Property searches in Forest of Dean

England · figures updated 2026-10-29

Type any address in Forest of Dean for a free report: flood risk, planning constraints, listed buildings, radon, ground and mining, old landfill, noise, sold prices, council tax band and more, with links and ready-made letters for the searches that are not free.

House prices

The average home in Forest of Dean cost £296,807 in August 2026. Prices have risen 1.1% in the last year.

Type	Average	Last 12 months
All homes	£296,807	+1.1%
Detached	£403,314	+0.8%
Semi-detached	£263,558	+1.7%
Terraced	£221,524	+1.1%
Flat or maisonette	£131,182	-1.6%
First-time buyers	£248,353	+1.2%

UK House Price Index, HM Land Registry.

Council tax 2026-27

A band D home in Forest of Dean pays £2,443 a year including parish charges (council average). A single adult gets 25% off.

Band	A year	A month (10 payments)
A	£1,629	£163
B	£1,900	£190
C	£2,172	£217
D	£2,443	£244
E	£2,986	£299
F	£3,529	£353
G	£4,072	£407
H	£4,887	£489

Renting

The average private rent is £828 a month (-0.9% in a year). Against the average price, that is a gross yield of about 3.3% a year before costs.

Bedrooms	A month
1	£594
2	£800
3	£961
4 or more	£1,449

ONS Price Index of Private Rents, September 2026.

Neighbourhoods

Forest of Dean is split into 52 small neighbourhoods. 1% of them are among the most deprived 20% in England and 1% among the least deprived 20% (English Indices of Deprivation 2025). On average across them, 73% of homes are owned, 14% privately rented and 13% socially rented; 26% of people are 65 or over and 12% of households have no car (Census 2021). Search an address to see its own neighbourhood.

Mobile signal

96.9% of homes get 4G indoors from at least one network and 68.3% from all four; 93.7% get 5G outdoors (Ofcom, January 2026).

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