Property market | £267,685 for a semi-detached property | |
Airport access | Closest airport is Bristol (35.5 miles) | |
Broadband | 41.2mbps average broadband speeds (average broadband for UK) | |
Ethnic diversity | White: 97.5% residents (vs 81.7% England & Wales) Other: 2.5% residents (vs 18.3% England & Wales) | |
Socio-economic status | Ranked 308 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 361 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Forest of Dean level) | |
Community | Median age is 48.2 | Happiness is Below Average for Gloucestershire, Average for UK | |
Crime | 3.0 burglaries per 1k people (Forest of Dean) | |
Commute (approx) | - Bristol Temple Meads (47 mins) - Cardiff Central (57 mins) - Birmingham New Street (59 mins) - Reading (85 mins) | |
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£267,685 for a semi-detached property | |
Closest airport is Bristol (35.5 miles) | |
41.2mbps average broadband speeds (average broadband for UK) | |
Median age is 48.2 | Happiness is Below Average for Gloucestershire, Average for UK | |
Ranked 308 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 361 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Forest of Dean level) | |
3.0 burglaries per 1k people (Forest of Dean) | |
- Bristol Temple Meads (47 mins) - Cardiff Central (57 mins) - Birmingham New Street (59 mins) - Reading (85 mins) | |
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The property market in Upper Ley has had a steep increase over the last few years but slowing growth. Based on data published on 15 November 2023, on average a detached house costs £418,727, which is down -0.9% on last year. A semi-detached house on average costs £267,685 (down -1.8% on last year) , a terraced house £219,816 (down -1.5% on last year) and a flat £129,565. Renting a two bedroom flat will cost you approximately £592 per month. Property prices in Upper Ley are slightly lower than the average property prices across Gloucestershire and are slightly lower compared to other locations with a similar density in England. When looking at the annual change in property prices in Upper Ley, prices have had a greater decrease than the annual average price decrease seen across the Gloucestershire region.
Property data is based on Forest of Dean level pricing data and is as at September 2023 (publicised 15 November 2023)
Detached and Semi-detached House Trend (£) to September 2023
County | Avg Detached Price | Annual Change | Avg Semi-Detached Price | Annual Change |
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Rutland | £557,774 | +11.3% | £341,529 | +11.7% |
Northumberland | £333,743 | +7.3% | £183,403 | +6.1% |
Lancashire | £326,887 | +4.3% | £195,848 | +3.4% |
Leicestershire | £432,076 | +3.9% | £262,308 | +3.0% |
Derbyshire | £340,545 | +3.7% | £209,276 | +2.9% |
Oxfordshire | £706,629 | +3.5% | £450,305 | +3.5% |
Merseyside | £340,051 | +3.4% | £214,398 | +2.4% |
Gloucestershire | £536,963 | +3.4% | £330,457 | +3.4% |
Nottinghamshire | £334,429 | +2.8% | £206,257 | +2.8% |
Wiltshire | £521,688 | +2.7% | £328,877 | +3.0% |
Greater Manchester | £396,806 | +2.7% | £254,125 | +2.3% |
West Yorkshire | £351,673 | +2.5% | £210,889 | +2.0% |
West Midlands | £407,684 | +2.2% | £245,250 | +2.4% |
East Riding of Yorkshire | £326,098 | +2.2% | £203,163 | +2.1% |
Staffordshire | £364,884 | +2.1% | £221,783 | +2.1% |
Herefordshire | £434,518 | +2.1% | £276,148 | +2.2% |
South Yorkshire | £284,409 | +2.0% | £182,869 | +1.9% |
West Sussex | £686,980 | +1.9% | £441,716 | +2.3% |
Kent | £619,795 | +1.8% | £386,201 | +1.4% |
Shropshire | £404,408 | +1.8% | £252,891 | +1.8% |
Warwickshire | £515,326 | +1.8% | £299,238 | +1.3% |
Devon | £503,963 | +1.6% | £337,624 | +2.3% |
North Yorkshire | £422,027 | +1.5% | £265,231 | +1.2% |
Norfolk | £406,137 | +1.4% | £267,820 | +1.2% |
North Northamptonshire | £426,370 | +1.3% | £254,947 | +1.2% |
Buckinghamshire | £853,940 | +1.2% | £460,891 | +1.2% |
West Northamptonshire | £478,844 | +0.9% | £279,006 | +0.7% |
Hampshire | £628,455 | +0.6% | £386,140 | +1.0% |
Lincolnshire | £307,354 | +0.6% | £205,466 | +1.4% |
Worcestershire | £455,558 | +0.6% | £276,201 | +0.9% |
Essex | £586,972 | +0.4% | £379,804 | 0.0% |
Somerset | £465,131 | +0.3% | £296,160 | +0.7% |
Suffolk | £454,636 | +0.2% | £283,920 | +0.6% |
East Sussex | £595,763 | +0.1% | £385,074 | +0.4% |
Cambridgeshire | £486,349 | 0.0% | £330,028 | +0.2% |
Surrey | £957,680 | -0.2% | £546,201 | +0.7% |
Isle of Wight | £435,441 | -0.4% | £298,787 | 0.0% |
Hertfordshire | £939,983 | -0.7% | £542,021 | -0.2% |
Cornwall | £453,159 | -1.1% | £300,170 | -0.6% |
Dorset | £528,863 | -1.3% | £348,080 | -0.8% |
Recent property transactions in the area
Listed below are some recent property purchases in the area, to give you an idea of the market. Click on a postcode if you would like to see data on that specific area of Upper Ley, or click here to browse the longer list of Upper Ley property transactions from 2023.
