GL15Lydney, Forest of Dean, England

House prices in GL15, Lydney

Homes in GL15 sold for a median of £270,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 589 standard sales.

That makes it the fifth cheapest of the 26 GL postcode districts with at least 100 sales.

Median sale price£270,000589 standard sales
Middle half of prices£216,000 to £350,000
Against the Forest of Dean council area2% belowForest of Dean median £275,000

Prices by property type

Standard sales in GL15, September 2024 to August 2026
TypeSalesMedian priceMiddle halfPer m²
Detached259£350,000£294,000 to £445,000Too few
Semi-detached192£245,000£214,000 to £275,000Too few
Terraced119£210,000£190,000 to £239,000Too few
Flats and maisonettes19£120,000£109,000 to £133,000Too few

Only 32 sales here are linked to an energy certificate with a floor area, so treat the per m² figures as a rough guide.

Detached houses were the most common type sold here, at 44% of sales, ahead of semi-detached houses at 33%.

Flats here sold for a median of £120,000, 30% less than the £171,500 typical of the 6 nearest districts with enough flat sales.

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Where prices are higher in GL15

Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in GL15 4, around Blakeney and Yorkley, with a median of £316,500, and lowest in GL15 5, around Lydney, at £250,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.

Each dot is a postcode in GL15 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.

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Each dot sits at the centre of its postcode, so it marks a street or part of one, not a single home. Medians mix all types of home, so a street of flats looks cheaper than a street of houses.
List the 65 postcodes on the map, dearest first
Median price of standard sales by postcode in GL15, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first
PostcodeMedian priceStandard sales
GL15 5TZ£435,0007
GL15 4RT£400,0003
GL15 5TH£382,0003
GL15 4TU£375,0003
GL15 5UG£371,0004
GL15 5PS£368,0003
GL15 5PD£352,5004
GL15 4SA£350,0003
GL15 5JE£350,0003
GL15 5PF£350,0003
GL15 5TT£350,0003
GL15 5RD£345,0003
GL15 5NS£342,5008
GL15 5FL£335,0007
GL15 6PE£320,0004
GL15 6TP£320,0003
GL15 6NP£312,5004
GL15 5SG£310,0003
GL15 5AE£305,0003
GL15 5AD£300,0004
GL15 5LL£298,0004
GL15 4EH£295,0007
GL15 4BQ£291,5006
GL15 5UD£289,0004
GL15 5FW£285,0003
GL15 5HY£285,0003
GL15 5NP£285,0003
GL15 5NE£282,5003
GL15 5GW£275,00014
GL15 5SW£275,0005
GL15 5JD£274,5004
GL15 5FS£268,5004
GL15 5GP£262,5003
GL15 4JU£260,0003
GL15 6HF£255,0005
GL15 5SQ£252,5006
GL15 5RE£250,0005
GL15 6BB£250,0003
GL15 4BY£240,5005
GL15 5SB£240,00018
GL15 5SY£240,0003
GL15 5QR£235,0003
GL15 6NG£232,5005
GL15 5FU£225,0003
GL15 5SF£225,0003
GL15 5FZ£223,00020
GL15 5LF£220,0003
GL15 5PY£220,0003
GL15 5QA£220,0005
GL15 6AW£212,5005
GL15 5NU£210,0003
GL15 6DD£210,0004
GL15 6HD£210,0004
GL15 5DF£202,5003
GL15 5FX£202,5004
GL15 5QF£200,0003
GL15 5TJ£200,00010
GL15 5GB£199,0004
GL15 5LN£195,0003
GL15 4BX£189,0004
GL15 5NX£166,0004
GL15 5LZ£165,5004
GL15 5GG£135,5004
GL15 5EP£125,5004
GL15 5JU£110,0009

Prices over time

  1. 2016: £181,000
  2. 2017: £200,000
  3. 2018: £215,000
  4. 2019: £240,000
  5. 2020: £260,000
  6. 2021: £257,500
  7. 2022: £275,000
  8. 2023: £271,500
  9. 2024: £260,000
  10. 2025: £275,000
  11. 2026, January to August: £263,000
Yearly median of standard sales, not adjusted for inflation. 2026 covers January to August only, and the ringed bar, 2025, is the latest full year.

The median rose 52%, from £181,000 in 2016 to £275,000 in 2025, among the biggest tenth of rises across the 249 districts in the South West.

Postcode districts in the Forest of Dean council area

Median sale price of the 6 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. GL15 is the third most expensive.

