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GL2 8LB

Westbury-on-Severn · Forest of Dean · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Gloucester
Ward
Westbury-on-Severn
Local authority
Forest of Dean
Constituency
Forest of Dean
Postcode district
GL2
Postcode sector
GL2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GL14 1PW 727 m
GL2 8JT 797 m
GL14 1PL 1.1 km
GL2 8JU 1.2 km
GL14 1PJ 1.3 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL2 8LB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL2
Postcode sector
GL2 8
Latitude
51.843515
Longitude
-2.379854
British National Grid easting
373,928
British National Grid northing
216,169

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Forest of Dean · E07000080
Electoral ward
Westbury-on-Severn · E05012176
Parish or community
E04004331
Westminster constituency
Forest of Dean · E14001240
Output area
E00113190
Lower layer super output area
Forest of Dean 005D · E01022266
Middle layer super output area
Forest of Dean 005 · E02004630

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Mallards Rise, Walmore Common, Minsterworth, Gloucester, GL2 8LB 7 December 2018 £530,000
Sunset Cottage, Walmore Common, Minsterworth, Gloucester, GL2 8LB 8 July 1997 £75,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
5
Secondary
0

  1. Walmore Hill Primary School

    Community school

    1.8 km

  2. Westbury-on-Severn Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    3.1 km

  3. Churcham Primary School

    Community school

    3.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Vehicle crime 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
9

6 female, 3 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
3.0
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.

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
0%
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.

Nearby transport

  • Broken Cross

    BCT · Grange Court

    0.4 miles

  • The Old Chapel

    BCT · Adsett

    0.9 miles

  • The Old Chapel

    BCT · Adsett

    0.9 miles

  • County Primary School

    BCT · Walmore Hill

    1.1 miles

  • County Primary School

    BCT · Walmore Hill

    1.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Forest of Dean 005D, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,227 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
9 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
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

5 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 0 secondary schools. Walmore Hill 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

Published police records

1 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Vehicle crime with 1 events.

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