High deprivation
IMD England
Low · 0.9 per 1k
Crime · Jan '26
South West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for GL15 4TY
Cinderford and Ross-on-Wye
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
GL15 4TY
Coordinates
51.7549, -2.5323
Grid reference
SO633063
Easting
363,352
Northing
206,377
Region
South West
Plus Code
9C3VQF39+X3
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Yorkley and Whitecroft
Travel to Work
Cinderford and Ross-on-Wye
ITL Region
Forest of Dean
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
13175
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 13175 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.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near GL15 4TY
England & WalesCrime trends · near GL15 4TY
Counts are for Pillowell electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearFeb '24 – Jan '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1
YoY —
1160
Feb '24Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Jan '26
ASB
1
YoY —
420
Feb '24Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Jan '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
210
Feb '24Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Jan '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
210
Feb '24Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Jan '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
210
Feb '24Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Jan '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.97.2%
+ other · 2.8%
Religion
Christian49.0%
No religion45.1%
Not answered5.2%
+ other · 0.7%
Age groups
50–6424.9%
65–7416.8%
35–4915.6%
25–348.9%
75–847.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.2%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: No children16.2%
Any member 66+14.8%
All members 66+14.3%
Other11.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.8%
+ 6 other households · 30.9%
Administrative Information
Forest of Dean
Local Authority
Council AreaForest of Dean E14001240
Constituency
E14001240Gloucestershire
Police Force
England
Ward
Pillowell
Constituency code
E14001240
EU Electoral Region
South West
Parish
West Dean
International Territorial Level
Forest of Dean
Health & NHS
South West
Health Authority
Serving Gloucestershire
NHS EnglandSomerset, 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 008D E01022268
E01022268MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Forest of Dean 008 E02004633
E02004633LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Forest of Dean 008D E01022268
E01022268MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Forest of Dean 008 E02004633
E02004633Smaller 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
5:52 AM
Sunrise
6:14 PM
Sunset
12 hours 22 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:52 AM
Sunset (today)
6:14 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 22 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode GL15 4TY 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: 13175
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city RSF1. LSOA E01022268 and MSOA E02004633 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode GL15 4TY is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near GL15 4TY
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 13%
RWM expected
73%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 18%
RWM expected
44%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 23%
RWM expected
83%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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