GL18 1RQ

a postcode in Gloucestershire

Introduced in April 1985

GL18 1RQ	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 GL18 1RQ

Croft Close - 16 properties, USRN 14701655

Cleeve Mill Lane - 1 property, USRN 14701484

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.933 / 51°55'58"N

Longitude: -2.3972 / 2°23'49"W

UTM Reference: 30U 541443 5753754

OS Easting: 372786

OS Northing: 226124

OS Grid: SO727261

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 0HP.SW3

Mapcode Global: VH93W.DPJ1

Open Location Code: 9C3VWJM3+54

Maidenhead Locator System: IO81tw23

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: D1

rural town
a small town or larger village, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2c2

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
Ageing Communities
Ageing Independent Living

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 17672 / 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 GL18 1RQ on Monday 6 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:58
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	04:11
Sunrise	04:58
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:14
Sunset	21:30
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:17
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	23:30

Hours of daylight today	04:28 to 22:00
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	22:00 to 04:29
Moon Phase	Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets	11:14
Moon Rises	23:01

For a full sun and moon calendar for GL18 1RQ, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in GL18 1RQ

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
19 February 2021	13 Croft Close, Newent GL18 1RQ	Detached	Freehold	£220,000
21 September 2016	3 Croft Close, Newent GL18 1RQ	Detached	Freehold	£188,000
11 March 2016	6 Croft Close, Newent GL18 1RQ	Detached	Freehold	£175,000
30 January 2015	6 Croft Close, Newent GL18 1RQ	Detached	Freehold	£175,000
20 December 2013	12 Croft Close, Newent GL18 1RQ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£167,500
18 September 2013	8 Croft Close, Newent GL18 1RQ	Detached	Freehold	£150,000
26 October 2012	6 Croft Close, Newent GL18 1RQ	Detached	Freehold	£165,000
27 January 2012	2 Croft Close, Newent GL18 1RQ	Detached	Freehold	£165,000
18 September 2009	14 Croft Close, Newent GL18 1RQ	Detached	Freehold	£218,000
19 May 2009	3 Croft Close, Newent GL18 1RQ	Detached	Freehold	£126,000
23 August 2007	4 Croft Close, Newent GL18 1RQ	Detached	Freehold	£176,000
27 April 2004	9 Croft Close, Newent GL18 1RQ	Detached	Freehold	£220,000
16 November 2003	2 Croft Close, Newent GL18 1RQ	Detached	Freehold	£142,000
19 June 2003	10 Croft Close, Newent GL18 1RQ	Detached	Freehold	£149,950
9 April 2001	1 Croft Close, Newent GL18 1RQ	Detached	Freehold	£106,000
25 June 1999	3 Croft Close, Newent GL18 1RQ	Detached	Freehold	£79,950
25 November 1998	8 Croft Close, Newent GL18 1RQ	Detached	Freehold	£74,750
27 March 1997	7 Croft Close, Newent GL18 1RQ	Detached	Freehold	£90,000
30 January 1997	4 Croft Close, Newent GL18 1RQ	Detached	Freehold	£72,950
2 December 1996	9 Croft Close, Newent GL18 1RQ	Detached	Freehold	£88,000
29 November 1996	6 Croft Close, Newent GL18 1RQ	Detached	Freehold	£66,000
30 September 1996	10 Croft Close, Newent GL18 1RQ	Detached	Freehold	£70,000

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 GL18 1RQ

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Forest of Dean

MP

Matt Bishop Labour

Forest of Dean District Council

District council ward

Newent & Taynton

Councillors

Julia Gooch Independent

Gill Moseley Liberal Democrats

Jonathan Beeston Conservative

GL18 1RQ also falls within the Civil Parish of Newent, 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 GL18 1RQ

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00113195		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01022267	Forest of Dean 002C	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02004627	Forest of Dean 002	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E04004315	Newent	Civil Parishes	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E05012169	Newent & Taynton	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
E30000209	Gloucester	Travel to Work Areas	Other	31 July 2015	ONS
E33049824		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
E58002023	Newent ED	County Electoral Divisions	Electoral	1 May 2025	DLUHC
E63011213	Newent	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

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