GL15 postcode area guide — Forest of Dean
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the GL15 postcode district in Forest of Dean — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in GL15
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
91.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
67.3%
Gigabit-capable
65.8%
Below USO (10Mb)
1.1%
Broadband availability in the GL15 postcode district (Forest of Dean) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 796 postcodes Ofcom measures in GL15, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 91.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 65.8%.
Around 1.1% of premises in GL15 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in GL15
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| GL15 4AA | 92.3% | 89.7% |
| GL15 4AB | 100% | 100% |
| GL15 4AD | 100% | 100% |
| GL15 4AE | 60% | 60% |
| GL15 4AF | 72.7% | 72.7% |
| GL15 4AG | 100% | 100% |
| GL15 4AH | 100% | 100% |
| GL15 4AJ | 91.9% | 89.2% |
| GL15 4AL | 100% | 100% |
| GL15 4AN | 66.7% | 66.7% |
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Mobile signal around Forest of Dean
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Forest Of Dean district (43,536 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
68.3%
4G outdoors — all networks
94.3%
5G outdoors — all networks
23.7%
Voice indoors — all networks
75.4%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
House prices in GL15
Based on 247 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in GL15 is £270,000, up 9.1% on the previous year (£247,500).
Detached
£345,000
96 sales
Semi-detached
£242,000
89 sales
Terraced
£205,000
42 sales
Flat / maisonette
£120,000
9 sales
Latest recorded sales in GL15
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 May 2026 | £575,000 | Detached | GL15 4PE | |
| 13 May 2026 | £200,000 | Semi-detached | Victoria Road | GL15 5DG |
| 8 May 2026 | £270,000 | Semi-detached | Abbots Gate | GL15 4BQ |
| 5 May 2026 | £290,000 | Detached | Ash Close | GL15 5NE |
| 1 May 2026 | £260,000 | Terraced | Lych Gate Mews | GL15 5TJ |
| 1 May 2026 | £210,000 | Terraced | Queen Street | GL15 5LY |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £202,500 | Semi-detached | Meadowbank | GL15 5DF |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £334,000 | Detached | High Street | GL15 6TB |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £240,000 | Terraced | Par Four Lane | GL15 5GB |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £332,000 | Detached | Highbrook Way | GL15 4BY |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Forest of Dean demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Forest of Dean district (87,004 residents, 37,217 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% |
| 15–29 | 20% |
| 30–44 | 16.2% |
| 45–64 | 22.7% |
| 65+ | 25.1% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 72.6% |
| Private rented | 13.6% |
| Social rented | 10.8% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around GL15
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Dean Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 816 | GL15 5DZ |
| Severnbanks Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 251 | GL15 5AU |
| Primrose Hill Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 211 | GL15 5TA |
| Lydney Church of England Community School | Primary | 4–11 | 199 | GL15 5JH |
| Bream Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 186 | GL15 6JW |
| Yorkley Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 177 | GL15 4RR |
| St Briavels Parochial Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 148 | GL15 6TD |
| Woolaston Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 113 | GL15 6PH |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in GL15
157 rated food businesses operate in GL15. 129 hold the top rating of 5, 4 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 3 Hill Street, Alvington Service Station, Andy's Butchers, B & M Retail Ltd, Bailey Hill Stores.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in GL15
From a sample of 251 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 GL15 postcodes, the most common rating is band B (average band C). 53% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
3%
Band B
25%
Band C
24%
Band D
24%
Band E
18%
Band F
4%
Band G
0%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Forest of Dean
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.