Latitude: 51.77 / 51°46'11"N
Longitude: -2.6077 / 2°36'27"W
OS Eastings: 358163
OS Northings: 208097
OS Grid: SO581080
Mapcode National: GBR FQ.ZPRM
Mapcode Global: VH872.RS80
Plus Code: 9C3VQ99R+XW
Maidenhead Locator System: IO81qs74
What Three Birds: cisticola.crane.blackbird
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
GL16 8JG is a primarily residential postcode in Sling, Gloucestershire. It was first introduced in January 1980.
The most common council tax bands are C, A and B.
Residential buildings are typically semi-detached and detached. Domestic properties are mostly houses and bungalows.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £150,130 to £377,624 with an average of £227,054.
Residential buildings were typically constructed between 1950 and 1966 and before 1900.
None of the residential properties sold since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
Domestic properties are mostly a mix of owner occupied and social housing.
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating is E.
The average commercial rateable value is £1,850. The most common recorded business type is Shop.
Sling is a village, which had a population of 834 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 90 people resident in GL16 8JG, of which 44 were male and 46 were female. This also includes overnight visitors at domestic properties, and residents of non-domestic properties such as hotels, prisons and halls of residence.
GL16 8JG is in the Monmouth & Cinderford travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Gloucestershire Primary Care Trust.
GL16 8JG is approximately 202m (663ft) above sea level.
See recent residential property sales in GL16 8JG
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing GL16 8JG
1b1: Rural Residents - Rural Tenants - Rural Life
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for GL16 8JG
England E1: a rural village surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
8/10 (High)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
0/10 (Nonexistent)
Area Retail Diversity Index
1/10 (Very low)
Supermarkets near GL16 8JG include Co-Operative Food and Nisa. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of GL16 8JG are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
District Council
Forest of Dean District Council
Ward
Newland & Sling
Councillor
David Wheeler (Green)
County Council
Gloucestershire
Electoral Division
Coleford
County Councillor
Carole Allaway Martin (Conservative)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Forest of Dean
MP
Mark Harper (Conservative)
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for GL16 8JG.
Broadband statistics for commercial properties are less reliable than for domestic properties, as businesses are more likely to have other forms of Internet access that are not classified as 'Broadband'.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near GL16 8JG.
Ellwood Primary School
Bromley Road, Ellwood, Coleford, Gloucestershire, GL16 7LY
Community School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
Clearwell Church of England Primary School
Church Road, Clearwell, Coleford, Gloucestershire, GL16 8LG
Voluntary Controlled School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
Coalway Junior School
63 Coalway Road, Coleford, Gloucestershire, GL16 7HL
Community School
Ages 7 - 11
Good
Coalway Community Infant School
Coalway Road, Coleford, Gloucestershire, GL16 7HL
Community School
Ages 5 - 7
Outstanding
St John's Church of England Academy
Bowens Hill Road, Coleford, Gloucestershire, GL16 8DU
Academy Converter
Ages 4 - 11
Inadequate
Lakers School
Five Acres, Coleford, Gloucestershire, GL16 7QW
Foundation School
Ages 11 - 16
Inadequate
The Dean Academy
Church Road, Lydney, Gloucestershire, GL15 5DZ
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 16
Inadequate
The Forest High School
Causeway Road, Cinderford, Gloucestershire, GL14 2AZ
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 16
Inadequate
Dene Magna School
Abenhall Road, Mitcheldean, Gloucestershire, GL17 0DU
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Outstanding
Wyedean School and 6th Form Centre
Beachley Road, Sedbury, Chepstow, Gloucestershire, NP16 7AA
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy
Ledbury Road, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, HR9 7ET
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
The Castle School
Park Road, Thornbury, Bristol, Gloucestershire, BS35 1HT
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Rednock School
Kingshill Road, Dursley, Gloucestershire, GL11 4BY
Foundation School
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre
Watery Lane, Newent, Gloucestershire, GL18 1QF
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Maidenhill School
Kings Road, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, GL10 2HA
Foundation School
Ages 11 - 16
Needs improvement
The overall school grade in this area is high.