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Housing in GL14 1AF

What the homes in GL14 1AF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Longhope, Westbury & Blakeney
Council
Forest of Dean
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,817 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (35.7%). Flats make up 8.4%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

GL14 1AFEngland
Detached35.7%22.9%
Semi-detached28.9%31.5%
Terraced26.7%23%
Purpose-built flat2.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.4%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

74.3% of households in the GL14 1AF area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 17% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 47.9% own outright and 26.4% with a mortgage.

GL14 1AF
74%
17%
England
  • Owned74.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.9%1%
  • Private rented17%20.5%
  • Social rented7.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

GL14 1AFEngland
Owned outright47.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan26.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.2%18.2%
Other private rented3.7%2.2%
From the council0.8%8.3%
From a housing association6.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 34.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

GL14 1AFEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (19.5%). 16.2% of households include dependent children.

GL14 1AFEngland
Living alone, under 6615%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over19.1%12.8%
Couple, no children19.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children12.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over14.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.9%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Forest of Dean

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Forest of Dean (August 2026, −0.1% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

Forest of DeanEngland
All homes£828£1,459
One bedroom£594£1,195
Two bedrooms£800£1,335
Three bedrooms£960£1,489
Four or more£1,450£2,161
Detached£1,121£1,640
Semi-detached£911£1,449
Terraced£831£1,435
Flat or maisonette£622£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around GL14 1AF (Longhope, Westbury & Blakeney) (about 1,817 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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