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Upper Ley has a few schools nearby to choose from. We did not find any secondary schools, but there are some primary school options, including Westbury-on-Severn Church of England Primary School (Maintained school) which is a primary school based in The Village, Westbury-on-Severn. Example schools in the area are listed below, with some information on their rating and access criteria.
School | Type | Latest Rating | Parent View Reviews (if available) | Ofsted Report (if available) | Address |
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Huntley Church of England Primary School Save school | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | 1: Outstanding (3/17/2011) | Ofsted Report Link | Gloucester | |
Walmore Hill Primary School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (11/23/2017) | Ofsted Report Link | Gloucester | |
Westbury-on-Severn Church of England Primary School Save school | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | 2: Good (6/12/2014) | Ofsted Report Link | Westbury-on-Severn |
School | Type |
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Huntley Church of England Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 1: Outstanding (3/17/2011) |
Walmore Hill Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (11/23/2017) |
Westbury-on-Severn Church of England Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (6/12/2014) |
Station | Distance from Upper Ley | Commute options |
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Gloucester A relatively busy station. Station footfall changed +1% from the previous year. | 8 miles |
- Bristol Temple Meads (53 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Cardiff Central (72 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Birmingham New Street (64 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Reading (1 change(s) - 91 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Paddington (1 change(s) - 125 mins - Great Western Railway - £1322 monthly fare) View details - Euston (1 change(s) - 162 mins - Avanti West Coast - £1322 monthly fare) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 167 mins - CrossCountry) View details |
Stonehouse A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +4% from the previous year. | 12 miles |
- Reading (1 change(s) - 75 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Cardiff Central (2 change(s) - 70 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Bristol Temple Meads (1 change(s) - 75 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 85 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Paddington (1 change(s) - 107 mins - Great Western Railway - £1117 monthly fare) View details |
Stroud (Gloucs) A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +2% from the previous year. | 14 miles |
- Reading (1 change(s) - 70 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Cardiff Central (2 change(s) - 74 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Bristol Temple Meads (1 change(s) - 74 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 91 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Paddington (1 change(s) - 102 mins - Great Western Railway - £1117 monthly fare) View details |
Lydney A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed -2% from the previous year. | 15 miles |
- Cardiff Central (48 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Bristol Temple Meads (1 change(s) - 49 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Birmingham New Street (82 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Reading (1 change(s) - 107 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Paddington (1 change(s) - 142 mins - Great Western Railway - £1372 monthly fare) View details |
The table below lists ethnicities living in the local authority (Forest of Dean) as per the data published in December 2022. Source: ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk
Ethnicity | % of Forest of Dean residents | Benchmark:% of England & Wales residents |
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White | 97.5% | 81.7% |
Mixed | 1.1% | 2.9% |
Asian | 0.7% | 9.3% |
Other | 0.4% | 2.1% |
Black | 0.3% | 4.0% |
The table below lists the types of occupations that residents have, at the Forest of Dean consituency level. Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
Type of occupation | % of residents (over 16 years old) | Rank within England & Wales |
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Intermediate occupations | 11.8% | |
Small employers and own account workers | 13.8% | |
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 11.6% | 308 out of 573 |
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 19.6% | |
Lower supervisory and technical occupations | 6.2% | |
Semi-routine occupations | 12.4% | |
Routine occupations | 12.5% | |
Never worked / long-term unemployed | 6.8% | 361 out of 573 |
Full-time students | 5.4% |
Relative to the UK average, the average broadband download speed in Gloucestershire is average (65mbps). Upper Ley is slower than this, with average download speeds of 41.2mbps. You can also view really detailed broadband information at the Forest of Dean level, via data.parliament.uk, here.
