GL16 postcode area guide — Forest of Dean
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the GL16 postcode district in Forest of Dean — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in GL16
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
97.7%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
75.6%
Gigabit-capable
75.6%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.7%
Broadband availability in the GL16 postcode district (Forest of Dean) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 463 postcodes Ofcom measures in GL16, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97.7% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 75.6%.
Around 0.7% of premises in GL16 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in GL16
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| GL16 7AA | 100% | 100% |
| GL16 7AB | 100% | 95.2% |
| GL16 7AD | 100% | 88.5% |
| GL16 7AE | 97.1% | 61.8% |
| GL16 7AF | 100% | 100% |
| GL16 7AG | 100% | 94.3% |
| GL16 7AH | 100% | 92.9% |
| GL16 7AJ | 100% | 100% |
| GL16 7AL | 100% | 90% |
| GL16 7AP | 100% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around Forest of Dean
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Forest Of Dean district (43,536 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
68.3%
4G outdoors — all networks
94.3%
5G outdoors — all networks
23.7%
Voice indoors — all networks
75.4%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in GL16
Police recorded 1 incidents within about a mile of the centre of GL16 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 1 | 100.0% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in GL16
Based on 134 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in GL16 is £265,000, down 1.9% on the previous year (£269,995).
Detached
£387,500
57 sales
Semi-detached
£240,000
44 sales
Terraced
£188,000
17 sales
Flat / maisonette
£119,000
13 sales
Latest recorded sales in GL16
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May 2026 | £173,750 | Terraced | Farriers Court | GL16 8AB |
| 18 May 2026 | £315,000 | Semi-detached | High Street | GL16 8JS |
| 1 May 2026 | £200,000 | Semi-detached | Kings Meade | GL16 8RS |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £238,000 | Terraced | Cadora Way | GL16 8ET |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £230,000 | Semi-detached | Darren Road | GL16 7QZ |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £92,000 | Flat | Fairways Avenue | GL16 8RP |
| 22 Apr 2026 | £240,000 | Detached | Lark Rise | GL16 8EP |
| 16 Apr 2026 | £226,000 | Semi-detached | Michaels Way | GL16 8LZ |
| 15 Apr 2026 | £240,000 | Detached | GL16 7NZ | |
| 15 Apr 2026 | £188,000 | Terraced | Greenways Drive | GL16 8PF |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Forest of Dean demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Forest of Dean district (87,004 residents, 37,217 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% |
| 15–29 | 20% |
| 30–44 | 16.2% |
| 45–64 | 22.7% |
| 65+ | 25.1% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 72.6% |
| Private rented | 13.6% |
| Social rented | 10.8% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around GL16
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Five Acres High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 786 | GL16 7QW |
| Berry Hill Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 201 | GL16 7AT |
| Coalway Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 193 | GL16 7HL |
| Heart of the Forest Community Special School | Not applicable | 4–19 | 160 | GL16 7EJ |
| St John's C of E Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 155 | GL16 8DU |
| Ellwood Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 139 | GL16 7LY |
| English Bicknor Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 48 | GL16 7PG |
| Clearwell Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 41 | GL16 8LG |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in GL16
110 rated food businesses operate in GL16. 96 hold the top rating of 5, 5 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Al's Plaice, Amici Restaurant, Angel Hotel, Art Of Coffee / The Lounge, Baguette Stop.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in GL16
From a sample of 105 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 GL16 postcodes, the most common rating is band B (average band C). 69% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
46%
Band C
22%
Band D
20%
Band E
7%
Band F
5%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Forest of Dean
Landlines around GL16 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.