GL15 5AE

Lydney East · Forest of Dean · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Lydney
Local authority
Forest of Dean
Constituency
Forest of Dean
Postcode district
GL15
Postcode sector
GL15 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GL15 5AF 38 m
GL15 5NA 96 m
GL15 5BX 110 m
GL15 5AG 111 m
GL15 5AD 142 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL15 5AE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL15
Postcode sector
GL15 5
Latitude
51.728961
Longitude
-2.523712
British National Grid easting
363,926
British National Grid northing
203,490

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Forest of Dean · E07000080
Parish or community
E04004313
Westminster constituency
Forest of Dean · E14001240
Output area
E00113130
Lower layer super output area
Forest of Dean 009D · E01022255
Middle layer super output area
Forest of Dean 009 · E02004634

Postcode source versions

Explore GL15

23 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
7, Kimberley Close, Lydney, GL15 5AE 2 December 2025 £310,000
10, Kimberley Close, Lydney, GL15 5AE 20 May 2025 £273,000
7, Kimberley Close, Lydney, GL15 5AE 7 August 2024 £250,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
15
Primary
10
Secondary
2
  1. Severnbanks Primary School

    Academy converter

    513 m
  2. Lydney Church of England Community School

    Academy converter

    817 m
  3. Primrose Hill Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    868 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
464
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 203
  • Anti social behaviour 95
  • Criminal damage and arson 37
  • Public order 35
  • Other theft 19

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
37

21 female, 16 male

Postcode households
19
Residents per household
1.9
GL15 5 residents
9,529

Age bands in GL15 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.6%

1,642 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.2%

1,008 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.8%

2,356 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.4%

2,611 residents

Age 65 and over
23.1%

2,286 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider GL15 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • SEVERNBANK SURGERY

    TUTNALLS STREET, LYDNEY, GL15 5PF

    ODS code L84085

    416 m

  • LYDNEY PRACTICE

    THE HEALTH CENTRE, ALBERT STREET, LYDNEY, GL15 5NQ

    ODS code L84011

    441 m

  • YORKLEY HEALTH CENTRE(WG)

    BAILEY HILL, YORKLEY, LYDNEY, GL15 4RS

    ODS code L84021

    3.5 km

  • DEAN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    MILLEND, BLAKENEY, GL15 4ED

    ODS code L84029

    4.7 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Kimberley Close

    BCT · Lydney

    0.0 miles
  • Kimberley Drive

    BCT · Lydney

    0.1 miles
  • Kimberley Drive

    BCT · Lydney

    0.1 miles
  • Community Centre

    BCT · Lydney

    0.1 miles
  • Community Centre

    BCT · Lydney

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Forest of Dean 009D, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,311 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
10 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £291,500 from 4 recorded sales in GL15 5AE. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Forest of Dean is £288,524 in June 2026, up 1.9% year on year.

Schools

15 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 2 secondary schools. Severnbanks Primary School is the nearest published school at 513 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

464 published events cover 12 months, averaging 38.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 203 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.