Average speed | 41.2 mbps |
% households with superfast broadband access | 80.1% |
% households unable to access decent broadband | 2.4% |
Crime stats were found at the Forest of Dean level:
Type | Forest of Dean | UK |
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Total Crimes (per thousand people) | 61 | 93 |
Burglaries (per thousand people) | 3 | 5 |
Public Order Offences (per thousand people) | 7 | 10 |
Bicycle Thefts (per thousand people) | 0 | 1 |
Violence Against People (per thousand people) | 30 | 36 |
We use an API provided by Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to identify any live flood warnings to be aware of and we also provide insight into whether flooding could occur from rivers, sea and groundwater within 1km of Upper Ley.
There are no live flood warnings in the area, according to our interpretation of the DEFRA API.
The areas in the table below have been identified by the DEFRA API as areas where it is possible for flooding to occur from rivers, sea and in some locations, groundwater. Some of these areas will have measures in place to minimise the risk of flooding and they may be monitored by the Flood Warning Service.
Area | Cause | Description |
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West Midlands | Severn Estuary | Severn estuary from Gloucester to Sharpness, including Sandhurst and Maisemore |
West Midlands | River Frome, River Cam | Rivers Frome and Cam |
West Midlands | River Severn | River Severn at Minsterworth and Stonebench including Corn Ham, Calcotts Green and Main Road, Minsterworth |
West Midlands | Lyd, Cinderford Brook | River Lyd and Cinderford Brook |
West Midlands | River Severn | Tidal Severn from Elmore to Rodley including Elmore Back, Bollow, and Longney |
Name | Property market | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby | Socio Economic |
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Upper Ley, Gloucestershire Affordability: Average Low Crime Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £267,685 Detached: £418,727 | 61 | Primary: Secondary: | 11.6% residents in higher managerial positions 6.8% residents long-term unemployed |
Naunton, Gloucestershire Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Affluent Happiness High for UK Hot property market | Semi-detached: £459,315 Detached: £768,995 | 52 | Primary: Secondary: | 18.2% residents in higher managerial positions 4.7% residents long-term unemployed |
Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Outstanding schools Affluent Happiness High for UK Hot property market | Semi-detached: £459,315 Detached: £768,995 | 52 | Primary: 1Secondary: 1 | 18.2% residents in higher managerial positions 4.7% residents long-term unemployed |
Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Outstanding schools Affluent Happiness High for UK Hot property market | Semi-detached: £459,315 Detached: £768,995 | 52 | Primary: 2Secondary: 1 | 18.2% residents in higher managerial positions 4.7% residents long-term unemployed |
Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Affluent Happiness High for UK Hot property market | Semi-detached: £459,315 Detached: £768,995 | 52 | Primary: 1Secondary: | 18.2% residents in higher managerial positions 4.7% residents long-term unemployed |
Tetbury, Gloucestershire Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Affluent Happiness High for UK Hot property market | Semi-detached: £459,315 Detached: £768,995 | 52 | Primary: 1Secondary: 1 | 18.2% residents in higher managerial positions 4.7% residents long-term unemployed |
Upper Slaughter, Gloucestershire Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Affluent Happiness High for UK Hot property market | Semi-detached: £459,315 Detached: £768,995 | 52 | Primary: 1Secondary: 1 | 18.2% residents in higher managerial positions 4.7% residents long-term unemployed |
Cirencester, Gloucestershire Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Affluent Happiness High for UK Hot property market Local Waitrose Local M&S | Semi-detached: £459,315 Detached: £768,995 | 52 | Primary: 7Secondary: 3 | 18.2% residents in higher managerial positions 4.7% residents long-term unemployed |
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire Affordability: Average Slowing property market Local Waitrose Local M&S | Semi-detached: £400,417 Detached: £638,188 | 97 | Primary: 21Secondary: 8 | 15.4% residents in higher managerial positions 5.1% residents long-term unemployed |
