GL18 2WA

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 2EL 37 m
GL18 2DZ 412 m
GL18 2DX 424 m
GL18 2DY 581 m
GL18 2EG 846 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL18 2WA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 2001
Terminated
1 October 2003
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL18
Postcode sector
GL18 2
Latitude
52.004791
Longitude
-2.442680
British National Grid easting
369,709
British National Grid northing
234,131

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
6
Primary
5
Secondary
1
  1. Ann Cam Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.9 km
  2. John Masefield High School

    Academy converter

    3.3 km
  3. Ledbury Primary School

    Community school

    3.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3
  • Other theft 2
  • Burglary 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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 straight-line

  • LEDBURY HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code M81012

    3.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Old Upham School stop

    BCT · Leddington

    0.2 miles
  • Old Upham School stop

    BCT · Leddington

    0.2 miles
  • Mirabels Farm School stop

    BCT · Greenway

    0.5 miles
  • Redlands School stop

    BCT · Greenway

    0.5 miles
  • Church Turn

    BCT · Donnington

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

6 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. Ann Cam Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

6 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3 events.

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