GL15 5TY

Lydney West & Aylburton · 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 5HU 48 m
GL15 5DP 76 m
GL15 5HT 88 m
GL15 5DL 93 m
GL15 5DN 122 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL15 5TY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL15
Postcode sector
GL15 5
Latitude
51.724477
Longitude
-2.537139
British National Grid easting
362,995
British National Grid northing
202,998

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
E00112984
Lower layer super output area
Forest of Dean 009A · E01022226
Middle layer super output area
Forest of Dean 009 · E02004634

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Property

At this postcode

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6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Blacksmith Way, Lydney, GL15 5TY 17 April 2025 £260,000
4, Blacksmith Way, Lydney, GL15 5TY 25 April 2024 £259,500
3, Blacksmith Way, Lydney, GL15 5TY 12 April 2024 £240,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
9
Secondary
2
  1. The Dean Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    303 m
  2. Lydney Church of England Community School

    Academy converter

    343 m
  3. Severnbanks Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
443
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 197
  • Anti social behaviour 90
  • Public order 34
  • Criminal damage and arson 34
  • 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

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+
100%
Gigabit-capable
77.8%
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

  • LYDNEY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L84011

    632 m

  • SEVERNBANK SURGERY

    TUTNALLS STREET, LYDNEY, GL15 5PF

    ODS code L84085

    794 m

  • YORKLEY HEALTH CENTRE(WG)

    BAILEY HILL, YORKLEY, LYDNEY, GL15 4RS

    ODS code L84021

    4.1 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

  • Cross

    BCT · Lydney

    0.1 miles
  • Cross and Town Hall

    BCT · Lydney

    0.1 miles
  • Town Hall

    BCT · Lydney

    0.1 miles
  • Town Hall

    BCT · Lydney

    0.1 miles
  • Templeway

    BCT · Lydney

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

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

16,406 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
4 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.

Evidence in context

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

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £257,250 from 6 recorded sales in GL15 5TY. 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

Published establishments

12 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 2 secondary schools. The Dean Academy is the nearest published school at 303 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

443 published events cover 12 months, averaging 36.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 197 events.

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