Typical 3-bedroom house£275kmost £239k–£328k
Houses per m²£3,212flats £2,314
Sold last year103736 in five years
Prices in Forest of Dean-1.7%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in GL16 sold for £275,000 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £239,469 and £328,000, for about 88 m² of space.
103 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £86k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in GL16 8 (£3,163) and the most in GL16 7 (£3,252).
Across Forest of Dean, prices are down 1.7% on a year ago and up 14.8% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £960 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,254 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £55,000 for that mortgage: what £55,000 buys.
Questions about GL16
Is GL16 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: prices in Forest of Dean are down 1.7% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (72% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (48.4% against 43.8%); 103 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.
How much is a 3-bedroom house in GL16?
A typical 3-bedroom house in GL16 sold for £275,000 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £239,469 and £328,000.
How many homes sell in GL16 each year?
103 homes sold in the last year and 736 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.
What are the schools like near GL16?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Coalway Primary School, where 72% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near GL16?
For a 3-bedroom house, GL14 (£245k, 9 km).
Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.