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County or areaGloucestershire
Postcode districtGL16
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 42 min4:51 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 47 min8:15 am – 4:01 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People10,854 residentsin the Coleford census areaMedian age 48.14,864 households68% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright18% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 4,862 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%, construction 13%Getting to work: 21% work from home, 69% go by car, 2% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle58% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages24% of adults hold a degree or higher22% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,036 mm of rain a year, 34 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December43 days of air frost, 9 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksJugshole Poollake · under a mileOld Bow and Old Ham Mineshistoric site · 1.3 miHooper's Poollake · under a mileClearwell Wellhistoric site · 1.8 miLord's Hillhill · under a milePurples Hillhill · 1.1 miThe Verderers' Trailwalk or trail · 2.1 miNinewells Bottomvalley · 1.4 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesBells Fieldpark · under a mile · 4 haForest Hills Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 41 haWoodhengepark · under a mileCrow Ashpark · under a mileBuchanan's Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 4 haKing George's Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes93 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199048 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 2 Jul 202545 mi away, Knucklas, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 5.1 · PM2.5 5.7 · PM10 9.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband88% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,361 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation184 m604 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 145 to 227 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalDilke Memorial Hospital4.1 miGP surgeryColeford Surgery5 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyDay Lewis Chemists LTD3 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistWillow Tree Dental Practiceunder a milePolice stationColeford Police Stationright hereCash machineMidcounties Co-Op Coleford2 within half a mileunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools4 primary, 1 secondaryPrimarySt John's C of E Academyages 4-11, 155 pupilsunder a milePrimaryCoalway Primary Schoolages 4-11, 193 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryFive Acres High Schoolages 11-16, 786 pupilsunder a mileCollegeHartpury College15.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS29 miRailway stationLydney6.6 miBus stationMonmouth Bus Station Stand 14.6 miFerrySharpness Old Docks7.4 miBus stops118 within a mileEV chargingRoam Charging StationColeford4 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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