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GL15 5SA

Lydney East · Forest of Dean · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 5GF 268 m
GL15 5GG 286 m
GL15 5GA 288 m
GL15 5PY 289 m
GL15 5GH 326 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL15 5SA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 November 2021
Terminated
1 March 2026
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL15
Postcode sector
GL15 5
Latitude
51.717959
Longitude
-2.523049
British National Grid easting
363,963
British National Grid northing
202,266

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
E00113139
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

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
8
Secondary
2

  1. The Dean Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    988 m

  2. Severnbanks Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.0 km

  3. Lydney Church of England Community School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
428
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 188
  • Anti social behaviour 86
  • Criminal damage and arson 34
  • Public order 32
  • 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+
50%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
50%
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

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • SEVERNBANK SURGERY

    TUTNALLS STREET, LYDNEY, GL15 5PF

    ODS code L84085

    854 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

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Par Four Estate

    BCT · Lydney

    0.1 miles

  • Par Four Estate

    BCT · Lydney

    0.1 miles

  • Lakeside Drive

    BCT · Lydney

    0.2 miles

  • Lakeside Drive

    BCT · Lydney

    0.2 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

Schools

13 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 2 secondary schools. The Dean Academy is the nearest published school at 988 m.

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

Recorded crime

428 published events cover 12 months, averaging 35.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 188 events.

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