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Housing in GL15 5BE

What the homes in GL15 5BE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Lydney
Council
Forest of Dean
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
2,815 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (48%). Flats make up 11.6%, well below the 22.2% across England.

GL15 5BEEngland
Detached12.7%22.9%
Semi-detached48%31.5%
Terraced27.4%23%
Purpose-built flat10.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.3%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

52.9% of households in the GL15 5BE area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 13.3% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 26.5% own outright and 26.3% with a mortgage.

GL15 5BE
53%
13%
32%
England
  • Owned52.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.8%1%
  • Private rented13.3%20.5%
  • Social rented32.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

GL15 5BEEngland
Owned outright26.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan26.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent11.6%18.2%
Other private rented1.6%2.2%
From the council5.1%8.3%
From a housing association27%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 27% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

GL15 5BEEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (19.4%). 32.4% of households include dependent children.

GL15 5BEEngland
Living alone, under 6616.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.8%12.8%
Couple, no children17.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children19.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children13.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over7%9.2%
Sharers and other households4%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 GL15 5BE (Lydney) (about 2,815 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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