GL2 8AU

Longhope & Huntley · Forest of Dean · England

Updated September 2026

Compare this postcode

Location overview

Drag to pan. Use + or - to zoom. Open larger map
Local authority
Forest of Dean
Constituency
Forest of Dean
Postcode district
GL2
Postcode sector
GL2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GL2 8AT 9 m
GL2 8AA 506 m
GL2 8AX 588 m
GL2 8AB 730 m
GL2 8AF 872 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL2 8AU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 2001
Terminated
1 July 2003
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL2
Postcode sector
GL2 8
Latitude
51.863263
Longitude
-2.324720
British National Grid easting
377,736
British National Grid northing
218,347

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Forest of Dean · E07000080
Parish or community
E04004299
Westminster constituency
Forest of Dean · E14001240
Output area
E00113025
Lower layer super output area
Forest of Dean 001B · E01022235
Middle layer super output area
Forest of Dean 001 · E02004626

Postcode source versions

Explore GL2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
10
Primary
8
Secondary
0
  1. Churcham Primary School

    Community school

    1.7 km
  2. Highnam CofE Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    3.0 km
  3. Hempsted Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
56
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 30
  • Anti social behaviour 8
  • Other crime 7
  • Criminal damage and arson 4
  • Drugs 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
GL2 8 residents
4,139

Age bands in GL2 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.1%

592 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.2%

362 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.7%

774 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.7%

1,085 residents

Age 65 and over
28.3%

1,110 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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE ALNEY PRACTICE

    HIGHNAM SURGERY, LASSINGTON LANE, HIGHNAM, GLOUCESTER, GL2 8DH

    ODS code L84606

    2.9 km

  • QUEDGELEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    OLYMPUS PARK, QUEDGELEY, GLOUCESTER, GL2 4NF

    ODS code L84617

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Petol Station

    BCT · Churcham

    0.4 miles
  • Petrol Station

    BCT · Churcham

    0.4 miles
  • Business Park

    BCT · Churcham

    0.5 miles
  • Business Park

    BCT · Churcham

    0.5 miles
  • Primary School

    BCT · Minsterworth

    0.7 miles

Relative deprivation

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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,650 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
2 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

10 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 0 secondary schools. Churcham Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

56 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 30 events.

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