GL16 7QB

a postcode in Gloucestershire

Introduced in January 1980

GL16 7QB	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with GL16 7QB

Union Road - 20 properties, USRN 14700539

Bakers Hill - 2 properties, USRN 14700556

Poolway Road - 2 properties, USRN 14700714

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.7986 / 51°47'54"N

Longitude: -2.6072 / 2°36'25"W

UTM Reference: 30U 527089 5738712

OS Easting: 358227

OS Northing: 211281

OS Grid: SO582112

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR FQ.XXKC

Mapcode Global: VH872.R2K0

Open Location Code: 9C3VQ9XV+C4

Maidenhead Locator System: IO81qt71

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

urban city or town
a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2b1

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
Rural Amenity
Ageing Rural Communities

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 12384 / 32844

4th decile
somewhat more deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for GL16 7QB on Sunday 5 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:59
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	04:12
Sunrise	04:59
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:15
Sunset	21:30
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:18
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	23:30

Hours of daylight today	04:29 to 22:00
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	22:00 to 04:30
Moon Phase	Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets	09:56
Moon Rises	22:50

For a full sun and moon calendar for GL16 7QB, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in GL16 7QB

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
11 July 2024	Firtree Cottage, Union Road, Bakers Hill, Coleford GL16 7QB	Detached	Freehold	£479,000
8 July 2022	Slopes, Union Road, Bakers Hill, Coleford GL16 7QB	Other property type	Freehold	£54,000
13 October 2020	Beehive Cottage, Union Road, Bakers Hill, Coleford GL16 7QB	Detached	Freehold	£336,500
2 November 2017	Pengarth, Union Road, Bakers Hill, Coleford GL16 7QB	Detached	Freehold	£224,000
11 November 2016	Woodside, Union Road, Bakers Hill, Coleford GL16 7QB	Detached	Freehold	£235,000
11 November 2016	Slopes, Union Road, Bakers Hill, Coleford GL16 7QB	Detached	Freehold	£474,500
21 October 2016	Pengarth, Union Road, Bakers Hill, Coleford GL16 7QB	Detached	Freehold	£157,000
6 October 2016	Windrush, Union Road, Bakers Hill, Coleford GL16 7QB	Detached	Freehold	£292,500
20 November 2015	Mulberry House, Union Road, Bakers Hill, Coleford GL16 7QB	Detached	Freehold	£460,000
4 November 2015	The Grove, Union Road, Bakers Hill, Coleford GL16 7QB	Detached	Freehold	£238,000
30 June 2014	Mulberry House, Union Road, Bakers Hill, Coleford GL16 7QB	Detached	Freehold	£412,500
23 August 2012	Firtree Cottage, Union Road, Bakers Hill, Coleford GL16 7QB	Detached	Freehold	£208,000
6 August 2012	Combe Cottage, Union Road, Bakers Hill, Coleford GL16 7QB	Detached	Freehold	£210,000
28 January 2011	The Orchard, Union Road, Bakers Hill, Coleford GL16 7QB	Detached	Freehold	£470,000
9 December 2010	Beehive Cottage, Union Road, Bakers Hill, Coleford GL16 7QB	Detached	Freehold	£240,000
9 November 2010	Rock Wynd, Union Road, Bakers Hill, Coleford GL16 7QB	Detached	Freehold	£248,000
18 December 2009	Toad Cottage, Union Road, Bakers Hill, Coleford GL16 7QB	Semi-detached	Freehold	£250,000
12 November 2007	Toad Cottage, Union Road, Bakers Hill, Coleford GL16 7QB	Semi-detached	Freehold	£270,000
11 January 2007	Rock Wynd, Union Road, Bakers Hill, Coleford GL16 7QB	Detached	Freehold	£249,950
12 September 2006	Beehive Cottage, Union Road, Bakers Hill, Coleford GL16 7QB	Detached	Freehold	£249,950
28 July 2006	Mulberry House, Union Road, Bakers Hill, Coleford GL16 7QB	Detached	Freehold	£445,000
20 July 2006	Westerlea, Union Road, Bakers Hill, Coleford GL16 7QB	Detached	Freehold	£235,000
9 September 2005	The Orchard, Union Road, Bakers Hill, Coleford GL16 7QB	Detached	Freehold	£430,000
13 April 2004	Mulberry House, Union Road, Bakers Hill, Coleford GL16 7QB	Detached	Freehold	£470,000
24 October 2003	Woodside, Union Road, Bakers Hill, Coleford GL16 7QB	Detached	Freehold	£169,000
9 January 2001	Hilltop, Union Road, Bakers Hill, Coleford GL16 7QB	Detached	Freehold	£90,000
19 May 2000	The Grove, Union Road, Bakers Hill, Coleford GL16 7QB	Detached	Freehold	£75,000
15 May 2000	Rock Wynd, Union Road, Bakers Hill, Coleford GL16 7QB	Detached	Freehold	£87,500
26 March 1999	Toad Cottage, Union Road, Bakers Hill, Coleford GL16 7QB	Semi-detached	Freehold	£88,000
25 August 1998	Mulberry House, Union Road, Bakers Hill, Coleford GL16 7QB	Detached	Freehold	£215,000
12 September 1997	Toad Cottage, Union Road, Bakers Hill, Coleford GL16 7QB	Semi-detached	Freehold	£83,500
18 April 1997	Firtree Cottage, Union Road, Bakers Hill, Coleford GL16 7QB	Detached	Freehold	£84,000

Key to property sale icons:

	First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
	Subsequent sale of existing property.
	Standard sale at market value to private individual.
	Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for GL16 7QB

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Forest of Dean

MP

Matt Bishop Labour

Forest of Dean District Council

District council ward

Coleford

Councillors

Clive Elsmore Independent

Patrick Kyne Labour

Ian Whitburn Independent

GL16 7QB also falls within the Civil Parish of Coleford, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for GL16 7QB

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00113065		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01022241	Forest of Dean 007B	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02004632	Forest of Dean 007	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E04004301	Coleford	Civil Parishes	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E05012160	Coleford	Electoral Wards/Divisions	Administrative/Electoral	2 May 2019	DLUHC
E07000080	Forest of Dean	Non-metropolitan Districts	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E10000013	Gloucestershire	Counties	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E12000009	South West	Regions	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E14001240	Forest of Dean	Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies	Electoral	4 July 2024	LGBC
E23000037	Gloucestershire	Police Force Areas	Other	1 January 2009	Home Office
E33049854		Workplace Zones	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E37000011	Gloucestershire	Local Enterprise Partnerships	Other	18 May 2011	BEIS
E38000062	NHS Gloucestershire CCG	Sub Integrated Care Board Locations	Health	1 April 2020	ODS
E40000006	South West	NHS England Regions	Health	1 April 2018	ODS
E54000043	Gloucestershire	Integrated Care Boards	Health	1 April 2016	NHS
E56000033	Somerset, Wiltshire, Avon and Gloucestershire	Cancer Alliances	Health	1 July 2023	NHS England
E58002003	Coleford ED	County Electoral Divisions	Electoral	1 May 2025	DLUHC
E63011499	Coleford (Forest of Dean)	Built Up Areas	Census	17 April 2024	OS
E65000001	England Non-National Park Area	England Non-National Park Area	Census	27 February 2023	ONS
E92000001	England	Country	Administrative	1 January 2009	ONS
K01000005	Monmouth & Cinderford	Travel to Work Areas	Other	1 January 2009	ONS

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