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NP5 4LP

Newland & Sling · Forest of Dean · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Newland & Sling
Local authority
Forest of Dean
Constituency
Forest of Dean
Postcode district
NP5
Postcode sector
NP5 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GL16 8LE 39 m
GL16 8PW 145 m
GL16 8LD 183 m
GL16 8FP 247 m
GL16 8LB 252 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NP5 4LP
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
NP
Postcode district
NP5
Postcode sector
NP5 4
Latitude
51.773033
Longitude
-2.630400
British National Grid easting
356,600
British National Grid northing
208,450

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Forest of Dean · E07000080
Electoral ward
Newland & Sling · E05012170
Parish or community
E04004316
Westminster constituency
Forest of Dean · E14001240
Output area
E00113177
Lower layer super output area
Forest of Dean 008C · E01022264
Middle layer super output area
Forest of Dean 008 · E02004633

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
8
Secondary
1

  1. Clearwell Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    814 m

  2. Ellwood Primary School

    Community school

    2.4 km

  3. St John's C of E Academy

    Academy converter

    2.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 4
  • Criminal damage and arson 2
  • Violence and sexual offences 2

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • WYE VALLEY PRACTICE

    SMITHVILLE CLOSE, ST. BRIAVELS, LYDNEY, GL15 6TN

    ODS code W93019

    4.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Council Villas

    BCT · Clearwell

    0.0 miles

  • Council Villas

    BCT · Clearwell

    0.1 miles

  • Margery Lane

    BCT · Clearwell

    0.1 miles

  • Margery Lane

    BCT · Clearwell

    0.1 miles

  • Tannery Gardens

    BCT · Clearwell

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Forest of Dean 008C, 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

18,101 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
3 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

9 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 1 secondary schools. Clearwell Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 814 m.

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

Recorded crime

8 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 4 events.

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