GL15 5SL postcode in Lydney, Gloucestershire

GL15 5SL is a postcode in Lydney, in the Lydney North ward of Forest of Dean. It is in the Forest of Dean parliamentary constituency and the Gloucestershire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 10% of homes and businesses can get it. Forest of Dean: 80% Typical price £247,500 Homes sold in GL15 5, last 12 months. 0% on the year before Nearest station Lydney 2.5 km in a straight line

Where GL15 5SL is, and what is near it

Map of GL15 5SL and what is near it Map of GL15 5SL: its centre point, with the 283 other postcodes in the GL15 5 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 12 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. 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North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. GP 2.6 kmLydney GL15 5SL
  • GL15 5SL
  • Other postcodes in GL15 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 12 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.7368, longitude -2.5293)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after GL15 5SL?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at GL15 5SL?

Every home and business at GL15 5SL can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 10% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)10% can get it

Forest of Dean: 80%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Forest of Dean: 95%

The line marks the figure across Forest of Dean.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at GL15 5SL?

BinDayBuddy does not read Forest of Dean District Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Forest of Dean District Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is GL15 5SL at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include GL15 5SL.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Forest of Dean

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for GL15 5SL: 890 properties in Forest of Dean are at high risk (1.6% of all its properties). All the figures for Forest of Dean

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of GL15 5SL is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near GL15 5SL?

Homes in GL15 5 sold for a typical £247,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 136 sales, no change on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£247,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£247,500 12 months to August 2025
■ no change on the 12 months before
  • Detached £320,000 45 sales
  • Semi-detached £240,000 53 sales
  • Terraced £202,500 32 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £120,000 6 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole GL15 district: a typical £274,000 from 252 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in GL15 5SL

HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in GL15 5SL from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 20 May 2026. The middle sale was £250,000, from £235,000 to £295,000. Across GL15 5, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £247,500. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near GL15 5SL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 830 homes in the neighbourhood around GL15 5SL. The largest share of them, 45%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (52%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around GL15 5SL

Band D in Forest of Dean for 2026‑27: £2,443. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,629 (band A) to £4,072 (band G); band C, the most common, is £2,172.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (1%)£1,629
Band Babout 190 (23%)£1,900
Band Cabout 370 (45%)£2,172
Band Dabout 160 (19%)£2,443
Band Eabout 70 (8%)£2,986
Band Fabout 20 (2%)£3,529
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£4,072
Band Hfewer than 5£4,887

When the homes were built

  1. 14% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 2% 1919 to 1939
  4. 19% 1945 to 1964
  5. 52% 1965 to 1982
  6. 9% 1983 to 1999
  7. 2% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Forest of Dean before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of GL15 5SL is in (ONS area E01022257), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near GL15 5SL?

The nearest open schools to GL15 5SL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near GL15 5SL, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to GL15 5SL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of GL15 5SL is Lydney Rail Station, 2.5 km away in a straight line.

  • Lydney Rail Station Railway station 2.5 kmCycle
  • Cam & Dursley Rail Station Railway station 11.9 kmDrive
  • Norchard (Dean Forest Railway) Underground, metro or tram 650 mWalk

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

12 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Church, 76 m away.

More stations near GL15 5SL, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near GL15 5SL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of GL15 5SL, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near GL15 5SL?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of GL15 5SL on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near GL15 5SL?

The nearest to the centre of GL15 5SL, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to GL15 5SL?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near GL15 5SL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of GL15 5SL, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near GL15 5SL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of GL15 5SL, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

  • Lydney Pharmacy Mon to Fri 8:30am to 1pm, 1:30pm to 6pm; Sat 9am to 2pm; Sun closed · Phone 01594 843443 1.1 kmWalk
  • Forest Pharmacy Mon to Fri 9am to 6:30pm; Sat 9am to 5:30pm; Sun closed · Phone 01594 842847 1.1 kmWalk
  • Boots, 1 High Street Mon 9am to 1pm, 2pm to 6pm; Tue 9am to 1pm, 2pm to 5:30pm; Wed 9am to 1pm, 2pm to 6pm; Thu and Fri 9am to 1pm, 2pm to 5:30pm; Sat 9am to 12pm; Sun closed · Phone 01594 562271 3.5 kmCycle

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near GL15 5SL?

The nearest vets to the centre of GL15 5SL on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is GL15 5SL in a conservation area?

The centre of GL15 5SL is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near GL15 5SL?

Police.uk records 48 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of GL15 5SL in January 2026, the latest month Gloucestershire Constabulary has published.

Gloucestershire Constabulary has published no figures to Police.uk after January 2026, though Police.uk has figures to August 2026 for other forces. These figures run to January 2026, so no month is counted without them.

Violence and sexual offences20 reports
Other crime6 reports
Anti-social behaviour5 reports
Criminal damage and arson4 reports
Burglary3 reports
Public order2 reports

Also: shoplifting 2, other theft 2, drugs 2, possession of weapons 2.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for GL15 5SL

Ward
Lydney North
Parish
Lydney
Region
South West
Country
England
Built-up area
Lydney
Rural or urban
Larger rural, further from a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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