# GL14 3JZ: area report for a postcode in Forest of Dean

GL14 3JZ is a postcode in Forest of Dean.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Forest of Dean. Open the map at GL14 3JZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Forest of Dean](https://openindex.co.uk/forest-of-dean) › [GL14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl14) › [GL14 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl14-3)

## Around this postcode

- **No street-level crime here**: Gloucestershire Constabulary supplied no data to police.uk from February to August 2026, so there are no map points there for those months. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.4839,51.8214,GL143JZ
- **Lydney, 12 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.4839,51.8214,GL143JZ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 580 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.4839,51.8214,GL143JZ
- **No property in GL14 3JZ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.4839,51.8214,GL143JZ
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Forest of Dean 004G. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.4839,51.8214,GL143JZ
- **£286,888 average price**: For the whole of Forest of Dean, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.4839,51.8214,GL143JZ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.7 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.4839,51.8214,GL143JZ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 930 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.4839,51.8214,GL143JZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at GL14 3JZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.4839,51.8214,GL143JZ
- **Low road and rail noise at GL14 3JZ**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.4839,51.8214,GL143JZ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 5 of 6**: 10% to 30% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.4839,51.8214,GL143JZ
- **5.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.4839,51.8214,GL143JZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Littledean Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/littledean-church-of-england-primary-school-e115631) | Primary | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), April 2024 | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Forest View Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/forest-view-primary-school-e139150) | Primary | 680 m (8 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [SGS Forest High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sgs-forest-high-school-e138496) | Secondary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 32.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St White's Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-whites-primary-school-e115520) | Primary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2026 | £245,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| March 2026 | £118,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| May 2026 | £850,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| August 2024 | £265,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| July 2024 | £300,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 260 m |
| October 2024 | £249,999 | Detached, established, freehold | 260 m |
| March 2024 | £125,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 290 m |
| May 2026 | £175,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 350 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: CINDERFORD PHARMACY (880 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Cinderford Superstore (930 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £286,888** (July 2026). Forest of Dean’s average house price was £286,888 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 1.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £42,326** (2025). Full-time workers living in Forest of Dean earned a median of £42,326 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 97th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.8×** (2025). A home in Forest of Dean costs 6.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 148th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 19.1** (2025). Forest of Dean has a deprivation score of 19.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 143rd most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Forest of Dean 004G (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 21.7** (2025). Forest of Dean 004G has a deprivation score of 21.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,337th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £230,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Forest of Dean 004G was £230,000 in 2025. Joint 9,437th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,148** (2021). Forest of Dean 004G had 2,148 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 3,369th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 97.8%** (January 2026). In Forest of Dean 004G, 97.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## GL14 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £235,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in GL14 was £235,000 in 2025. Joint 636th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 16,434** (2021). GL14 had 16,434 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,087th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 90%** (2022). About 90% of people in GL14 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 80.9%** (January 2026). In GL14, 80.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Forest of Dean](https://openindex.co.uk/forest-of-dean)
- Centre: 51.8214, -2.4839

Council: [Forest of Dean](https://openindex.co.uk/forest-of-dean) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Forest of Dean](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/forest-of-dean): Matt Bishop (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.4839,51.8214,GL143JZ

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