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Lydney

Middle area

South west Forest of Dean. 12,313 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 35 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 57% of people in Lydney live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£258,000
Joint 2,874th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
11,303
Joint 475th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
57%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
79.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Lydney

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

How Lydney compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

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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. Lydney is £258,000.
£258,0003rd 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. Lydney is 11,303.
11,3032nd 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%. Lydney is 57.0%.
57%2nd fewest 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%. Lydney is 79.9%.
79.9%4th lowest

What is the population of Lydney?

Lydney had 11,303 usual residents at the census.

Lydney is the joint 475th 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 Lydney 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
Lydney in brief

The median price paid for a home in Lydney was £258,000 in 2025.

Lydney had 11,303 usual residents at the census.

About 57% of people in Lydney live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Lydney, 79.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.