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GL15 5PU

Lydney East · Forest of Dean · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GL15 5QR 81 m
GL15 5RH 112 m
GL15 5PT 116 m
GL15 5PR 147 m
GL15 5PS 147 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL15 5PU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 2012
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL15
Postcode sector
GL15 5
Latitude
51.721559
Longitude
-2.526319
British National Grid easting
363,740
British National Grid northing
202,668

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Forest of Dean · E07000080
Electoral ward
Lydney East · E05012165
Parish or community
E04004313
Westminster constituency
Forest of Dean · E14001240
Output area
E00113133
Lower layer super output area
Forest of Dean 009E · E01022256
Middle layer super output area
Forest of Dean 009 · E02004634

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Property

At this postcode

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Lakeside House, Cambourne Place, Lydney, GL15 5PU 2 June 2009 £86,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
14
Primary
9
Secondary
2

  1. The Dean Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    662 m

  2. Severnbanks Primary School

    Academy converter

    810 m

  3. Lydney Church of England Community School

    Academy converter

    890 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 204
  • Anti social behaviour 94
  • Criminal damage and arson 36
  • Public order 35
  • Other theft 19

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
6

2 female, 4 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
3.0
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 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider GL15 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • SEVERNBANK SURGERY

    TUTNALLS STREET, LYDNEY, GL15 5PF

    ODS code L84085

    434 m

  • LYDNEY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L84011

    749 m

  • YORKLEY HEALTH CENTRE(WG)

    BAILEY HILL, YORKLEY, LYDNEY, GL15 4RS

    ODS code L84021

    4.3 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Orchard Road

    BCT · Lydney

    0.1 miles

  • Orchard Road

    BCT · Lydney

    0.1 miles

  • The Highland Court

    BCT · Lydney

    0.2 miles

  • The Highland Court

    BCT · Lydney

    0.2 miles

  • Lakeside Drive

    BCT · Lydney

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

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

8,079 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
7 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
3
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

14 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 2 secondary schools. The Dean Academy is the nearest published school at 662 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

464 published events cover 12 months, averaging 38.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 204 events.

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