Detached
£413,910
35% above the Forest of Dean average
42.0% of sales
What is the average house price in Forest of Dean? £307,679
The average house price in Forest of Dean is £307,679, based on 931 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are up 0.7% (£2,166) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- +0.7%
- Sold in 12 months
- 931
- Data up to
- September 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Forest of Dean?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£249,096
19% below the Forest of Dean average
34.3% of sales
Terraced
£216,155
30% below the Forest of Dean average
19.3% of sales
Flats
£120,195
61% below the Forest of Dean average
4.4% of sales
Are house prices in Forest of Dean going up or down?
House prices in Forest of Dean are rising: up 0.7% (£2,166) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 39.8% (£87,656).
Past 12 months
+0.7%
+£2,166From £305,513 to £307,679
£317,686£305,513
Past 10 years
+39.8%
+£87,656From £220,023 to £307,679
£327,177£220,023
Quick answers for Forest of Dean
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£364,326
Highest average, reached in September 2026
How many homes sold?
931
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Detached houses
42.0% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£200k - £300k
40.0% of sales
How many people live in Forest of Dean?
87,025
401 people per square mile · High (Census 2021)
Population density is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Forest of Dean?
37,220
172 households per square mile · High (Census 2021)
Household density is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Forest of Dean?
40 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 64% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 5.5 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
0.6% of the area · 24 public parks. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Which areas cost the most and least?
Most expensive
Blaisdon
£800,000
Least expensive
Cinderford
£224,003
How does Forest of Dean rank?
5th most expensive area of Gloucestershire.
Compared with 6 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Forest of Dean?
The highest recorded sale prices in Forest of Dean, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
the old rectory playley green, gloucestershire
£1,930,000
Sold November 2015
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How do house prices in Forest of Dean compare with nearby areas?
Forest of Dean compared with the 5 nearest other areas in Gloucestershire.
Forest of Dean vs Stroud
- Forest of Dean
- £307,679
- Stroud
- £390,212+£82,533
Open comparison
Forest of Dean vs Gloucester
- Forest of Dean
- £307,679
- Gloucester
- £261,832−£45,847
Open comparison
Forest of Dean vs Cheltenham
- Forest of Dean
- £307,679
- Cheltenham
- £413,540+£105,861
Open comparison
Forest of Dean vs Tewkesbury
- Forest of Dean
- £307,679
- Tewkesbury
- £362,997+£55,318
Open comparison
Forest of Dean vs Cotswold
- Forest of Dean
- £307,679
- Cotswold
- £559,053+£251,374
Open comparison
Which areas of Forest of Dean are most expensive?
Average sold price in each of the 41 areas of Forest of Dean, most expensive first.
- 1
£800,000
Change over one year: +62.8%
- 2
£710,833
Change over one year: +10.8%
- 3
£691,666
Change over one year: −21.2%
- 4
£687,500
Change over one year: +27.3%
- 5
£673,750
Change over one year: +4.5%
- 6
£663,333
Change over one year: +44.2%
- 7
£599,062
Change over one year: −14.2%
- 8
£549,500
Change over one year: −6.7%
- 9
£525,000
Change over one year: −10.5%
- 10
£492,620
Change over one year: +36.8%
- 11
£476,666
Change over one year: +3.8%
- 12
£472,500
Change over one year: +44.1%
- 13
£469,000
Change over one year: +48.7%
- 14
£468,418
Change over one year: +8.2%
- 15
£461,666
Change over one year: +8.8%
- 16
£453,352
Change over one year: +55.8%
- 17
£453,333
Change over one year: −16.6%
- 18
£429,970
Change over one year: −17.4%
- 19
£427,857
Change over one year: +30.2%
- 20
£414,437
Change over one year: +6.8%
- 21
£408,312
Change over one year: +20.3%
- 22
£387,571
Change over one year: +73.5%
- 23
£383,000
Change over one year: +5.0%
- 24
£376,583
Change over one year: −28.7%
- 25
£371,889
Change over one year: −6.3%
- 26
£362,000
Change over one year: −24.9%
- 27
£352,928
Change over one year: −28.2%
- 28
£352,777
Change over one year: +2.3%
- 29
£334,705
Change over one year: −11.4%
- 30
£320,785
Change over one year: −3.9%
- 31
£313,909
Change over one year: −7.6%
- 32
£312,063
Change over one year: −1.0%
- 33
£309,352
Change over one year: −13.5%
- 34
£304,407
Change over one year: −3.9%
- 35
£300,117
Change over one year: +19.2%
- 36
£289,026
Change over one year: −3.2%
- 37
£258,437
Change over one year: +2.1%
- 38
£256,015
Change over one year: −1.9%
- 39
£251,885
Change over one year: +4.2%
- 40
£241,787
Change over one year: −6.2%
- 41
£224,003
Change over one year: +6.2%
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Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Last updated 6 November 2026 at 00:22 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Forest of Dean dataset covers 4,225 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.