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GL16 postcode area · Forest of Dean

The GL16 postcode district spans 3 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Forest of Dean. Area Scores range from 44 to 54 across them. Every full GL16 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The strongest of the GL16 district's neighbourhoods is Lydbrook, Newland & St Briavels (55 out of 100, #3,110 of 6,856 in England) and the weakest Coleford (44). All 3 sit in England's broad middle band for deprivation — none reaches either extreme third. Median prices range from £260,000 in Coleford to £373,400 in Lydbrook, Newland & St Briavels.

Living here

Typical net household income£36,260a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime—no data published by the police force
Median age (est.)50
Owner-occupied74%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the GL16 district

£267,000median home sold over the past year · +12.4% over 5 years · -4.6% over the year · 191 sales
Detached£380,000
Semi-detached£245,000
Terraced£193,000
Flat£132,000
Forest of Dean£278,500
South West£310,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
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NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Lydbrook, Newland & St BriavelsForest of Dean 3,11055 £373,400
Bream, Pillowell & YorkleyForest of Dean 3,75545 £295,000
ColefordForest of Dean 3,81644 £260,000

People living in GL16 Census 2021

Residents24,282
Median age (est.)50
Density210per km²
No qualifications20%
Degree or above28%
No car or van12%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 9%25–44 20%45–64 31%65+ 26%

Tenure

Own outright: 45%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 12%
Own outright 45%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 14%Private rent 12%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 21%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 9%Other: 18%
One person 29%Couple, no children 21%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 9%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Skilled trades 15% · Professional 15% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Skilled trades15%
Professional15%
Managers & directors13%
Associate professional12%
Caring & leisure11%
Elementary10%
Administrative9%
Process & plant8%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 98%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 98%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 43% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 3%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around GL16.

NP5 GL15 NP16 NP6 NP25 GL14 GL17 GL13

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.