GL16 7PY postcode in Milkwall, Gloucestershire

GL16 7PY is a postcode in Milkwall, in the Coleford ward of Forest of Dean. It is in the Forest of Dean parliamentary constituency and the Gloucestershire police force area, and has been in use since June 2005.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Forest of Dean: 80% Typical price £304,000 Homes sold in GL16 7, last 12 months. ▲ 1.3% on the year before Nearest station Lydney 9.0 km in a straight line

Where GL16 7PY is, and what is near it

Map of GL16 7PY and what is near it Map of GL16 7PY: its centre point, with the 237 other postcodes in the GL16 7 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 8 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. GL16 7EB: also in GL16 7GL16 7FF: also in GL16 7GL16 7FG: also in GL16 7GL16 7FP: also in GL16 7GL16 7GZ: also in GL16 7GL16 7HE: also in GL16 7GL16 7HF: also in GL16 7GL16 7HG: also in GL16 7GL16 7HH: also in GL16 7GL16 7HJ: also in GL16 7GL16 7HL: also in GL16 7GL16 7HN: also in GL16 7GL16 7HP: also in GL16 7GL16 7HQ: also in GL16 7GL16 7HR: also in GL16 7GL16 7HS: also in GL16 7GL16 7HT: also in GL16 7GL16 7HU: also in GL16 7GL16 7HW: also in GL16 7GL16 7HX: also in GL16 7GL16 7HY: also in GL16 7GL16 7HZ: also in GL16 7GL16 7JA: also in GL16 7GL16 7JB: also in GL16 7GL16 7JD: also in GL16 7GL16 7JE: also in GL16 7GL16 7JF: also in GL16 7GL16 7JG: also in GL16 7GL16 7JH: also in GL16 7GL16 7JJ: also in GL16 7GL16 7JL: also in GL16 7GL16 7JN: also in GL16 7GL16 7JP: also in GL16 7GL16 7JQ: also in GL16 7GL16 7JR: also in GL16 7GL16 7JS: also in GL16 7GL16 7JW: also in GL16 7GL16 7JX: also in GL16 7GL16 7JY: also in GL16 7GL16 7JZ: also in GL16 7GL16 7LA: also in GL16 7GL16 7LB: also in GL16 7GL16 7LD: also in GL16 7GL16 7LE: also in GL16 7GL16 7LF: also in GL16 7GL16 7LG: also in GL16 7GL16 7LH: also in GL16 7GL16 7LJ: also in GL16 7GL16 7LL: also in GL16 7GL16 7LP: also in GL16 7GL16 7LQ: also in GL16 7GL16 7LR: also in GL16 7GL16 7LS: also in GL16 7GL16 7LT: also in GL16 7GL16 7LU: also in GL16 7GL16 7LW: also in GL16 7GL16 7LX: also in GL16 7GL16 7LY: also in GL16 7GL16 7LZ: also in GL16 7GL16 7NA: also in GL16 7GL16 7NB: also in GL16 7GL16 7ND: also in GL16 7GL16 7PR: also in GL16 7GL16 7PS: also in GL16 7GL16 7PT: also in GL16 7GL16 7PU: also in GL16 7GL16 7RA: also in GL16 7GL16 7RP: also in GL16 7GL16 7RR: also in GL16 7GL16 7RS: also in GL16 7GL16 7RT: also in GL16 7GL16 7RU: also in GL16 7GL16 7RX: also in GL16 7GL16 7RZ: also in GL16 7 Five Acres High School 3.1 kmSchool 5.3 kmWye Valley Practice 5.3 kmGP 5.8 kmLydney Practice 7.8 kmBerry Hill GL16 7PY Map of GL16 7PY and what is near it Map of GL16 7PY: its centre point, with the 237 other postcodes in the GL16 7 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 8 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Five Acres High School 3.1 kmSchool 5.3 kmGP 5.8 kmBerry Hill GL16 7PY
  • GL16 7PY
  • Other postcodes in GL16 7: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 8 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.7814, longitude -2.6029)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after GL16 7PY?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at GL16 7PY?

Every home and business at GL16 7PY can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Forest of Dean: 80%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Forest of Dean: 95%

The line marks the figure across Forest of Dean.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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

When are the bins collected at GL16 7PY?

BinDayBuddy does not read Forest of Dean District Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Forest of Dean District Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is GL16 7PY at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include GL16 7PY.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

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

From surface water, across Forest of Dean

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for GL16 7PY: 890 properties in Forest of Dean are at high risk (1.6% of all its properties). All the figures for Forest of Dean

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of GL16 7PY is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near GL16 7PY?

Homes in GL16 7 sold for a typical £304,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 78 sales, up 1.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£304,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£300,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 1.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £380,000 43 sales
  • Semi-detached £266,000 26 sales
  • Terraced £197,000 7 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 2 sales, too few to price

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole GL16 district: a typical £269,500 from 162 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in GL16 7PY

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in GL16 7PY from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 17 November 2025. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

What council tax band are homes near GL16 7PY?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 590 homes in the neighbourhood around GL16 7PY. The largest share of them, 36%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (33%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around GL16 7PY

Band D in Forest of Dean for 2026‑27: £2,443. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,629 (band A) to £2,986 (band E); band C, the most common, is £2,172.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 60 (10%)£1,629
Band Babout 100 (17%)£1,900
Band Cabout 210 (36%)£2,172
Band Dabout 160 (27%)£2,443
Band Eabout 60 (10%)£2,986
Band Fwithheld£3,529
Band Gwithheld£4,072
Band Hfewer than 5£4,887

When the homes were built

  1. 29% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 3% 1919 to 1939
  4. 7% 1945 to 1964
  5. 9% 1965 to 1982
  6. 33% 1983 to 1999
  7. 12% 2000 to 2009
  8. 2% 2010 to 2019
  9. 2% 2020 or later

Averages for Forest of Dean before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of GL16 7PY is in (ONS area E01022246), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near GL16 7PY?

The nearest open schools to GL16 7PY, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near GL16 7PY, and how we find them

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

Where is the nearest station to GL16 7PY?

The nearest railway station to the centre of GL16 7PY is Lydney Rail Station, 9.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Lydney Rail Station Railway station 9.0 kmDrive
  • Chepstow Rail Station Railway station 16.4 kmDrive

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

8 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Primrose Drive, 75 m away.

More stations near GL16 7PY, and how we find them

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

Which GP surgeries are near GL16 7PY?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of GL16 7PY, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near GL16 7PY?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of GL16 7PY, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Pod Point Charging point · 2 chargers 1.5 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near GL16 7PY?

The nearest to the centre of GL16 7PY, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to GL16 7PY?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near GL16 7PY?

The nearest care homes to the centre of GL16 7PY, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near GL16 7PY?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of GL16 7PY, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near GL16 7PY?

The nearest vets to the centre of GL16 7PY on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is GL16 7PY in a conservation area?

The centre of GL16 7PY is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near GL16 7PY?

Police.uk records 26 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of GL16 7PY in January 2026, the latest month Gloucestershire Constabulary has published.

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.

Violence and sexual offences10 reports
Anti-social behaviour5 reports
Criminal damage and arson4 reports
Other theft4 reports
Public order2 reports
Other crime1 report

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

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

The official record for GL16 7PY

Ward
Coleford
Parish
Coleford
Region
South West
Country
England
Built-up area
Milkwall
Rural or urban
Urban, further from a major town or city
In use since
June 2005

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

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GL16 7PT40 mGL16 7LL50 mGL16 7PR120 mGL16 7LJ130 mGL16 7PU130 mGL16 7PS140 m
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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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