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GL16 8RJ

Postcode

A postcode in Forest of Dean 007F, Coleford ward, Forest of Dean.

This report describes the area around GL16 8RJ, not any one home. Each figure is shown at the level it was published: the postcode, a 1 km square, the neighbourhood or the whole council, as its tag says.

Around GL16 8RJ

Schools near GL16 8RJ

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
St John's C of E Academy
Primary. 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
780 m
10 minutes on foot
Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met
Coalway Primary School
Primary. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.1 km
13 minutes on foot
Good (overall), May 2023

Distances are in a straight line. Councils and schools set catchments and admissions, which Open Index doesn’t map: the council’s schools pages. Ofsted outcomes are as published, each with its date; grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.

Recent sales near GL16 8RJ

Latest sale at each postcode
  • £292,500Fairways Avenue, GL16 8RJDecember 2025, detached, established, freehold10 m
  • £178,000Fairways Avenue, GL16 8RPMay 2026, terraced, established, freehold70 m
  • £325,000Copley Drive, GL16 8RLAugust 2024, detached, established, freehold80 m
  • £240,000Cinderhill, GL16 8HJJune 2026, detached, established, freehold90 m
  • £255,000Nash Way, GL16 8RQJune 2026, semi-detached, established, freehold90 m
  • £181,000Domby Close, GL16 8HZApril 2024, terraced, established, freehold90 m
  • £89,000Sylvan Close, GL16 8RUAugust 2025, flat or maisonette, established, leasehold150 m
  • £246,000Roman Way, GL16 8RNMay 2024, detached, established, freehold170 m

HM Land Registry sales at nearby postcodes, by street and postcode only, never a house number. Sales take weeks to be registered. Every sale on the map

Within 1 km of GL16 8RJ

In a straight line

Pharmacies

  • DAY LEWIS CHEMISTS LTD250 m
  • COLEFORD PHARMACY250 m

Dental practices

  • WILLOW TREE DENTAL PRACTICE250 m
  • ROCK CASTLE DENTAL PRACTICE440 m

Supermarkets

  • Spar - ColefordSpar180 m
  • Tesco Coleford Gloucester ExpressTesco320 m
  • Co-op The Marshes ColefordMidcounties Co-operative340 m
  • Lidl ColefordLidl380 m

The neighbourhood: Forest of Dean 007F

Everything about Forest of Dean 007F
Deprivation score
29.6
Joint 8,457th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£210,000
Joint 7,374th cheapest of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,349
Joint 16,137th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

The postcode district: GL16

Everything about GL16
Median sale price
£268,498
888th cheapest of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
14,279
960th least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

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Where these figures come from

Counts, distances and walking times are worked out by Open Index from each layer’s published points and outlines, in a straight line from the postcode’s centre. Street names © OpenStreetMap contributors.