The UK Postcode Database

GL16 8LT

a postcode in Gloucestershire

Introduced in January 1980
GL16 8LT Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with GL16 8LT

Gorse Lane - 4 properties, USRN 14700816

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.7699 / 51°46'11"N

Longitude: -2.6067 / 2°36'23"W

UTM Reference: 30U 527141 5735522

OS Easting: 358235

OS Northing: 208090

OS Grid: SO582080

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR FQ.ZQ1Q

Mapcode Global: VH872.RST1

Open Location Code: 9C3VQ99V+X8

Maidenhead Locator System: IO81qs74

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: E1

  • rural village
  • a rural village surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2b2

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Rural Amenity
  • Rural Mix

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 17156 / 32844

  • 6th decile
  • slightly less deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for GL16 8LT on Sunday 5 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 03:00
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 04:12
Sunrise 04:59
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:15
Sunset 21:30
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:17
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:29
Hours of daylight today04:29 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 8LT, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in GL16 8LT

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
21 July 2022 4 Gorse Lane, Sling, Coleford GL16 8LT Semi-detached Freehold £245,000
17 November 2020 Haylind, Gorse Lane, Sling, Coleford GL16 8LT Detached Freehold £286,600
24 April 2014 4 Gorse Lane, Sling, Coleford GL16 8LT Semi-detached Freehold £150,000
8 August 2013 Haylind, Gorse Lane, Sling, Coleford GL16 8LT Detached Freehold £187,500
17 June 2010 4 Gorse Lane, Sling, Coleford GL16 8LT Semi-detached Freehold £126,500
23 June 2003 Haylind, Gorse Lane, Sling, Coleford GL16 8LT Detached Freehold £156,995
26 July 2002 Finlea, Gorse Lane, Sling, Coleford GL16 8LT Detached Freehold £149,995

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 8LT

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Forest of Dean

MP

Matt Bishop Labour

Forest of Dean District Council
District council ward

Newland & Sling

Councillor

David Wheeler Green Party (E&W)

GL16 8LT also falls within the Civil Parish of West Dean, 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 8LT

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00113183 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01022264 Forest of Dean 008C Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02004633 Forest of Dean 008 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04004332 West Dean Civil Parishes Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E05012170 Newland & Sling 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
E33049858 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
E63011547 Sling 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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