GL15 5GJ

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 5GW 112 m
GL15 5GP 139 m
GL15 5GR 140 m
GL15 5FZ 171 m
GL15 5SB 171 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL15 5GJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2024
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL15
Postcode sector
GL15 5
Latitude
51.722403
Longitude
-2.514241
British National Grid easting
364,575
British National Grid northing
202,756

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
E00186342
Lower layer super output area
Forest of Dean 009C · E01022254
Middle layer super output area
Forest of Dean 009 · E02004634

Postcode source versions

Explore GL15

12 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
12, Redwing Avenue, Lydney, GL15 5GJ 20 December 2024 £214,845
2, Redwing Avenue, Lydney, GL15 5GJ 29 November 2024 £280,000
24, Redwing Avenue, Lydney, GL15 5GJ 27 September 2024 £256,495

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
14
Primary
9
Secondary
2
  1. Severnbanks Primary School

    Academy converter

    499 m
  2. The Dean Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.5 km
  3. Lydney Church of England Community School

    Academy converter

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
449
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 194
  • Anti social behaviour 92
  • Public order 35
  • Criminal damage and arson 35
  • Other theft 19

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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 straight-line

  • SEVERNBANK SURGERY

    TUTNALLS STREET, LYDNEY, GL15 5PF

    ODS code L84085

    865 m

  • LYDNEY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L84011

    1.2 km

  • YORKLEY HEALTH CENTRE(WG)

    BAILEY HILL, YORKLEY, LYDNEY, GL15 4RS

    ODS code L84021

    4.3 km

  • DEAN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    MILLEND, BLAKENEY, GL15 4ED

    ODS code L84029

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Ridler Road

    BCT · Lydney

    0.2 miles
  • Ridler Road

    BCT · Lydney

    0.2 miles
  • Shops

    BCT · Lydney

    0.3 miles
  • Shops

    BCT · Lydney

    0.3 miles
  • Summerleaze Road

    BCT · Lydney

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Forest of Dean 009C, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,466 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
3 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.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £203,995 from 12 recorded sales in GL15 5GJ. 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

14 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 2 secondary schools. Severnbanks Primary School is the nearest published school at 499 m.

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

Recorded crime

449 published events cover 12 months, averaging 37.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 194 events.

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