GL19 postcode area guide — Forest of Dean
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the GL19 postcode district in Forest of Dean — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in GL19
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
73.5%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
49.3%
Gigabit-capable
49.3%
Below USO (10Mb)
2.4%
Broadband availability in the GL19 postcode district (Forest of Dean) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 382 postcodes Ofcom measures in GL19, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 73.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 49.3%.
Around 2.4% of premises in GL19 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 GL19
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| GL19 3AA | 100% | 100% |
| GL19 3AB | 100% | 100% |
| GL19 3AD | 100% | 100% |
| GL19 3AE | 100% | 100% |
| GL19 3AF | 100% | 93.2% |
| GL19 3AG | 100% | 92.3% |
| GL19 3AH | 80% | 80% |
| GL19 3AJ | 87.5% | 87.5% |
| GL19 3AL | 100% | 100% |
| GL19 3AN | 95.2% | 95.2% |
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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 GL19
Based on 75 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in GL19 is £485,000, up 9.0% on the previous year (£445,000).
Detached
£557,000
46 sales
Semi-detached
£300,000
11 sales
Terraced
£300,000
5 sales
Latest recorded sales in GL19
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Apr 2026 | £250,000 | Semi-detached | Boundary Place | GL19 3RG |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £395,000 | Detached | The Quay | GL19 4HZ |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £765,000 | Other | Pendock Road | GL19 3LG |
| 15 Apr 2026 | £370,000 | Terraced | Moorend | GL19 3DG |
| 9 Apr 2026 | £305,000 | Detached | Newent Lane | GL19 3SE |
| 20 Mar 2026 | £275,000 | Semi-detached | Jubilee Place | GL19 3RS |
| 9 Mar 2026 | £465,000 | Detached | GL19 3HS | |
| 5 Mar 2026 | £530,000 | Detached | GL19 3PS | |
| 25 Feb 2026 | £500,000 | Detached | Long Green | GL19 4QQ |
| 24 Feb 2026 | £752,000 | Detached | GL19 4DY |
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 GL19
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tibberton Community Primary School and Early Years | Primary | 2–11 | 140 | GL19 3AQ |
| Staunton and Corse Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 127 | GL19 3RA |
| Hartpury Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 104 | GL19 3BJ |
| Redmarley Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 97 | GL19 3HS |
| Eldersfield Lawn CofE Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 93 | GL19 4LZ |
| Deerhurst and Apperley Church of England Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 87 | GL19 4DQ |
| Huntley Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 79 | GL19 3EX |
| Hartmore School | Not applicable | 7–18 | 73 | GL19 3BG |
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 GL19
70 rated food businesses operate in GL19. 57 hold the top rating of 5, 1 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Apperley Cricket Club, Apperley Village Hall - Open Door Lunch Club, Aramark @ Hartpury Mobile Van, Aramark At Hartpury Graze, Aramark Hartpury Enquire Cafe.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in GL19
From a sample of 116 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 GL19 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 28% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
7%
Band B
9%
Band C
13%
Band D
28%
Band E
27%
Band F
14%
Band G
3%
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.