Coleford

Coleford is covered by postcode district GL16. It is in the Forest of Dean council area, Gloucestershire.

ONS publishes this built-up area as Coleford (Forest of Dean).

Typical price £218,000 Homes sold in Coleford, last 12 months. ▲ 1.4% on the year before Gigabit broadband 113 of 140 postcodes where every home and business can get it Flooding Some at high risk 19 of 171 postcodes have a home or business in an area at risk; 156 homes and businesses at high or medium risk Schools 1 1 primary school at its postcodes

Every postcode in Coleford, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in Coleford, by flood risk Of the 171 postcodes in Coleford that ONS places, 15 have a home or business at high risk, 1 are at medium risk at worst, 3 are at low risk at worst and 152 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. One group of postcodes at high or medium risk is outlined: 13 postcodes at high or medium risk. Places named: Coleford. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. GL16 7PX: not on the flood risk listGL16 7QA: not on the flood risk listGL16 7QB: not on the flood risk listGL16 7QR: not on the flood risk listGL16 8AB: not on the flood risk listGL16 8AH: not on the flood risk listGL16 8AS: not on the flood risk listGL16 8AT: not on the flood risk listGL16 8AU: not on the flood risk listGL16 8AX: not on the flood risk listGL16 8AY: not on the flood risk listGL16 8AZ: not on the flood risk listGL16 8BD: not on the flood risk listGL16 8BE: not on the flood risk listGL16 8BG: not on the flood risk listGL16 8BJ: not on the flood risk listGL16 8BL: not on the flood risk listGL16 8BN: not on the flood risk listGL16 8BP: not on the flood risk listGL16 8BQ: not on the flood risk listGL16 8BS: not on the flood risk listGL16 8BT: not on the flood risk listGL16 8BU: not on the flood risk listGL16 8BW: not on the flood risk listGL16 8BX: not on the flood risk listGL16 8BY: not on the flood risk listGL16 8BZ: not on the flood risk listGL16 8DA: not on the flood risk listGL16 8DB: not on the flood risk listGL16 8DG: not on the flood risk listGL16 8DH: not on the flood risk listGL16 8DJ: not on the flood risk listGL16 8DL: not on the flood risk listGL16 8DN: not on the flood risk listGL16 8DR: not on the flood risk listGL16 8DS: not on the flood risk listGL16 8DT: not on the flood risk listGL16 8DU: not on the flood risk listGL16 8DW: not on the flood risk listGL16 8DX: not on the flood risk listGL16 8DY: not on the flood risk listGL16 8DZ: not on the flood risk listGL16 8EA: not on the flood risk listGL16 8EB: not on the flood risk listGL16 8ED: not on the flood risk listGL16 8EE: not on the flood risk listGL16 8EF: not on the flood risk listGL16 8EG: not on the flood risk listGL16 8EH: not on the flood risk listGL16 8EJ: not on the flood risk listGL16 8EL: not on the flood risk listGL16 8EN: not on the flood risk listGL16 8EP: not on the flood risk listGL16 8EQ: not on the flood risk listGL16 8ER: not on the flood risk listGL16 8ET: not on the flood risk listGL16 8EU: not on the flood risk listGL16 8EW: not on the flood risk listGL16 8EX: not on the flood risk listGL16 8EY: not on the flood risk listGL16 8EZ: not on the flood risk listGL16 8FA: not on the flood risk listGL16 8FB: not on the flood risk listGL16 8FD: not on the flood risk listGL16 8FE: not on the flood risk listGL16 8FF: not on the flood risk listGL16 8FH: not on the flood risk listGL16 8FJ: not on the flood risk listGL16 8FL: not on the flood risk listGL16 8GA: not on the flood risk listGL16 8HA: not on the flood risk listGL16 8HD: not on the flood risk listGL16 8HE: not on the flood risk listGL16 8HF: not on the flood risk listGL16 8HG: not on the flood risk listGL16 8HH: not on the flood risk listGL16 8HJ: not on the flood risk listGL16 8HL: not on the flood risk listGL16 8HN: not on the flood risk listGL16 8HP: not on the flood risk listGL16 8HQ: not on the flood risk listGL16 8HR: not on the flood risk listGL16 8HS: not on the flood risk listGL16 8HT: not on the flood risk listGL16 8HU: not on the flood risk listGL16 8HW: not on the flood risk listGL16 8HX: not on the flood risk listGL16 8HZ: not on the flood risk listGL16 8JB: not on the flood risk listGL16 8PF: not on the flood risk listGL16 8PJ: not on the flood risk listGL16 8PN: not on the flood risk listGL16 8PP: not on the flood risk listGL16 8PR: not on the flood risk listGL16 8PS: not on the flood risk listGL16 8PT: not on the flood risk listGL16 8PU: not on the flood risk listGL16 8QE: not on the flood risk listGL16 8QP: not on the flood risk listGL16 8QR: not on the flood risk listGL16 8RA: not on the flood risk listGL16 8RD: not on the flood risk listGL16 8RE: not on the flood risk listGL16 8RG: not on the flood risk listGL16 8RH: not on the flood risk listGL16 8RJ: not on the flood risk listGL16 8RL: not on the flood risk listGL16 8RN: not on the flood risk listGL16 8RP: not on the flood risk listGL16 8RQ: not on the flood risk listGL16 8RR: not on the flood risk listGL16 8RS: not on the flood risk listGL16 8RT: not on the flood risk listGL16 8RU: not on the flood risk listGL16 8RW: not on the flood risk listGL16 8SA: not on the flood risk listGL16 8SB: not on the flood risk listGL16 8SD: not on the flood risk listGL16 8SE: not on the flood risk listGL16 8SF: not on the flood risk listGL16 8SG: not on the flood risk listGL16 8SH: not on the flood risk listGL16 9SA: not on the flood risk listGL16 8AQ: low flood risk at worstGL16 8BB: low flood risk at worstGL16 8DD: low flood risk at worstGL16 8BH: medium flood risk at worstGL16 8AA: high flood riskGL16 8AE: high flood riskGL16 8AJ: high flood riskGL16 8AL: high flood riskGL16 8AN: high flood riskGL16 8AP: high flood riskGL16 8AR: high flood riskGL16 8AW: high flood riskGL16 8BA: high flood riskGL16 8DE: high flood riskGL16 8DF: high flood riskGL16 8DP: high flood riskGL16 8DQ: high flood riskGL16 8NA: high flood riskGL16 8TR: high flood risk Coleford 13 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined: this goes to GL16 8AW, the one with most homes and businesses at high risk13 postcodes at high or medium risk Map of every postcode in Coleford, by flood risk Of the 171 postcodes in Coleford that ONS places, 15 have a home or business at high risk, 1 are at medium risk at worst, 3 are at low risk at worst and 152 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. One group of postcodes at high or medium risk is outlined: 13 postcodes at high or medium risk. Places named: Coleford. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Coleford
  • A home or business at high risk: 15
  • At medium risk at worst: 1
  • At low risk at worst: 3
  • At very low risk only: 0
  • Not on the at-risk list: 152
  • Outline: where 5 or more postcodes at high or medium risk lie together

