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GL14

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Cinderford, Mount Pleasant and Newnham, 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 GL14 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Radon Affected Area by postcode district

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 90% of people in GL14 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£235,000
Joint 636th cheapest of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
16,434
1,087th least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
90%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
80.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How GL14 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

GL14Middle
Median sale price27 postcode districts, GL · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode district in GL27 areas from £190,321 to £530,000. The middle area is £320,000. GL14 is £235,000.
£235,0002nd cheapest
Population27 postcode districts, GL · 2021
Population: every postcode district in GL27 areas from 2,601 to 61,302. The middle area is 20,836. GL14 is 16,434.
16,43412th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares27 postcode districts, GL · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every postcode district in GL27 areas from 14.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 87.0%. GL14 is 90.0%.
90%joint 11th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage27 postcode districts, GL · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in GL27 areas from 59.8% to 96.8%. The middle area is 80.9%. GL14 is 80.9%.
80.9%14th highest

What is the population of GL14?

GL14 had 16,434 usual residents at the census.

GL14 is the 1,087th least populated of 2,756 in the UK.

Deprivation in GL14, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so GL14 has no single figure. Of its 9 neighbourhoods with a rank:
  • Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

Neighbourhoods in GL14

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Forest of Dean 004A2,060No figure582.6%
Forest of Dean 004B1,494No figure387.6%
Forest of Dean 004C1,551No figure275.4%
Forest of Dean 004D1,578No figure690.7%
Forest of Dean 004E2,091No figure464.5%
Forest of Dean 004F2,039No figure685.7%
Forest of Dean 004G2,148No figure497.8%
Forest of Dean 005C1,691No figure575.0%
Forest of Dean 005D1,395No figure572.3%

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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 GL142

Postcode sectors in GL144

Council1

Towns in GL141

Postcode districts next to GL145

More in the GL postcode area2

GL14 in brief

GL14 is a postcode district covering Cinderford, Mount Pleasant and Newnham, in Forest of Dean.

About 16,815 people lived in GL14 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £235,000 in 2025 across 213 sales (HM Land Registry).

The median price paid for a home in GL14 was £235,000 in 2025.

GL14 had 16,434 usual residents at the census.

About 90% of people in GL14 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In GL14, 80.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.