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Coleford

Middle area

West Forest of Dean. 11,217 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 11 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Coleford live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£260,000
Joint 2,905th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
10,854
Joint 649th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Coleford

Gloucestershire Constabulary supplied no data to police.uk from February to August 2026, so there is no figure for this period.

How Coleford compares

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Median sale price10 middle areas, Forest of Dean · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Forest of Dean10 areas from £216,000 to £430,500. The middle area is £276,250. Coleford is £260,000.
£260,0004th cheapest
Population10 middle areas, Forest of Dean · 2021
Population: every middle area in Forest of Dean10 areas from 5,103 to 12,961. The middle area is 8,117. Coleford is 10,854.
10,8543rd most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares10 middle areas, Forest of Dean · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Forest of Dean10 areas from 16.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 95.5%. Coleford is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage10 middle areas, Forest of Dean · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Forest of Dean10 areas from 50.0% to 98.1%. The middle area is 81.6%. Coleford is 94.4%.
94.4%2nd highest

What is the population of Coleford?

Coleford had 10,854 usual residents at the census.

Coleford is the joint 649th most populated of 9,448 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Forest of Dean

These figures are published for the whole of Forest of Dean, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Forest of Dean and not Coleford alone. See Forest of Dean

Average house price
£296,807
Up 1.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£42,326
97th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.0×
Joint 159th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
19.1
Joint 143rd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Coleford in brief

The median price paid for a home in Coleford was £260,000 in 2025.

Coleford had 10,854 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Coleford live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Coleford, 94.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.