# GL18 Postcode district covering Newent and Dymock, in Forest of Dean. GL18 is a postcode district covering Newent and Dymock, in Forest of Dean. Median sale price £290,000 in 2025. About 9,929 people. Postcode district. Code GL18. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [GL](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl) 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](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population) ## Key figures - **Median sale price: £290,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in GL18 was £290,000 in 2025. Joint 1,065th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl18#f-house-sales-median-price - **Population: 9,193** (2021). GL18 had 9,193 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 677th 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl18#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 36%** (2022). About 36% of people in GL18 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl18#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 72.0%** (January 2026). In GL18, 72.0% 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl18#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=GL18) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 36% of people in GL18 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. - [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=GL18) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 126 homes were sold in GL18 in 2025. - [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=GL18) (Census 2021, England and Wales): GL18 had 9,193 usual residents at the census. - [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england?place=GL18) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Forest of Dean, where most of this postcode district lies. The outline is GL18. ## How GL18 compares Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers. | Measure | GL18 | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £290,000 | 7th cheapest | 27 postcode districts, GL · 2025 | | Population | 9,193 | 4th least populated | 27 postcode districts, GL · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 36% | 5th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 27 postcode districts, GL · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 72.0% | 7th lowest | 27 postcode districts, GL · Jan 2026 | ## 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 Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England. ## Neighbourhoods in GL18 | Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Forest of Dean 001A](https://openindex.co.uk/forest-of-dean/neighbourhood/e01022233) | 1,886 | – | 4 | 16.9% | | [Forest of Dean 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/forest-of-dean/neighbourhood/e01022261) | 2,366 | – | 5 | 97.3% | | [Forest of Dean 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/forest-of-dean/neighbourhood/e01022262) | 2,209 | – | 5 | 81.4% | | [Forest of Dean 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/forest-of-dean/neighbourhood/e01022267) | 1,798 | – | 7 | 67.6% | ## Your MP - [Forest of Dean](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/forest-of-dean): Matt Bishop (Labour), MP since July 2024. 97% of the people here. - [Hereford and South Herefordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hereford-and-south-herefordshire): Jesse Norman (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 2.7% of the people here. As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API. ## Middle areas in GL18 [Newent](https://openindex.co.uk/forest-of-dean/newent) ## Postcode sectors in GL18 [GL18 1 (264 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl18-1), [GL18 2 (65 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl18-2) ## Council [Forest of Dean](https://openindex.co.uk/forest-of-dean) ## Postcode districts next to GL18 [GL2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl2), [GL17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl17), [GL19](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl19), [HR8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr8), [HR9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr9) ## More in the GL postcode area [All GL postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) ## 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. About 36% of people in GL18 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In GL18, 72.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Postcode district - Code: GL18 - Postcode area: [GL](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl) - Constituency: [Forest of Dean †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/forest-of-dean) - Council: [Forest of Dean †](https://openindex.co.uk/forest-of-dean) - Area: 101 km² - People, mid-2024: 9,929* - Neighbourhoods: 4 - Output areas: 30 * People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact. † Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs. ## Next door [GL19](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl19), [HR8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr8), [HR9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr9), [GL17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl17), [GL2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl2) ## Latest updates for GL18 - August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026. - September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026. - Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026. The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/GL18 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl18, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl18#f-house-sales-median-price. 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