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GL2 8BB

Longhope & Huntley · Forest of Dean · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Gloucester
Ward
Longhope & Huntley
Local authority
Forest of Dean
Constituency
Forest of Dean
Postcode district
GL2
Postcode sector
GL2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GL2 8BA 60 m
GL2 8BW 222 m
GL2 8BE 337 m
GL2 8BD 486 m
GL2 8BS 552 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL2 8BB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL2
Postcode sector
GL2 8
Latitude
51.866734
Longitude
-2.343436
British National Grid easting
376,449
British National Grid northing
218,739

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Forest of Dean · E07000080
Electoral ward
Longhope & Huntley · E05012163
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

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Property

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Prestbury Farm, Churcham, Gloucester, GL2 8BB 10 May 2013 £445,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
4
Secondary
0

  1. Churcham Primary School

    Community school

    420 m

  2. Tibberton Community Primary School and Early Years

    Academy converter

    3.3 km

  3. Highnam CofE Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    3.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Drugs 1
  • Other crime 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1
  • Violence and sexual offences 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
8

6 female, 2 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
2.0
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

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider GL2 8 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
0%

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.

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • THE ALNEY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L84606

    3.6 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Bulley Lane Turn

    BCT · Churcham

    0.2 miles

  • Lake Lane School Stop

    BCT · Bulley

    0.2 miles

  • Lake Lane School Stop

    BCT · Bulley

    0.2 miles

  • Bulley Lane Turn

    BCT · Churcham

    0.3 miles

  • Oakle Street School stop

    BCT · Churcham

    0.3 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.

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
1
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

5 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 0 secondary schools. Churcham Primary School is the nearest published school at 420 m.

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

Recorded crime

4 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Drugs with 1 events.

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