Buying a home in GL17, Drybrook. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£269kmost £229k–£354k

Houses per m²£3,116flats £1,360

Sold last year95559 in five years

Prices in Forest of Dean-1.7%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in GL17 sold for £268,677 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £228,775 and £353,691, for about 88 m² of space.

95 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in GL17 9 (£3,035) and the most in GL17 0 (£3,215).

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 £1,225 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £54,000 for that mortgage: what £55,000 buys.

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House prices in GL17 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
2	£212,863	£187k–£257k	69 m²	141
3	£268,677	£229k–£354k	88 m²	235
4	£362,951	£272k–£476k	119 m²	90
5+	£471,606	£366k–£606k	169 m²	93

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	—	£213k	£269k	£363k	£472k
Detached	—	£277k	£354k	£413k	£496k
Semi-detached	—	£211k	£246k	£268k	£324k
Terraced	—	£192k	£225k	£255k	—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across GL17

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
GL17 0	£3,215	£1,379
GL17 9	£3,035	—

Schools near GL17

Best state primary within 2 kmSteam Mills Primary School87% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%3 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmDene Magna and Sixth Form36.9% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%2 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

GL14 Cinderford · 5 km3-bed house £245k HR9 Ross-On-Wye · 8 km3-bed house £326k GL16 Coleford · 10 km3-bed house £275k GL18 Newent · 12 km3-bed house £272k GL15 Lydney · 13 km3-bed house £278k NP25 Monmouth · 16 km3-bed house £316k GL2 Gloucester · 17 km3-bed house £309k GL19 Gloucester · 18 km3-bed house £368k

Questions about GL17

Is GL17 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 (87% against 64%); the best secondary is below it (36.9% against 43.8%); 95 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 GL17?

A typical 3-bedroom house in GL17 sold for £268,677 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £228,775 and £353,691.

How many homes sell in GL17 each year?

95 homes sold in the last year and 559 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.

What are the schools like near GL17?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Steam Mills Primary School, where 87% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near GL17?

For a 3-bedroom house, GL1 (£238k, 18 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.