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Lydney West & Aylburton

Ward

South west Forest of Dean. About 2,347 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 15 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 66% of people in Lydney West & Aylburton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
2,393
Joint 544th least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
66%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
75.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Lydney West & Aylburton compares

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

Lydney West & AylburtonMiddle
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. Lydney West & Aylburton is 2,393.
2,3937th least 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%. Lydney West & Aylburton is 66.0%.
66%5th fewest 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%. Lydney West & Aylburton is 75.2%.
75.2%8th 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%. Lydney West & Aylburton is 2.9%.
2.9%6th highest

What is the population of Lydney West & Aylburton?

Lydney West & Aylburton had 2,393 usual residents at the census.

Lydney West & Aylburton is the joint 544th 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 Lydney West & Aylburton 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 West & Aylburton in brief

Lydney West & Aylburton had 2,393 usual residents at the census.

About 66% of people in Lydney West & Aylburton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Lydney West & Aylburton, 75.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Lydney West & Aylburton, 2.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.