GL18 postcode area guide — Forest of Dean
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the GL18 postcode district in Forest of Dean — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in GL18
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
73.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
61.4%
Gigabit-capable
61.4%
Below USO (10Mb)
3.1%
Broadband availability in the GL18 postcode district (Forest of Dean) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 323 postcodes Ofcom measures in GL18, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 73.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 61.4%.
Around 3.1% of premises in GL18 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 GL18
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| GL18 1AA | 100% | 85.7% |
| GL18 1AB | 100% | 80% |
| GL18 1AD | 100% | 100% |
| GL18 1AE | 100% | 92.9% |
| GL18 1AF | 100% | 10% |
| GL18 1AG | 100% | 0% |
| GL18 1AH | 100% | 100% |
| GL18 1AJ | 100% | 7.1% |
| GL18 1AL | 100% | 100% |
| GL18 1AN | 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 GL18
Based on 91 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in GL18 is £300,000, up 5.3% on the previous year (£285,000).
Detached
£389,950
41 sales
Semi-detached
£252,500
24 sales
Terraced
£228,000
14 sales
Flat / maisonette
£77,500
8 sales
Latest recorded sales in GL18
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 May 2026 | £389,950 | Detached | Onslow Road | GL18 1TL |
| 8 May 2026 | £285,000 | Detached | Croft Road | GL18 1SW |
| 1 May 2026 | £395,000 | Detached | Kestrel Close | GL18 1FH |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £228,000 | Terraced | Valegro Avenue | GL18 1RT |
| 21 Apr 2026 | £310,000 | Detached | Friars Walk | GL18 1TG |
| 21 Apr 2026 | £247,500 | Semi-detached | Watery Lane | GL18 1PY |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £345,000 | Detached | Meek Road | GL18 1UA |
| 15 Apr 2026 | £318,000 | Detached | Pippin Close | GL18 1TW |
| 27 Mar 2026 | £249,950 | Semi-detached | Foley Road | GL18 1ST |
| 27 Mar 2026 | £380,000 | Detached | Glebe Road | GL18 1BS |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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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 GL18
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre | Secondary | 11–18 | 976 | GL18 1QF |
| Picklenash Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 157 | GL18 1BG |
| Glebe Infants' School | Primary | 4–7 | 132 | GL18 1BL |
| Ann Cam Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 126 | GL18 2BH |
| Pauntley Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 25 | GL18 1LL |
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 GL18
57 rated food businesses operate in GL18. 48 hold the top rating of 5, 4 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Aviator Enterprises Ltd, Beauchamp Arms, Cater Cater Ltd At Ann Cam C Of E School, Charlotte Cafe @ Malswick House, Dymock Golf Club.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in GL18
From a sample of 148 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 GL18 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 41% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
18%
Band C
23%
Band D
36%
Band E
19%
Band F
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
Landlines around GL18 typically use:
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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.