GL17 postcode area guide — Forest of Dean
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the GL17 postcode district in Forest of Dean — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in GL17
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
92.7%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
61.3%
Gigabit-capable
61.3%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.4%
Broadband availability in the GL17 postcode district (Forest of Dean) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 465 postcodes Ofcom measures in GL17, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 92.7% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 61.3%.
Around 0.4% of premises in GL17 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 GL17
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| GL17 0AA | 100% | 66.7% |
| GL17 0AB | 100% | 100% |
| GL17 0AD | 100% | 90.9% |
| GL17 0AE | 100% | 100% |
| GL17 0AG | 100% | 100% |
| GL17 0AH | 88.9% | 88.9% |
| GL17 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| GL17 0AL | 94.4% | 94.4% |
| GL17 0AN | 100% | 100% |
| GL17 0AQ | 100% | 100% |
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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 GL17
Based on 129 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in GL17 is £275,000, essentially flat on the previous year (£275,000).
Detached
£395,000
51 sales
Semi-detached
£230,000
54 sales
Terraced
£200,000
15 sales
Latest recorded sales in GL17
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May 2026 | £282,500 | Semi-detached | Ash Grove | GL17 0SE |
| 6 May 2026 | £335,000 | Detached | Yartleton Lane | GL17 0NR |
| 1 May 2026 | £150,000 | Terraced | Denehurst | GL17 9XP |
| 1 May 2026 | £205,000 | Semi-detached | Oakhill Road | GL17 0BN |
| 1 May 2026 | £315,000 | Detached | Joys Green Road | GL17 9SX |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £191,000 | Semi-detached | Brook End | GL17 0QT |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £315,000 | Detached | New Road | GL17 9QG |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £245,000 | Semi-detached | Farm Road | GL17 9XL |
| 2 Apr 2026 | £412,500 | Other | Station Lane | GL17 0NA |
| 2 Apr 2026 | £540,000 | Detached | Old Hill | GL17 0PF |
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 GL17
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dene Magna School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,020 | GL17 0DU |
| Mitcheldean Endowed Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 205 | GL17 0BS |
| Drybrook Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 147 | GL17 9JF |
| Hope Brook CofE Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 134 | GL17 0LA |
| Woodside Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 122 | GL17 9XP |
| Lydbrook Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 83 | GL17 9PX |
| Ruardean Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 76 | GL17 9XQ |
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 GL17
78 rated food businesses operate in GL17. 64 hold the top rating of 5, 1 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Caterlink At Woodside Primary School, Caterlink Limited At Hope Brook C Of E Primary School, Caterlink Limited At Lydbrook Primary School, Caterlink Limited At Mitcheldean Endowed Primary School, Caterlink Limited At Ruardean C Of E Primary School.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in GL17
From a sample of 71 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 GL17 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 21% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
8%
Band C
13%
Band D
42%
Band E
27%
Band F
6%
Band G
4%
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.