WR13 postcode area guide — Forest of Dean
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the WR13 postcode district in Forest of Dean — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in WR13
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
88.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
66.3%
Gigabit-capable
66.3%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.4%
Broadband availability in the WR13 postcode district (Forest of Dean) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 368 postcodes Ofcom measures in WR13, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 88.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 66.3%.
Around 0.4% of premises in WR13 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 WR13
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| WR13 5AA | 100% | 100% |
| WR13 5AB | 100% | 100% |
| WR13 5AD | 100% | 8.3% |
| WR13 5AE | 100% | 100% |
| WR13 5AF | 88.9% | 88.9% |
| WR13 5AG | 100% | 100% |
| WR13 5AH | 76.9% | 76.9% |
| WR13 5AJ | 100% | 100% |
| WR13 5AL | 100% | 0% |
| WR13 5AN | 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.
Crime in WR13
Police recorded 3 incidents within about a mile of the centre of WR13 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Burglary | 1 | 33.3% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 1 | 33.3% |
| Other crime | 1 | 33.3% |
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 WR13
Based on 98 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in WR13 is £465,000, essentially flat on the previous year (£464,950).
Detached
£530,000
53 sales
Semi-detached
£285,000
23 sales
Terraced
£255,000
10 sales
Latest recorded sales in WR13
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May 2026 | £235,000 | Semi-detached | Norway Close | WR13 5FE |
| 7 May 2026 | £580,000 | Flat | Kingsbrooke | WR13 6BB |
| 1 May 2026 | £680,000 | Detached | Covent Gardens | WR13 6FA |
| 1 May 2026 | £362,500 | Detached | Kiln Lane | WR13 5HH |
| 23 Apr 2026 | £465,000 | Detached | Smith End Green | WR13 5DG |
| 16 Apr 2026 | £655,000 | Detached | WR13 5EY | |
| 15 Apr 2026 | £425,000 | Detached | Evendine Lane | WR13 6DT |
| 13 Apr 2026 | £245,000 | Terraced | Pyndar Court | WR13 5AX |
| 9 Apr 2026 | £550,000 | Detached | Nash Green | WR13 5DR |
| 8 Apr 2026 | £700,000 | Detached | Church Road | WR13 6BQ |
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 WR13
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Downs, Malvern College Prep School | Not applicable | 0–13 | 220 | WR13 6EY |
| Leigh and Bransford Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 182 | WR13 5DX |
| Colwall CofE Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 5–11 | 164 | WR13 6EQ |
| The Elms School | Not applicable | 3–13 | 156 | WR13 6EF |
| Welland Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 134 | WR13 6NE |
| Castlemorton Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 92 | WR13 6BG |
| Madresfield CofE Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 84 | WR13 5AA |
| Cradley CofE Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 73 | WR13 5NG |
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 WR13
65 rated food businesses operate in WR13. 30 hold the top rating of 5, 11 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Branches Coffee Hatch At Branches Day Opportunities Ltd, Cafe H20, Colwall C of E Primary School, Colwall Care Home, Colwall Orchard Group.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in WR13
From a sample of 98 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 WR13 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 39% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
11%
Band C
28%
Band D
16%
Band E
23%
Band F
19%
Band G
2%
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 WR13 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.