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

GL15 5JX 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 5JX 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=-2.5311,51.7248,GL155JX
- **Lydney, 1.2 km**: About 15 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.5311,51.7248,GL155JX
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 400 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.5311,51.7248,GL155JX
- **No property in GL15 5JX 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=-2.5311,51.7248,GL155JX
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Forest of Dean 009E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.5311,51.7248,GL155JX
- **£296,807 average price**: For the whole of Forest of Dean, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.5311,51.7248,GL155JX
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 360 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.5311,51.7248,GL155JX
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 300 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.5311,51.7248,GL155JX
- **No gigabit broadband at GL15 5JX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.5311,51.7248,GL155JX
- **Low road and rail noise at GL15 5JX**: Road 45 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.5311,51.7248,GL155JX
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-2.5311,51.7248,GL155JX
- **6.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.5311,51.7248,GL155JX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Lydney Church of England Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lydney-church-of-england-community-school-e148212) | Primary | 400 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Dean Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-dean-academy-e138421) | Secondary | 460 m (6 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 43.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Severnbanks Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/severnbanks-primary-school-e139165) | Primary | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 68% 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 | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | 90% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Aylburton Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/aylburton-church-of-england-primary-school-e148211) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2024 | £90,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| June 2026 | £78,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| August 2025 | £235,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| February 2025 | £170,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| April 2026 | £160,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| May 2026 | £200,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| March 2025 | £160,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| September 2023 | £220,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 220 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: LYDNEY PRACTICE (360 m); SEVERNBANK SURGERY (370 m)
- Pharmacies: FOREST PHARMACY (290 m); LYDNEY PHARMACY (300 m)
- Dental practices: THE COACH HOUSE DENTAL PRACTICE (150 m); DENTAL SURGERY (150 m); HYLTON COURT (DENTAL SURGERY) (220 m); COMMUNITY DENTAL SERVICE (360 m)
- Supermarkets: Lidl Lydney (300 m, Lidl); Tesco Lydney Superstore (300 m, Tesco); Morrisons Daily Lydney Newerne Street (370 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 009E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 30.4** (2025). Forest of Dean 009E has a deprivation score of 30.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,057th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £220,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Forest of Dean 009E was £220,000 in 2025. Joint 8,379th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,745** (2021). Forest of Dean 009E had 1,745 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,748th 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: 71.5%** (January 2026). In Forest of Dean 009E, 71.5% 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.

## 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: 51.7248, -2.5311

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=-2.5311,51.7248,GL155JX

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