GL16
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Coleford and Berry Hill, 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 GL16 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in GL16 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How GL16 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of GL16?
GL16 had 14,279 usual residents at the census.
GL16 is the 960th least populated of 2,756 in the UK.
Deprivation in GL16, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so GL16 has no single figure. Of its 9 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in GL16
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest of Dean 006A | 1,527 | No figure | 7 | 90.1% |
| Forest of Dean 007A | 1,583 | No figure | 7 | 86.9% |
| Forest of Dean 007B | 1,851 | No figure | 4 | 97.0% |
| Forest of Dean 007C | 1,822 | No figure | 5 | 98.9% |
| Forest of Dean 007D | 1,407 | No figure | 4 | 91.5% |
| Forest of Dean 007E | 1,540 | No figure | 5 | 98.1% |
| Forest of Dean 007F | 1,349 | No figure | 3 | 96.2% |
| Forest of Dean 007G | 1,304 | No figure | 8 | 87.6% |
| Forest of Dean 008C | 1,529 | No figure | 6 | 92.2% |
MPs for GL16
- Matt BishopLabourMP for Forest of Dean100% of GL16’s postcodes
- Catherine FookesLabourMP for Monmouthshire0.2% of GL16’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 GL161
Postcode sectors in GL163
Council1
Postcode districts next to GL165
More in the GL postcode area2
GL16 in brief
GL16 is a postcode district covering Coleford and Berry Hill, in Forest of Dean.
About 14,545 people lived in GL16 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £268,498 in 2025 across 216 sales (HM Land Registry).
The median price paid for a home in GL16 was £268,498 in 2025.
GL16 had 14,279 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in GL16 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In GL16, 93.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.