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GL18 2DU

Dymock · Forest of Dean · England

Updated September 2026

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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 2DS 26 m
GL18 2DT 76 m
GL18 2DR 163 m
GL18 2DX 717 m
HR8 2HX 913 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL18 2DU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL18
Postcode sector
GL18 2
Latitude
51.996449
Longitude
-2.434922
British National Grid easting
370,236
British National Grid northing
233,200

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
E00113017
Lower layer super output area
Forest of Dean 001A · E01022233
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
7
Primary
6
Secondary
1

  1. Ann Cam Church of England Primary School

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    2.0 km

  2. John Masefield High School

    Academy converter

    4.0 km

  3. Bromesberrow St Mary's Church of England Primary School

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    4.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 1
  • Violence and sexual offences 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
1

1 female, 0 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
1.0
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 0.1% 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+
0%
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
0%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
100%
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

  • LEDBURY HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

    LEDBURY MARKET P/SHIP, MARKET STREET, LEDBURY, HR8 2AQ

    ODS code M81012

    4.5 km

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

  • Stone House

    BCT · Greenway

    0.0 miles

  • Stone House

    BCT · Greenway

    0.0 miles

  • Greenway Poets' Path

    BCT · Donnington

    0.1 miles

  • Greenway Poets' Path

    BCT · Donnington

    0.1 miles

  • Tiller's Farm

    BCT · Tillers Green

    0.5 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
1
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

7 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 1 secondary schools. Ann Cam Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 1 events.

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