Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
2729
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 2729 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 GL16 7EJ
Crime trends · near GL16 7EJ
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearFeb '24 – Jan '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
5
YoY -72%
ASB
0
YoY -100%
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY +100%
Burglary
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
1
YoY -67%
Feb '24Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Jan '26
4 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising
9
incidents · Jan '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,549
White Brit.93.7%
Other White2.9%
+ other · 3.4%
Religion
Total residents: 1,548
No religion47.5%
Christian45.5%
Not answered5.7%
+ other · 1.2%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,557
35–4918.2%
50–6417.5%
25–3412.3%
65–7411.9%
75–847.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 32.2%
Households
Total households: 739
Any member 66+21.4%
Other17.3%
Lone parent family: With dependent children11.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children8.7%
+ 6 other households · 31.9%
Administrative Information
Forest of Dean
Local Authority
Council Area
Forest of Dean E14001240
Constituency
E14001240
Gloucestershire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Cinderford West
Constituency code
E14001240
EU Electoral Region
South West
Parish
Cinderford
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 004C E01022238
E01022238
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Forest of Dean 004 E02004629
E02004629
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Forest of Dean 004C E01022238
E01022238
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Forest of Dean 004 E02004629
E02004629
Urban: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1
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 GL16 7EJ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 2729
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1. LSOA E01022238 and MSOA E02004629 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode GL16 7EJ 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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