Affluence in GL16 8NQ
How GL16 8NQ ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Lydbrook, Newland & St Briavels
- Council
- Forest of Dean
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,856 (2024)
GL16 8NQColeford
How well off GL16 8NQ is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the GL16 8NQ area scores 6.0 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for England. Its lowest-scoring category is barriers to housing and services (1.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Barriers to housing and services1.0
- Living environment1.0
- Education and skills7.0
- Employment8.0
- Crime8.0
- Income9.0
- Children in low-income families9.0
- Older people in low-income households9.0
- Health and disability10.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
53.5% of adults in the GL16 8NQ area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 32% are retired and 3.9% are full-time students.
Social grade
42.9% of adults in the GL16 8NQ area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
44.7% of adults in the GL16 8NQ area hold a degree or equivalent, above the England average of 33.9%. 12.6% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around GL16 8NQ (Lydbrook, Newland & St Briavels) (about 1,856 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.