# GL16 8QZ: area report for a postcode in Forest of Dean

GL16 8QZ is a postcode in Forest of Dean.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Forest of Dean. Open the map at GL16 8QZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Forest of Dean](https://openindex.co.uk/forest-of-dean) › [GL16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl16) › [GL16 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl16-8)

## Around this postcode

- **No street-level crime here**: Gloucestershire Constabulary supplied no data to police.uk from February to August 2026, so there are no map points there for those months. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.6218,51.8103,GL168QZ
- **Lydney, 12 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.6218,51.8103,GL168QZ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 660 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.6218,51.8103,GL168QZ
- **No property in GL16 8QZ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.6218,51.8103,GL168QZ
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Forest of Dean 007A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.6218,51.8103,GL168QZ
- **£286,888 average price**: For the whole of Forest of Dean, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.6218,51.8103,GL168QZ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.6218,51.8103,GL168QZ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 570 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.6218,51.8103,GL168QZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at GL16 8QZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.6218,51.8103,GL168QZ
- **Low road and rail noise at GL16 8QZ**: Road 49 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.6218,51.8103,GL168QZ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 6 of 6**: 30% or more of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.6218,51.8103,GL168QZ
- **5.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.6218,51.8103,GL168QZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Berry Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/berry-hill-primary-school-e115549) | Primary | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Five Acres High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/five-acres-high-school-e144013) | Secondary | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 45.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St John's C of E Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-c-of-e-academy-e145123) | Primary | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2025 | £365,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| February 2025 | £267,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| January 2025 | £322,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| October 2025 | £347,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| December 2024 | £340,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| November 2025 | £375,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| May 2023 | £425,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| September 2025 | £197,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (270 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar- Platinum - Lower Lane (570 m, Spar)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £286,888** (July 2026). Forest of Dean’s average house price was £286,888 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 1.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £42,326** (2025). Full-time workers living in Forest of Dean earned a median of £42,326 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 97th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.8×** (2025). A home in Forest of Dean costs 6.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 148th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 19.1** (2025). Forest of Dean has a deprivation score of 19.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 143rd most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Forest of Dean 007A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 13.9** (2025). Forest of Dean 007A has a deprivation score of 13.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,185th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £325,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Forest of Dean 007A was £325,000 in 2025. Joint 13,409th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,583** (2021). Forest of Dean 007A had 1,583 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,035th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 86.9%** (January 2026). In Forest of Dean 007A, 86.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## GL16 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £268,498** (2025). The median price paid for a home in GL16 was £268,498 in 2025. 888th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 14,279** (2021). GL16 had 14,279 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 960th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in GL16 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 93.8%** (January 2026). In GL16, 93.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Forest of Dean](https://openindex.co.uk/forest-of-dean)
- Centre: 51.8103, -2.6218

Council: [Forest of Dean](https://openindex.co.uk/forest-of-dean) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Forest of Dean](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/forest-of-dean): Matt Bishop (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.6218,51.8103,GL168QZ

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