GL15 6AL

St. Briavels · 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 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GL15 6AN 360 m
GL15 6AG 389 m
GL15 6NY 732 m
GL15 6AQ 744 m
GL15 6AJ 746 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL15 6AL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL15
Postcode sector
GL15 6
Latitude
51.715395
Longitude
-2.596725
British National Grid easting
358,871
British National Grid northing
202,020

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Forest of Dean · E07000080
Parish or community
E04004294
Westminster constituency
Forest of Dean · E14001240
Output area
E00112977
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

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Laundry Cottage, Clanna, Lydney, GL15 6AL 5 November 2010 £145,000
Clanna Weir Mill, Clanna, Lydney, GL15 6AL 12 June 1997 £86,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
5
Secondary
1
  1. Woolaston Primary School

    Community school

    2.0 km
  2. Aylburton Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.9 km
  3. St Briavels Parochial Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    3.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 2
  • Anti social behaviour 2
  • Vehicle crime 1
  • Violence and sexual offences 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
11

6 female, 5 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
3.7
GL15 6 residents
7,032

Age bands in GL15 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.7%

1,059 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.2%

588 residents

Age 25 to 44
18%

1,298 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.3%

2,251 residents

Age 65 and over
27.9%

2,006 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider GL15 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
0%
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
0%
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

2

within 5 km

  • WYE VALLEY PRACTICE

    SMITHVILLE CLOSE, ST. BRIAVELS, LYDNEY, GL15 6TN

    ODS code W93019

    3.6 km

  • LYDNEY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L84011

    4.8 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Sand Tumps Turn

    BCT · Woolaston Common

    0.5 miles
  • The Rising Sun

    BCT · Woolaston

    0.7 miles
  • Pleasant View

    BCT · Woolaston Woodside

    0.8 miles
  • Sandtumps Turn

    BCT · Woolaston Woodside

    0.8 miles
  • Sandtumps Turn

    BCT · Woolaston Woodside

    0.8 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.

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
0
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

Schools

6 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. Woolaston Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

6 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 2 events.

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