GL18
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Newent and Dymock, in Forest of Dean.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an GL18 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In GL18, 72.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How GL18 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of GL18?
GL18 had 9,193 usual residents at the census.
GL18 is the 677th least populated of 2,756 in the UK.
Deprivation in GL18, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so GL18 has no single figure. Of its 4 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in GL18
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest of Dean 001A | 1,886 | No figure | 4 | 16.9% |
| Forest of Dean 002A | 2,366 | No figure | 5 | 97.3% |
| Forest of Dean 002B | 2,209 | No figure | 5 | 81.4% |
| Forest of Dean 002C | 1,798 | No figure | 7 | 67.6% |
MPs for GL18
- Matt BishopLabourMP for Forest of Dean97% of GL18’s postcodes
- Jesse NormanConservativeMP for Hereford and South Herefordshire2.7% of GL18’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in GL181
Postcode sectors in GL182
Council1
Postcode districts next to GL185
More in the GL postcode area2
GL18 in brief
GL18 is a postcode district covering Newent and Dymock, in Forest of Dean.
About 9,929 people lived in GL18 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £290,000 in 2025 across 126 sales (HM Land Registry).
The median price paid for a home in GL18 was £290,000 in 2025.
GL18 had 9,193 usual residents at the census.
In GL18, 72.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In GL18, 3.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.