GL18 2BU

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 2BP 594 m
GL18 2BS 706 m
GL18 2BA 729 m
GL18 2BW 815 m
GL18 2BT 931 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL18 2BU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL18
Postcode sector
GL18 2
Latitude
51.966482
Longitude
-2.481369
British National Grid easting
367,025
British National Grid northing
229,887

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
E04004309
Westminster constituency
Forest of Dean · E14001240
Output area
E00113018
Lower layer super output area
Forest of Dean 001A · E01022233
Middle layer super output area
Forest of Dean 001 · E02004626

Postcode source versions

Explore GL18

8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Parkfields, 2, Kempley, Dymock, GL18 2BU 25 June 2021 £290,000
The Old School, Kempley, Dymock, GL18 2BU 16 April 2021 £330,000
2, Parkfield, Kempley, Dymock, GL18 2BU 12 March 2019 £205,000

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

    3.0 km
  2. Much Marcle CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.4 km
  3. Gorsley Goffs Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
10
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5
  • Burglary 4
  • Anti social behaviour 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
16

9 female, 7 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
2.0
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 1.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider GL18 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

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
75%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Nearby transport

  • St Edward's Church

    BCT · Kempley

    0.2 miles
  • St Edward's Church

    BCT · Kempley

    0.2 miles
  • Wantridge School stop

    BCT · Kempley Green

    0.4 miles
  • Wantridge School stop

    BCT · Kempley Green

    0.4 miles
  • Brickyard Cottage

    BCT · Fishpool

    0.4 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

Schools

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 1.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

10 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5 events.

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