  1. GL19 Gloucester£430,500
  2. GL18 Newent£285,000
  3. GL15 Lydney, this district£270,000
  4. GL16 Coleford£268,000
  5. GL17 Drybrook£265,000
  6. GL14 Cinderford£240,000

Energy ratings of homes for sale

Energy certificates made for homes put up for sale in GL15, lodged 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2026
RatingHomesShare
A40.8%, England and Wales 0.4%
B244.6%, England and Wales 4.8%
C16832.5%, England and Wales 46.9%
D19136.9%, England and Wales 38.1%
E9919.1%, England and Wales 7.3%
F285.4%, England and Wales 1.9%
G30.6%, England and Wales 0.6%

Only 38% of homes put up for sale were rated C or better, against 52% across England and Wales. D was the most common rating: see what a D rating means.

When the homes were built

Construction age band of homes put up for sale in GL15, as estimated by the assessor on the same certificates
BuiltHomesShare
Before 190012123.4%, England and Wales 9.3%
1900 to 1929448.5%, England and Wales 14.8%
1930 to 1949214.1%, England and Wales 13.9%
1950 to 19667314.1%, England and Wales 15.8%
1967 to 198211622.4%, England and Wales 18.5%
1983 to 19957614.7%, England and Wales 10.1%
1996 to 2011468.9%, England and Wales 11.9%
2012 or later203.9%, England and Wales 5.7%

With 23% built before 1900, ask early whether a home is listed or in a conservation area, which limits the work you can do: see buying a listed building and buying in a conservation area.

Prices by council ward

Median price in the council wards that cover most of GL15, from the sales in GL15, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:

  1. Tidenham 31 sales£420,000
  2. Newnham 37 sales£345,000
  3. Pillowell 41 sales£315,000
  4. Bream 91 sales£275,000
  5. Lydney North 67 sales£260,000
  6. Lydney West & Aylburton 62 sales£259,500
  7. Lydney East 255 sales£245,000

Fewer than 30 sales, so no median: St. Briavels.

Recent sales

The 10 latest sales ran from £185,000 for a terraced house on Woodland Rise to £715,000 for a detached house on Lensbrook.

The latest standard sales recorded in GL15. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.

  1. 17 Oak MeadowSold for £200,000GL15 5SDSold on 17 Sep 2026Terraced
  2. 5 Morcroft PlaceSold for £212,000GL15 4RQSold on 15 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  3. 2, Lensbrook Cottage LensbrookSold for £715,000GL15 4LRSold on 10 Sep 2026Detached
  4. Hazeltree Cottage Beech WaySold for £400,000GL15 6NBSold on 7 Sep 2026Detached
  5. 12 Bracken DriveSold for £310,000GL15 5AQSold on 28 Aug 2026Detached
  6. 5 Claudius WaySold for £295,000GL15 5NNSold on 27 Aug 2026Semi-detached
  7. River View NetherendSold for £395,000GL15 6NLSold on 21 Aug 2026Semi-detached
  8. 23 Maypole GreenSold for £253,000GL15 6HDSold on 19 Aug 2026Semi-detached
  9. Barley CroftSold for £515,000GL15 4RXSold on 19 Aug 2026Detached
  10. 57 Woodland RiseSold for £185,000GL15 5LNSold on 14 Aug 2026Terraced

Streets with the most standard sales, with their median price, September 2024 to August 2026:

  • Mallard Way, Lydney£238,50038 sales
  • Buzzard Rise, Lydney£275,00014 sales
  • Lakeside Avenue, Lydney£230,00010 sales
  • Lych Gate Mews, Lydney£200,00010 sales

Living in GL15

Crime

No rate for GL15

Police.uk does not have a full year of figures to August 2026 for GL15.

Gigabit broadband

Across its postcodes, an average of 70% of homes can get it

Lower than 77 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.

Radon

78% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area

Higher than 62 in 100 postcode districts.

In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.

Council tax

Band D is £2,443 a year in the Forest of Dean for 2026 to 2027

Near the middle of all council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.

Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.

The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).

Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Coal mining

59% of the 810 live postcodes in GL15 are in the Mining Remediation Authority's coal mining reporting area. The free check shows whether a given postcode is (what a mining report covers).

About these figures

The figures come from 589 standard sales in GL15, the latest on 28 August 2026 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, 12% were new builds and fewer than 1 in 10 were flats.

Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.