Emerson's Green, Gloucestershire Affordability: Average Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £372,944 Detached: £577,539 | 61 | Primary: 12Secondary: 3 | 12.8% residents in higher managerial positions 5.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Emersons Green, Gloucestershire Affordability: Average Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £372,944 Detached: £577,539 | 61 | Primary: 17Secondary: 3 | 12.8% residents in higher managerial positions 5.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Bradley Stoke, Gloucestershire Affordability: Average Outstanding schools Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £372,944 Detached: £577,539 | 61 | Primary: 15Secondary: 6 | 15.7% residents in higher managerial positions 4.8% residents long-term unemployed |
Southam, Gloucestershire Affordability: Average Low Crime Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £331,205 Detached: £571,931 | 52 | Primary: Secondary: | 15.4% residents in higher managerial positions 5.1% residents long-term unemployed |
Kingswood, Gloucestershire Affordability: Average Low Crime Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £330,438 Detached: £541,842 | 59 | Primary: 1Secondary: | 18.2% residents in higher managerial positions 4.7% residents long-term unemployed |
Painswick, Gloucestershire Affordability: Average Low Crime Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £330,438 Detached: £541,842 | 59 | Primary: 1Secondary: | 15.8% residents in higher managerial positions 4.9% residents long-term unemployed |
Stroud, Gloucestershire Affordability: Average Low Crime Slowing property market Local Waitrose | Semi-detached: £330,438 Detached: £541,842 | 59 | Primary: 10Secondary: 3 | 15.8% residents in higher managerial positions 4.9% residents long-term unemployed |
Name | Property | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby |
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Upper Ley, Gloucestershire Affordability: Average Low Crime Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £267,685 Detached: £418,727 | 61 | Primary: Secondary: |
Naunton, Gloucestershire Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Affluent Happiness High for UK Hot property market | Semi-detached: £459,315 Detached: £768,995 | 52 | Primary: Secondary: |
Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Outstanding schools Affluent Happiness High for UK Hot property market | Semi-detached: £459,315 Detached: £768,995 | 52 | Primary: 1Secondary: 1 |
Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Outstanding schools Affluent Happiness High for UK Hot property market | Semi-detached: £459,315 Detached: £768,995 | 52 | Primary: 2Secondary: 1 |
Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Affluent Happiness High for UK Hot property market | Semi-detached: £459,315 Detached: £768,995 | 52 | Primary: 1Secondary: |
Tetbury, Gloucestershire Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Affluent Happiness High for UK Hot property market | Semi-detached: £459,315 Detached: £768,995 | 52 | Primary: 1Secondary: 1 |
Upper Slaughter, Gloucestershire Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Affluent Happiness High for UK Hot property market | Semi-detached: £459,315 Detached: £768,995 | 52 | Primary: 1Secondary: 1 |
Cirencester, Gloucestershire Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Affluent Happiness High for UK Hot property market Local Waitrose Local M&S | Semi-detached: £459,315 Detached: £768,995 | 52 | Primary: 7Secondary: 3 |
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire Affordability: Average Slowing property market Local Waitrose Local M&S | Semi-detached: £400,417 Detached: £638,188 | 97 | Primary: 21Secondary: 8 |
Emerson's Green, Gloucestershire Affordability: Average Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £372,944 Detached: £577,539 | 61 | Primary: 12Secondary: 3 |
Emersons Green, Gloucestershire Affordability: Average Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £372,944 Detached: £577,539 | 61 | Primary: 17Secondary: 3 |
Bradley Stoke, Gloucestershire Affordability: Average Outstanding schools Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £372,944 Detached: £577,539 | 61 | Primary: 15Secondary: 6 |
Southam, Gloucestershire Affordability: Average Low Crime Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £331,205 Detached: £571,931 | 52 | Primary: Secondary: |
Kingswood, Gloucestershire Affordability: Average Low Crime Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £330,438 Detached: £541,842 | 59 | Primary: 1Secondary: |
Painswick, Gloucestershire Affordability: Average Low Crime Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £330,438 Detached: £541,842 | 59 | Primary: 1Secondary: |
Stroud, Gloucestershire Affordability: Average Low Crime Slowing property market Local Waitrose | Semi-detached: £330,438 Detached: £541,842 | 59 | Primary: 10Secondary: 3 |
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