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County or areaGloucestershire
Postcode districtGL15
Telephone code01594
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:51 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:14 am – 4:02 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People11,303 residentsin the Lydney census areaMedian age 45.65,025 households69% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright15% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.2% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 5,252 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 14%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 23% work from home, 66% go by car, 2% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle47% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages24% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C929 mm of rain a year, 28 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December38 days of air frost, 12 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 3 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 9°CFMarch: 4 to 12°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 11 to 20°CJJuly: 13 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 5 to 11°CNDecember: 3 to 9°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksLeech Poollake · under a mileRed Hillhill · under a milePriors Poollake · 2.4 miNaas Cliffcliffs · 1.4 miMaple Hillhill · under a mileOld Park Valleyvalley · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBathurst Parkpark · under a mile · 7 haOld Pleasure Gardenspark · 1.0 miLydney Recreation Trust Groundplaying field · under a mile · 9 haWild Gardenpark · 2.4 mi · 27 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes92 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Feb 197426 mi away, NewportMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 5 Feb 202529 mi away, Malvern, WorcestershireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 4.9 · PM2.5 5.8 · PM10 9.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband83% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)5,748 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation13 m43 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 7 to 103 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLydney Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryLydney Practice2 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyLydney Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistHylton Court (Dental Surgery)right hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools4 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryLydney Church of England Community Schoolages 4-11, 199 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Dean Academyages 11-16, 816 pupilsunder a milePrimarySevernbanks Primary Schoolages 3-11, 251 pupilsunder a mileCollegeSouth Gloucestershire and Stroud College13.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS25 miRailway stationLydneyunder a mileBus stationBus StationCinderford6.9 miFerryLydney Harbour1.6 miBus stops94 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the GL15 postcode district.


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