Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
11980
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 11980 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Police Recorded Crime near GL15 4BJ
Crime trends · near GL15 4BJ
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearFeb '24 – Jan '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
10
YoY +11%
ASB
2
YoY -60%
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY +100%
Burglary
1
YoY stable
Criminal damage
1
YoY +100%
Feb '24Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Jan '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
20
incidents · Jan '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,688
White Brit.95.7%
Other White2.1%
+ other · 2.2%
Religion
Total residents: 1,678
No religion46.1%
Christian44.7%
Not answered8.0%
+ other · 1.2%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,688
50–6424.0%
35–4919.5%
65–7413.7%
25–348.4%
75–848.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.1%
Households
Total households: 702
Married or civil partnership couple: No children14.8%
Other14.0%
Any member 66+13.7%
All members 66+13.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.2%
+ 7 other households · 33.0%
Administrative Information
Forest of Dean
Local Authority
Council Area
Forest of Dean E14001240
Constituency
E14001240
Gloucestershire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Newnham
Constituency code
E14001240
EU Electoral Region
South West
Parish
Awre
International Territorial Level
Forest of Dean
Health & NHS
South West
Health Authority
Serving Gloucestershire
NHS Scotland
Somerset, Wiltshire, Avon and Gloucestershire
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South West
NHS Region
South West
Integrated Care Board
NHS Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Gloucestershire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Gloucestershire ICB - 11M
Cancer Alliance
Somerset, Wiltshire, Avon and Gloucestershire
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Forest of Dean 005A E01022228
E01022228
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Forest of Dean 005 E02004630
E02004630
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Forest of Dean 005A E01022228
E01022228
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Forest of Dean 005 E02004630
E02004630
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural village E1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city RSF1
Sun & Time Information
4:23 AM
Sunrise
7:49 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:23 AM
Sunset (today)
7:49 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode GL15 4BJ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural village E1. IMD England rank: 11980
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city RSF1. LSOA E01022228 and MSOA E02004630 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode GL15 4BJ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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