Postcode GL14 3GB (Forest of Dean)

Map showing GL14 3GB and nearby postcodes

The postcode GL14 3GB is located in Forest of Dean, in the county of Gloucestershire. It was introduced in February 2012 and is an active postcode. GL14 3GB is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

GL14 3GB is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 3.5 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of GL14 3GB as Suburbanites > Suburban achievers > Detached retirement living.

The closest road name to GL14 3GB is Wellingtons Grove which is centered 31 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Woodlands and is 188 m away.

The closest primary school to GL14 3GB (for ages 11 and under) is St White's Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on June 19, 2019. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Dene Magna School. The last OFSTED inspection on November 23, 2012 rated this school as Outstanding

The local pub for residents of GL14 3GB is Mount Pleasant Inn and is 416 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on June 8, 2018. The nearest takeaway food is available from The Chippy Cinderford and is 1.06 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on July 18, 2018.

Residents reported an average download speed of 133 Mbps and an average upload speed of 126.5 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 1.1 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.4 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for GL14 3GB is covered by the Gloucestershire police force association and Gloucestershire is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to GL14 3GB and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to GL14 3GB, and the approximate distance away.

Wellingtons Grove 31 m
Sneyd Wood Road 123 m
Limekiln Close 143 m
St White's Road 186 m
Stockwell Green 276 m
Oak View 311 m
Oaks Meadow Lane 326 m
St Johns Square 333 m
Coomb Drive 440 m
Church Road 451 m
Woodside Avenue 504 m
Buckshaft Road 768 m
B4226 3.6 km
A4136 4.43 km
A40 11.76 km

Postcode

Information about the postcode GL14 3GB

Introduction February 2012
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from GL14 3GB - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
St White's Primary School Good
(June 19, 2019)
86 m
Forest View Primary School Good
(February 6, 2019)
1.49 km
Littledean Church of England Primary School Good
(March 2, 2017)
1.57 km
SGS Forest High School Requires improvement
(July 12, 2018)
1.75 km
Soudley School Good
(April 4, 2017)
2.36 km
Steam Mills Primary School Good
(February 2, 2022)
2.97 km
Newnham St Peter's Church of England Primary School Good
(March 14, 2017)
3.39 km
Heart of the Forest Community Special School Good
(January 30, 2018)
3.82 km
Drybrook Primary School 4.6 km
Woodside Primary School Good
(March 7, 2018)
4.71 km
Dene Magna School Outstanding
(November 23, 2012)
5.18 km
Mitcheldean Endowed Primary School Good
(June 13, 2017)
5.59 km
Ruardean Church of England Primary School Requires improvement
(March 20, 2019)
5.83 km
Lydbrook Primary School Good
(May 9, 2019)
5.99 km
Parkend Primary School Requires improvement
(October 13, 2021)
6.01 km
Westbury-on-Severn Church of England Primary School Good
(June 19, 2018)
6.05 km
Blakeney Primary School Good
(November 13, 2018)
6.1 km
Yorkley Primary School Good
(November 3, 2016)
6.37 km
Pillowell Community Primary School Good
(April 19, 2018)
7.17 km
Coalway Junior School Good
(October 18, 2017)
7.46 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from GL14 3GB - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
St White's Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
January 13, 2020
86 m
The Coffee Shop Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
August 31, 2018
151 m
The Woodlands Pubhouse And Restaurant Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 22, 2019
151 m
St Whites Shop Retailers - other 5
Very Good
October 25, 2019
303 m
Bristol House Stores Retailers - other 5
Very Good
June 8, 2018
356 m
Mount Pleasant Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
June 8, 2018
416 m
D S Forest Ltd - White Hart Inn Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
July 19, 2018
506 m
Brians Big Bites Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
July 19, 2018
592 m
The Nags Head Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
June 8, 2018
628 m
Best One Retailers - other 4
Good
December 8, 2020
812 m
Cost Cutter Stores Retailers - other 4
Good
May 16, 2019
847 m
Palace Cinema Retailers - other Exempt
963 m
The Roundabout Cafe \& Tearoom Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 8, 2020
963 m
Bowkett's Off Licence Retailers - other 4
Good
March 19, 2002
1.06 km
The Chippy Cinderford Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
July 18, 2018
1.06 km
Cinderford Rugby Football Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
November 23, 2019
1.13 km
The Co-op Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
October 26, 2020
1.13 km
C \& J Bakery Retailers - other 5
Very Good
October 28, 2019
1.14 km
Greenhill Coffee House Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
May 23, 2019
1.14 km
Premier Stores Retailers - other 5
Very Good
May 16, 2019
1.14 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to GL14 3GB - Data from Apr 2022

Woodlands Bus Stop/Station 188 m
Woodlands Bus Stop/Station 190 m
St White's Primary School Bus Stop/Station 197 m
St White's Primary School Bus Stop/Station 210 m
The Woodlands Bus Stop/Station 217 m
Sharpness Old Docks Ferry 9.88 km
Sharpness Old Docks Ferry 9.88 km
Gloucestershire Airport Air 24.3 km
Bristol Airport Air 49.69 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to GL14 3GB - Data from Dec 2021

Sneyd Wood Woodland Or Forest 836 m
Linegar Wood Woodland Or Forest 995 m
Tides Pool Inland Water 1.06 km
Sutton Bottom Valley 1.14 km
Lightmoor Inclosure Woodland Or Forest 1.24 km
Little Staple-edge Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.26 km
Long Green Woodland Or Forest 1.3 km
Sleeper's Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.31 km
Wallsprings Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.32 km
Crabtreehill Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.36 km
Woodland View Woodland Or Forest 1.4 km
Soudley Coppice Woodland Or Forest 1.51 km
Abbots Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.55 km
Dean Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.64 km
Soudley Ponds Inland Water 1.65 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for GL14 3GB - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 15 Mbps 133 Mbps 1000 Mbps
Upload 1.1 Mbps 126.5 Mbps 1000 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 7 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 13.5 1
30-300 Mbps 0% 100 100
300+ Mbps 100% 387.5 387.5

Gas Consumption

24 meters consuming 179,604 kWh - mean 7,484 kWh : median 7,300 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

33 meters consuming 109,544 kWh - mean 3,320 kWh : median 2,956 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for GL14 3GB - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Gloucestershire
Latitude 51.81345600
Longitude -2.49887000
OS Easting 365706
OS Northing 0212876
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
13345
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Gloucestershire

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Forest of Dean
County Electorial Division Cinderford ED
Electoral Ward Ruspidge
Local Authority District Forest of Dean
Region / Government Office Region South West
European Electoral Region South West
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: Gloucestershire
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council Gloucestershire

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E07000080
Travel To Work Area Cinderford and Ross-on-Wye

NHS

NHS England Region South West
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Gloucestershire
Cancer Alliance Somerset, Wiltshire, Avon and Gloucestershire
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
South West
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
Gloucestershire
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS Gloucestershire CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Suburbanites
Group: Suburban achievers
Subgroup: Detached retirement living
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Cinderford BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Cinderford BUASD
Workplace Zone E33049835
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Forest of Dean 004
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Forest of Dean 004G
Output Area / Small Area 6A3