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Bream

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South west Forest of Dean. About 4,810 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 25 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

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

Population
4,885
Joint 2,643rd least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
36.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Bream compares

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

BreamMiddle
Population21 wards, Forest of Dean · 2021
Population: every ward in Forest of Dean21 areas from 1,757 to 7,735. The middle area is 4,328. Bream is 4,885.
4,8857th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares21 wards, Forest of Dean · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Forest of Dean21 areas from 20.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Bream is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage21 wards, Forest of Dean · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Forest of Dean21 areas from 26.8% to 98.2%. The middle area is 84.7%. Bream is 36.8%.
36.8%3rd lowest
Claimant rate21 wards, Forest of Dean · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Forest of Dean21 areas from 1.2% to 4.9%. The middle area is 2.6%. Bream is 2.6%.
2.6%joint 10th lowest

What is the population of Bream?

Bream had 4,885 usual residents at the census.

Bream is the joint 2,643rd least populated of 8,397 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 ward, so they describe all of Forest of Dean and not Bream 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
Bream in brief

Bream had 4,885 usual residents at the census.

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

In Bream, 36.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Bream, 2.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.