UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/postcode/gl16
GL16Coleford, Forest of Dean, England
House prices in GL16, Coleford
Homes in GL16 sold for a median of £268,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 369 standard sales.
That makes it the fourth cheapest of the 26 GL postcode districts with at least 100 sales.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 163 | £370,000 | £299,000 to £431,000 |
| Semi-detached | 125 | £245,000 | £210,000 to £285,000 |
| Terraced | 54 | £192,500 | £175,000 to £228,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 27 | £105,000 | £87,000 to £157,000 |
GL16 has too few sales linked to an energy certificate for its own price per m². Across the GL postcode area, whose median sale price is within 20% of GL16's, it was £3,734 per m² from 741 linked sales.
Detached houses were the most common type sold here, at 44% of sales, ahead of semi-detached houses at 34%.
The gap between types is wide: detached houses sold for 3.5 times the median for flats, so compare an asking price with the same type of home.
Flats here sold for a median of £105,000, 32% less than the £154,000 typical of the 6 nearest districts with enough flat sales.
Compare an asking price
- Check a home for its floor area
- How much to offer, then how to put the offer in writing
- Work out stamp duty
Where prices are higher in GL16
Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in GL16 7, around Berry Hill, with a median of £303,000, and lowest in GL16 8, around Coleford, at £240,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.
Each dot is a postcode in GL16 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.
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List the 48 postcodes on the map, dearest first
| Postcode | Median price | Standard sales |
|---|---|---|
| GL16 7LZ | £502,500 | 4 |
| GL16 7NR | £405,000 | 5 |
| GL16 7JL | £395,000 | 3 |
| GL16 8JN | £387,500 | 4 |
| GL16 8AU | £380,000 | 3 |
| GL16 7RB | £360,000 | 3 |
| GL16 7SD | £335,000 | 3 |
| GL16 7LY | £330,000 | 3 |
| GL16 7QY | £327,500 | 3 |
| GL16 7JR | £325,000 | 3 |
| GL16 8EX | £325,000 | 3 |
| GL16 7RL | £323,500 | 4 |
| GL16 8DS | £322,500 | 4 |
| GL16 8LZ | £322,000 | 4 |
| GL16 7SF | £319,500 | 6 |
| GL16 7HU | £318,000 | 3 |
| GL16 7AG | £315,000 | 3 |
| GL16 8JS | £315,000 | 3 |
| GL16 7RG | £311,500 | 4 |
| GL16 7BX | £300,000 | 3 |
| GL16 7AU | £292,500 | 6 |
| GL16 8ET | £282,500 | 3 |
| GL16 8RB | £280,000 | 3 |
| GL16 8SA | £278,000 | 5 |
| GL16 7LB | £277,500 | 6 |
| GL16 7HF | £265,000 | 3 |
| GL16 7PU | £260,000 | 3 |
| GL16 8DF | £257,500 | 4 |
| GL16 8QA | £250,000 | 5 |
| GL16 7JW | £238,000 | 3 |
| GL16 8HX | £231,000 | 6 |
| GL16 8HU | £218,000 | 4 |
| GL16 8RQ | £217,500 | 4 |
| GL16 8EB | £210,000 | 3 |
| GL16 7RU | £200,000 | 5 |
| GL16 7PR | £197,000 | 3 |
| GL16 8SB | £196,000 | 4 |
| GL16 7FF | £193,000 | 3 |
| GL16 8PF | £190,000 | 4 |
| GL16 8RS | £190,000 | 11 |
| GL16 8RP | £184,000 | 8 |
| GL16 7JF | £175,000 | 3 |
| GL16 8AB | £170,000 | 3 |
| GL16 8RJ | £168,500 | 5 |
| GL16 8BB | £167,000 | 4 |
| GL16 8DD | £115,000 | 3 |
| GL16 8RU | £89,000 | 3 |
| GL16 8BA | £80,000 | 5 |
Prices over time
The median rose 34%, from £200,000 in 2016 to £268,500 in 2025, close to the 36% rise for a typical district in the South West.
Postcode districts in the Forest of Dean council area
Median sale price of the 6 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. GL16 is the third cheapest.
- GL19 Gloucester£430,500
- GL18 Newent£285,000
- GL15 Lydney£270,000
- GL16 Coleford, this district£268,000
- GL17 Drybrook£265,000
- GL14 Cinderford£240,000
When the homes were built
| Built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 72 | ||
| 12 | ||
| 29 | ||
| 39 | ||
| 66 | ||
| 66 | ||
| 45 | ||
| 20 |
With 21% built before 1900, ask early whether a home is listed or in a conservation area, which limits the work you can do: see buying a listed building and buying in a conservation area.
Recent sales
The 10 latest sales ran from £160,000 for a semi-detached house on Kings Meade to £415,000 for a detached house on Gorse Lane.
The latest standard sales recorded in GL16. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.
- 9 The PaddocksSold for £335,000
- 23 Blakes WaySold for £395,000
- 11 Redhouse LaneSold for £318,000
- 2 Tufthorn TerraceSold for £237,500
- 36 Poppy FieldSold for £235,000
- 36 Kings MeadeSold for £160,000
- 15 Tudor WalkSold for £320,000
- Finlea Gorse LaneSold for £415,000
- 49 Crabtree MeadowSold for £377,500
- Highfield ScowlesSold for £350,000
Living in GL16
Crime
No rate for GL16
Police.uk does not have a full year of figures to August 2026 for GL16.
Gigabit broadband
Across its postcodes, an average of 93% of homes can get it
Higher than 69 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.
Radon
Every postcode is in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Higher than 83 in 100 postcode districts.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,443 a year in the Forest of Dean for 2026 to 2027
Near the middle of all council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Prices by council ward
Median price in the council wards that cover most of GL16, from the sales in GL16, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:
- Newland & Sling 47 sales£350,000
- Berry Hill 91 sales£320,000
- Coleford 243 sales£245,000
Coal mining
95% of the 500 live postcodes in GL16 are in the Mining Remediation Authority's coal mining reporting area. The free check shows whether a given postcode is (what a mining report covers).
Energy ratings of homes for sale
| Rating | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 3 | |
| B | 14 | |
| C | 165 | |
| D | 113 | |
| E | 43 | |
| F | 8 | |
| G | 3 |
About these figures
The figures come from 369 standard sales in GL16, the latest on 27 August 2026 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, fewer than 1 in 10 were flats.
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.