The UK Postcode Database

GL16 8QS

a postcode in Gloucestershire

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

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Streets Associated with GL16 8QS

Scowles Road - 15 properties, USRN 14700703

Unnamed road - 1 property, USRN 14700966

Staunton Road - 1 property, USRN 14700712

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.7965 / 51°47'47"N

Longitude: -2.6349 / 2°38'5"W

UTM Reference: 30U 525179 5738469

OS Easting: 356314

OS Northing: 211064

OS Grid: SO563110

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR FP.Y314

Mapcode Global: VH872.83XM

Open Location Code: 9C3VQ9W8+J3

Maidenhead Locator System: IO81qt31

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: F1

  • rural hamlet and isolated dwellings
  • a rural hamlet or isolated dwellings in populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2b1

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Rural Amenity
  • Ageing Rural Communities

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 11140 / 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 8QS 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 21:31
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:18
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:30
Hours of daylight today04:29 to 22:01
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:01 to 04:30
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets 09:56
Moon Rises 22:50

For a full sun and moon calendar for GL16 8QS, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in GL16 8QS

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
14 September 2018 Holmlea, Scowles Road, Coleford GL16 8QS Detached Freehold £204,250
22 April 2016 Elhosa, Scowles Road, Coleford GL16 8QS Detached Freehold £300,000
16 October 2015 Oak Cottage, 2, Scowles Road, Coleford GL16 8QS Detached Freehold £224,500
15 August 2014 Crossways Cottage, Scowles Road, Coleford GL16 8QS Detached Freehold £200,000
30 October 2009 Jorel, Scowles Road, Coleford GL16 8QS Detached Freehold £200,000
22 June 2009 Holmleigh, Scowles Road, Coleford GL16 8QS Detached Freehold £140,000
26 January 2007 Greenacres, Scowles Road, Coleford GL16 8QS Detached Freehold £350,000
20 December 2006 Crossways Cottage, Scowles Road, Coleford GL16 8QS Detached Freehold £215,000
29 October 2001 Crossways Cottage, Scowles Road, Coleford GL16 8QS Detached Freehold £107,500
24 October 2001 Greenacres, Scowles Road, Coleford GL16 8QS Detached Freehold £249,950
9 January 2001 Greenacres, Scowles Road, Coleford GL16 8QS Detached Freehold £227,500
1 September 1998 Crossways Cottage, Scowles Road, Coleford GL16 8QS Detached Freehold £80,000
19 May 1998 Jorel, Scowles Road, Coleford GL16 8QS Detached Freehold £92,000
3 October 1997 Greenacres, Scowles Road, Coleford GL16 8QS Detached Freehold £160,000
29 November 1996 Corner Cottage, Scowles Road, Coleford GL16 8QS Detached Freehold £52,000
3 February 1995 Wynsholme, Scowles Road, Coleford GL16 8QS Semi-detached Freehold £75,000

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 8QS

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 8QS 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 8QS

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00113060 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01022242 Forest of Dean 007C 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
E33049853 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
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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