Housing in GL15 6NH
What the homes in GL15 6NH are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Bream, Pillowell & Yorkley
- Council
- Forest of Dean
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,648 (2024)
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What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (48.4%). Flats make up 1.5%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
65.2% of households in the GL15 6NH area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 8.1% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 37.8% own outright and 27.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned65.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.8%1%
- Private rented8.1%20.5%
- Social rented25.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 29% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple without children (20.8%). 26% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around GL15 6NH (Bream, Pillowell & Yorkley) (about 1,648 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.