GL15 5JJ

Lydney West & Aylburton · Forest of Dean · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Forest of Dean
Constituency
Forest of Dean
Postcode district
GL15
Postcode sector
GL15 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GL15 5JR 79 m
GL15 5JL 85 m
GL15 5JP 116 m
GL15 5JZ 116 m
GL15 5HR 131 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL15 5JJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1999
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL15
Postcode sector
GL15 5
Latitude
51.727326
Longitude
-2.535247
British National Grid easting
363,128
British National Grid northing
203,314

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
E00112981
Lower layer super output area
Forest of Dean 009B · E01022227
Middle layer super output area
Forest of Dean 009 · E02004634

Postcode source versions

Explore GL15

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
10
Secondary
2
  1. Lydney Church of England Community School

    Academy converter

    0 m
  2. The Dean Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    609 m
  3. Primrose Hill Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
459
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 201
  • Anti social behaviour 92
  • Criminal damage and arson 36
  • Public order 35
  • Other theft 18

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.

GP practices

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • LYDNEY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L84011

    377 m

  • SEVERNBANK SURGERY

    TUTNALLS STREET, LYDNEY, GL15 5PF

    ODS code L84085

    688 m

  • YORKLEY HEALTH CENTRE(WG)

    BAILEY HILL, YORKLEY, LYDNEY, GL15 4RS

    ODS code L84021

    3.7 km

Nearby transport

  • The Orchards

    BCT · Lydney

    0.1 miles
  • The Orchards

    BCT · Lydney

    0.1 miles
  • Tesco

    BCT · Lydney

    0.1 miles
  • Dean Forest Railway

    TMU · Lydney

    0.1 miles
  • Lydney Town (Dean Forest Railway)

    MET · Lydney

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,283 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
1 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

Schools

13 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 2 secondary schools. Lydney Church of England Community School is the nearest published school at 0 m.

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

Recorded crime

459 published events cover 12 months, averaging 38.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 201 events.

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