Of the 171 postcodes in Coleford that ONS places, 15 have a home or business at high risk, 1 are at medium risk at worst, 3 are at low risk at worst and 152 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 150 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 51.7929, longitude -2.6170. Open this area on OpenStreetMap

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

The postcodes at high risk

15 postcodes here have a home or business at high risk. These are the 12 with the most homes and businesses at that risk.

Beside each: how many of its homes and businesses the Environment Agency puts at that risk.

GL16 8AW29 at high riskGL16 8AE20 at high riskGL16 8DP14 at high riskGL16 8AJ13 at high riskGL16 8AN12 at high riskGL16 8AR11 at high riskGL16 8DF10 at high riskGL16 8AL4 at high riskGL16 8BA4 at high riskGL16 8AP3 at high riskGL16 8AA3 at high riskGL16 8TR3 at high risk

Where the postcodes at high or medium risk lie together

  • 13 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined on the map. GL16 8AW, is the one with most homes and businesses at high risk.

What is it like to live in Coleford?

Homes sold for a typical £218,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 1.4% on the 12 months before. At 113 of the 140 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 156 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 19 of its 171 postcodes. It has 1 primary school at its postcodes. The nearest GP practice is Wye Valley Practice, 6.3 km from the middle. The nearest railway station is Lydney, 10.6 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.

We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.

Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources

What do homes cost in Coleford?

Homes in Coleford sold for a typical £218,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 60 sales, up 1.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£218,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£215,000
12 months to August 2026
£218,000

▲ up 1.4% on the 12 months before

Detached£332,500 18 sales
Semi-detached£210,000 21 sales
Terraced£192,000 13 sales
Flat or maisonette£115,000 8 sales

Across the whole GL16 district, Coleford's main postcode district: a typical £269,500.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Coleford: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Are new homes being built in Coleford?

4 of the 171 postcodes now in use in Coleford came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 88 homes sold in Coleford were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the GL16 district, 5%.

