GL2 8BP

Longhope & Huntley · Forest of Dean · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Gloucester
Local authority
Forest of Dean
Constituency
Forest of Dean
Postcode district
GL2
Postcode sector
GL2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GL2 8BH 640 m
GL2 8AN 709 m
GL2 8BQ 725 m
GL2 8AS 767 m
GL2 8AL 770 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL2 8BP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2000
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL2
Postcode sector
GL2 8
Latitude
51.872142
Longitude
-2.362956
British National Grid easting
375,108
British National Grid northing
219,347

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
E00113024
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

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Churcham House, Churcham, Gloucester, GL2 8BP 26 April 2021 £1,600,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
5
Secondary
0
  1. Churcham Primary School

    Community school

    1.2 km
  2. Tibberton Community Primary School and Early Years

    Academy converter

    2.9 km
  3. Huntley Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    3.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

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

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
7.7%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
7.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
7.7%
Gigabit-capable
7.7%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
7.7%
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

    4.6 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

  • Sainthill Lane

    BCT · Churcham

    0.5 miles
  • Sainthill Lane

    BCT · Churcham

    0.5 miles
  • Garage

    BCT · Birdwood

    0.7 miles
  • Garage

    BCT · Birdwood

    0.7 miles
  • Lake Lane School Stop

    BCT · Bulley

    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.

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

5 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 0 secondary schools. Churcham Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

3 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other crime with 1 events.

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