HR9 postcode area guide — Forest of Dean

Where is HR9?

Broadband & internet speeds in HR9

Strong coverage

Broadband availability in the HR9 postcode district (Forest of Dean) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 812 postcodes Ofcom measures in HR9, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 90.3% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 73%.

Around 0.8% of premises in HR9 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 HR9

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Mobile signal around Forest of Dean

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Forest Of Dean district (43,536 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in HR9

Police recorded 77 incidents within about a mile of the centre of HR9 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).

House prices in HR9

Based on 233 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in HR9 is £323,000, down 0.6% on the previous year (£325,000).

Latest recorded sales in HR9

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):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around HR9

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 HR9

219 rated food businesses operate in HR9. 147 hold the top rating of 5, 27 are rated 4, and 7 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Abacus 2000 Nursery School, Aldi, Ashfield Park Primary School - Alliance in Partnership, Aspire Living, Audrey's Fish Bar.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in HR9

From a sample of 141 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 HR9 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 40% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

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 HR9 typically use:

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What's it like living in HR9?

Postcodes in HR9

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

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.