The newest postcodes

GL16 8FLsince June 2022GL16 8FJsince August 2021GL16 8SHsince July 2020GL16 8FHsince April 2020

A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.

New homes among the homes sold

PeriodIn ColefordAcross the GL16 district
The 12 months to August 2026 0 of 60 (0%) 0 of 162 (0%)
The 12 months to August 2025 0 of 88 (0%) 10 of 207 (5%)

Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What broadband can you get in Coleford?

Ofcom reports on 140 of the 171 postcodes in Coleford. At 113 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit113 of 140
Postcodes where every home can get superfast134 of 140

Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Check one address on Ofcom's checker

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Coleford at risk of flooding?

19 of the 171 postcodes in Coleford have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 156 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk, at 19 of 171 postcodes High: 130Medium: 26Low: 25

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are in Coleford?

The primary schools are at the postcodes in Coleford. There is no secondary school at its postcodes; these are the nearest to its middle. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.

Primary

Secondary

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Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

How far is the station from Coleford?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Coleford is Lydney Rail Station, 10.6 km away in a straight line.

  • Lydney Rail Station Railway station 10.6 kmDrive
  • Chepstow Rail Station Railway station 17.4 kmDrive
  • Cam & Dursley Rail Station Railway station 19.6 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are in Coleford?

There is no GP practice at the postcodes in Coleford. These are the nearest to its middle, in a straight line. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Coleford safe? Crime recorded around it

Police.uk records 774 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Coleford over the 12 months from February 2025 to January 2026. Gloucestershire Constabulary has published no figures to Police.uk after January 2026, though Police.uk has figures to August 2026 for other forces. These figures run to January 2026, so no month is counted without them. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.

Each month, February 2025 to January 2026

  1. 63 February 2025
  2. 55 March 2025
  3. 68 April 2025
  4. 57 May 2025
  5. 107 June 2025
  6. 76 July 2025
  7. 65 August 2025
  8. 80 September 2025
  9. 63 October 2025
  10. 44 November 2025
  11. 42 December 2025
  12. 54 January 2026

By kind, over the 12 months

Violence and sexual offences283 reports
Anti-social behaviour199 reports
Criminal damage and arson71 reports
Public order57 reports
Other theft47 reports
Shoplifting31 reports
Burglary25 reports
Other crime24 reports

Also: vehicle crime 13, drugs 13, possession of weapons 6, theft from the person 2, robbery 2, bicycle theft 1.

Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.

Crime around one postcode

Source: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to January 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Who runs Coleford?

District, borough or city council
Forest of Dean
County council
Gloucestershire
Parliamentary constituency
Forest of Dean
Police force area
Gloucestershire
Region
South West
Country
England
MP
Matt Bishop (Labour)

All 171 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources

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Coleford postcodes

171 postcodes in use in Coleford, by district:

GL16 postcode district,171 postcodes

That district is in the GL postcode area.

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Places near Coleford

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Coleford's £218,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Broadwell and Coalway1.3 km, £268,000Berry Hill2.0 km, £360,000Bream5.6 km, £250,000Welsh Bicknor6.1 km, £260,000Yorkley and Whitecroft6.8 km, £318,000Monmouth7.2 km, £306,500Ruspidge7.9 km, £237,500Cinderford8.7 km, £216,000 All places A to Z

Questions about Coleford

What is it like to live in Coleford?
Homes sold for a typical £218,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 1.4% on the 12 months before. At 113 of the 140 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 156 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 19 of its 171 postcodes. It has 1 primary school at its postcodes. The nearest GP practice is Wye Valley Practice, 6.3 km from the middle. The nearest railway station is Lydney, 10.6 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
What is the postcode for Coleford?
Coleford is covered by postcode district GL16, across 171 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Which council is Coleford in?
Coleford is in the Forest of Dean council area, and Gloucestershire is its county council. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Who is the MP for Coleford?
Coleford is in the Forest of Dean parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Matt Bishop (Labour), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
How much are houses in Coleford?
Homes in Coleford sold for a typical £218,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 60 sales, up 1.4% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
What schools are in Coleford?
In Coleford, primary schools at its postcodes include St John's C of E Academy; the nearest secondary school to the middle of its postcodes is Five Acres High School, 1.8 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
Does Coleford have a railway station?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Coleford is Lydney, 10.6 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Coleford?
Ofcom reports on 140 of the 171 postcodes in Coleford. At 113 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Is Coleford at risk of flooding?
19 of the 171 postcodes in Coleford have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 156 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
Are new homes being built in Coleford?
4 of the 171 postcodes now in use in Coleford came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 88 homes sold in Coleford were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the GL16 district, 5%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.

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