18 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GL18 2AJ 77 m
GL18 2AX 115 m
GL18 2AZ 189 m
GL18 2AL 198 m
GL18 2AQ 210 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL18 2AY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2000
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL18
Postcode sector
GL18 2
Latitude
51.980213
Longitude
-2.439380
British National Grid easting
369,919
British National Grid northing
231,396

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Forest of Dean · E07000080
Electoral ward
Dymock · E05012161
Parish or community
E04004304
Westminster constituency
Forest of Dean · E14001240
Output area
E00113015
Lower layer super output area
Forest of Dean 001A · E01022233
Middle layer super output area
Forest of Dean 001 · E02004626

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Property

At this postcode

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16 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, The Willows, Dymock, GL18 2AY 29 August 2014 £352,500
3, The Willows, Dymock, GL18 2AY 30 September 2005 £319,950
3, The Willows, Dymock, GL18 2AY 30 July 2004 £275,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
3
Secondary
0
  1. Ann Cam Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    254 m
  2. Pauntley Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.9 km
  3. Much Marcle CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    4.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
21
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Burglary 9
  • Other theft 6
  • Other crime 2
  • Violence and sexual offences 2
  • Public order 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
25

13 female, 12 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
2.3
GL18 2 residents
1,300

Age bands in GL18 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.2%

194 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.2%

121 residents

Age 25 to 44
16.4%

241 residents

Age 45 to 64
32.4%

477 residents

Age 65 and over
29.7%

437 residents

This postcode contained 1.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider GL18 2 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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.

Nearby transport

  • Garage

    BCT · Dymock

    0.1 miles
  • Garage

    BCT · Dymock

    0.1 miles
  • The Crypt

    BCT · Dymock

    0.1 miles
  • The Crypt

    BCT · Dymock

    0.1 miles
  • Western Way

    BCT · Dymock

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,187 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
8 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.

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

3 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools. Ann Cam Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 254 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

21 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Burglary with 9 events.

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