# GL15 5BW: area report for a postcode in Forest of Dean

GL15 5BW 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 GL15 5BW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Forest of Dean](https://openindex.co.uk/forest-of-dean) › [GL15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl15) › [GL15 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl15-5)

## 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=-2.5202,51.7274,GL155BW
- **Lydney, 1.6 km**: About 21 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations#around=-2.5202,51.7274,GL155BW
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 210 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools#around=-2.5202,51.7274,GL155BW
- **No property in GL15 5BW 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=-2.5202,51.7274,GL155BW
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Forest of Dean 009D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england#around=-2.5202,51.7274,GL155BW
- **£296,807 average price**: For the whole of Forest of Dean, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices#around=-2.5202,51.7274,GL155BW
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices#around=-2.5202,51.7274,GL155BW
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 540 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets#around=-2.5202,51.7274,GL155BW
- **85.7% can get gigabit broadband at GL15 5BW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode#around=-2.5202,51.7274,GL155BW
- **Low road and rail noise at GL15 5BW**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode#around=-2.5202,51.7274,GL155BW
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=-2.5202,51.7274,GL155BW
- **7.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide#around=-2.5202,51.7274,GL155BW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Severnbanks Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/severnbanks-primary-school-e139165) | Primary | 210 m (3 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lydney Church of England Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lydney-church-of-england-community-school-e148212) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Primrose Hill Church of England Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/primrose-hill-church-of-england-primary-academy-e139643) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | 90% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Dean Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-dean-academy-e138421) | Secondary | 1.2 km (16 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 43.1 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2026 | £230,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| April 2026 | £202,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| May 2026 | £160,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| June 2026 | £398,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| January 2026 | £240,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| January 2025 | £205,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| June 2024 | £170,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| May 2025 | £232,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 230 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: SEVERNBANK SURGERY (440 m); LYDNEY PRACTICE (670 m)
- Pharmacies: FOREST PHARMACY (630 m); LYDNEY PHARMACY (680 m)
- Dental practices: COMMUNITY DENTAL SERVICE (670 m); HYLTON COURT (DENTAL SURGERY) (670 m); DENTAL SURGERY (790 m); THE COACH HOUSE DENTAL PRACTICE (950 m)
- Supermarkets: Lidl Lydney (540 m, Lidl); Morrisons Daily Lydney Newerne Street (540 m, Morrisons)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £296,807** (August 2026). Forest of Dean’s average house price was £296,807 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 7.0×** (2025). A home in Forest of Dean costs 7.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 159th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 009D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 10.6** (2025). Forest of Dean 009D has a deprivation score of 10.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,428th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £297,498** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Forest of Dean 009D was £297,498 in 2025. Joint 15,797th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,272** (2021). Forest of Dean 009D had 2,272 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,244th 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: 95.8%** (January 2026). In Forest of Dean 009D, 95.8% 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.

## GL15 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £275,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in GL15 was £275,000 in 2025. Joint 940th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 22,218** (2021). GL15 had 22,218 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,327th most 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: 74%** (2022). About 74% of people in GL15 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: 70.5%** (January 2026). In GL15, 70.5% 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: 51.7274, -2.5202

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), August 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=-2.5202,51.7274,GL155BW

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