Low deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 4.4 per 1k
Crime · Jan '26
£350,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
South West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for GL16 7HT
Cinderford and Ross-on-Wye
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
GL16 7HT
Coordinates
51.7853, -2.6003
Grid reference
SO586097
Easting
358,691
Northing
209,799
Region
South West
Plus Code
9C3VQ9PX+4V
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Broadwell and Coalway
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.
26803
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 26803 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 & WalesProperty sales · GL16 7HT
HM Land Registry · Forest of Dean
Average price
£350,000
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £350,000
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Recent sale price trend
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Police Recorded Crime near GL16 7HT
England & WalesCrime trends · near GL16 7HT
Counts are for Coleford 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
11
YoY -39%
37227
Feb '24Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Jan '26
ASB
10
YoY stable
30185
Feb '24Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Jan '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
420
Feb '24Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Jan '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
420
Feb '24Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Jan '26
Criminal damage
2
YoY —
1061
Feb '24Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Jan '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.98.2%
+ other · 1.8%
Religion
Christian53.6%
No religion39.5%
Not answered5.6%
+ other · 1.3%
Age groups
50–6423.3%
65–7417.2%
35–4915.6%
25–348.5%
75–848.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.3%
Households
All members 66+17.0%
Any member 66+14.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.8%
Other9.7%
+ 8 other households · 30.1%
Administrative Information
Forest of Dean
Local Authority
Council AreaForest of Dean E14001240
Constituency
E14001240Gloucestershire
Police Force
England
Ward
Coleford
Constituency code
E14001240
EU Electoral Region
South West
Parish
Coleford
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 007G E01022246
E01022246MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Forest of Dean 007 E02004632
E02004632LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Forest of Dean 007G E01022246
E01022246MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Forest of Dean 007 E02004632
E02004632Urban: 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
5:49 AM
Sunrise
6:19 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:49 AM
Sunset (today)
6:19 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 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 GL16 7HT 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: 26803
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1. LSOA E01022246 and MSOA E02004632 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode GL16 7HT 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 GL16 7HT
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 31%
RWM expected
72%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–7FSM 17%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 20%
RWM expected
56%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 37%
RWM expected
54%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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