GL18 1YU postcode in Newent, Gloucestershire

GL18 1YU is a postcode in Newent, in the Newent & Taynton 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 September 2017. It is a large-user postcode, which Royal Mail gives to a single address that gets a lot of mail.

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 Typical price £290,000 Homes sold in GL18 1, last 12 months. ▲ 9.4% on the year before Nearest school Glebe Infants' School 600 m in a straight line Nearest station Ledbury 12.8 km in a straight line

Where GL18 1YU is, and what is near it

Map of GL18 1YU and what is near it Map of GL18 1YU: its centre point, with the 263 other postcodes in the GL18 1 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 15 bus stops (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. GL18 1AA: also in GL18 1GL18 1AB: also in GL18 1GL18 1AD: also in GL18 1GL18 1AE: also in GL18 1GL18 1AF: also in GL18 1GL18 1AH: also in GL18 1GL18 1AJ: also in GL18 1GL18 1AL: also in GL18 1GL18 1AN: also in GL18 1GL18 1AP: also in GL18 1GL18 1AQ: also in GL18 1GL18 1AR: also in GL18 1GL18 1AS: also in GL18 1GL18 1AT: also in GL18 1GL18 1AU: also in GL18 1GL18 1AW: also in GL18 1GL18 1AY: also in GL18 1GL18 1AZ: also in GL18 1GL18 1BA: also in GL18 1GL18 1BG: also in GL18 1GL18 1BH: also in GL18 1GL18 1BJ: also in GL18 1GL18 1BL: also in GL18 1GL18 1BP: also in GL18 1GL18 1BQ: also in GL18 1GL18 1BS: also in GL18 1GL18 1BT: also in GL18 1GL18 1BU: also in GL18 1GL18 1BX: also in GL18 1GL18 1BY: also in GL18 1GL18 1BZ: also in GL18 1GL18 1DA: also in GL18 1GL18 1DB: also in GL18 1GL18 1DS: also in GL18 1GL18 1DU: also in GL18 1GL18 1ER: also in GL18 1GL18 1EU: also in GL18 1GL18 1EW: also in GL18 1GL18 1EX: also in GL18 1GL18 1FX: also in GL18 1GL18 1PP: also in GL18 1GL18 1PS: also in GL18 1GL18 1PT: also in GL18 1GL18 1PU: also in GL18 1GL18 1PW: also in GL18 1GL18 1PY: also in GL18 1GL18 1PZ: also in GL18 1GL18 1QA: also in GL18 1GL18 1QB: also in GL18 1GL18 1QD: also in GL18 1GL18 1QE: also in GL18 1GL18 1QZ: also in GL18 1GL18 1RB: also in GL18 1GL18 1RD: also in GL18 1GL18 1RE: also in GL18 1GL18 1RQ: also in GL18 1GL18 1RY: also in GL18 1GL18 1RZ: also in GL18 1GL18 1SA: also in GL18 1GL18 1SB: also in GL18 1GL18 1SE: also in GL18 1GL18 1SF: also in GL18 1GL18 1SG: also in GL18 1GL18 1SH: also in GL18 1GL18 1SJ: also in GL18 1GL18 1SL: also in GL18 1GL18 1SN: also in GL18 1GL18 1SP: also in GL18 1GL18 1SQ: also in GL18 1GL18 1SR: also in GL18 1GL18 1SU: also in GL18 1GL18 1SW: also in GL18 1GL18 1SX: also in GL18 1GL18 1SY: also in GL18 1GL18 1TA: also in GL18 1GL18 1TB: also in GL18 1GL18 1TD: also in GL18 1GL18 1TF: also in GL18 1GL18 1TJ: also in GL18 1GL18 1TL: also in GL18 1GL18 1TN: also in GL18 1GL18 1TP: also in GL18 1GL18 1TQ: also in GL18 1GL18 1TR: also in GL18 1GL18 1TS: also in GL18 1GL18 1TU: also in GL18 1GL18 1TW: also in GL18 1GL18 1TX: also in GL18 1GL18 1TY: also in GL18 1GL18 1YN: also in GL18 1 Bus stop 350 mSchool 600 mSchool 700 mGP 7.9 kmLedbury station 12.8 kmNewent GL18 1YU Map of GL18 1YU and what is near it Map of GL18 1YU: its centre point, with the 263 other postcodes in the GL18 1 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 15 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. GP 7.9 km2 places, 8.8–13.4 kmLedbury station 12.8 kmNewent & Taynton GL18 1YU
  • GL18 1YU
  • Other postcodes in GL18 1: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 15 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 51.9308, longitude -2.4034)

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 GL18 1YU?

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 GL18 1YU?

Ofcom gives no broadband figures for GL18 1YU. It reports postcodes with homes or businesses it can match to its data, so a new postcode, or one with no premises on its list, has none.

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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 GL18 1YU?

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 GL18 1YU 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 GL18 1YU.

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 GL18 1YU: 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 GL18 1YU 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 GL18 1YU?

Homes in GL18 1 sold for a typical £290,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 75 sales, up 9.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£290,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£265,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 9.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £390,975 34 sales
  • Semi-detached £252,500 22 sales
  • Terraced £216,000 12 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £65,000 7 sales

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

Across the whole GL18 district: a typical £300,000 from 84 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 GL18 1YU

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in GL18 1YU from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around 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 GL18 1YU?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,170 homes in the neighbourhood around GL18 1YU. The largest share of them, 38%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (27%). 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 GL18 1YU

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 £3,529 (band F); band B, the most common, is £1,900.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 320 (27%)£1,629
Band Babout 440 (38%)£1,900
Band Cabout 170 (15%)£2,172
Band Dabout 110 (9%)£2,443
Band Eabout 100 (9%)£2,986
Band Fabout 30 (3%)£3,529
Band Gwithheld£4,072
Band Hwithheld£4,887

When the homes were built

  1. 15% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 1% 1919 to 1939
  4. 2% 1945 to 1964
  5. 27% 1965 to 1982
  6. 25% 1983 to 1999
  7. 11% 2000 to 2009
  8. 19% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

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 GL18 1YU is in (ONS area E01022262), rounded by the VOA.

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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 GL18 1YU?

The nearest open schools to GL18 1YU, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near GL18 1YU, 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 GL18 1YU?

The nearest railway station to the centre of GL18 1YU is Ledbury Rail Station, 12.8 km away in a straight line.

  • Ledbury Rail Station Railway station 12.8 kmDrive
  • Gloucester Rail Station Railway station 13.4 kmDrive

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

15 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest St Marys Church, 14 m away.

More stations near GL18 1YU, 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 GL18 1YU?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of GL18 1YU, 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 GL18 1YU?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of GL18 1YU on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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 GL18 1YU?

The nearest to the centre of GL18 1YU, 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 GL18 1YU?

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 GL18 1YU?

The nearest care homes to the centre of GL18 1YU, 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 GL18 1YU?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of GL18 1YU, 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 GL18 1YU?

The nearest vets to the centre of GL18 1YU 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 GL18 1YU in a conservation area?

The centre of GL18 1YU is in 2 areas with planning rules of their own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

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 GL18 1YU?

Police.uk records 30 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of GL18 1YU 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 offences12 reports
Anti-social behaviour6 reports
Criminal damage and arson6 reports
Public order2 reports
Shoplifting1 report
Drugs1 report

Also: possession of weapons 1, other crime 1.

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 GL18 1YU

Ward
Newent & Taynton
Parish
Newent
Region
South West
Country
England
Built-up area
Newent
Rural or urban
Larger rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
September 2017

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

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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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