Neighbourhood · Forest of Dean · South West
Coleford
Forest of Dean 007 · 7 sub-areas · 11,217 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Families (66/100)Watch-out: Young professionals (46/100)Liveability 39/100 · Below medianResidential
Coleford is a settled residential pocket of Forest of Dean. The bigger gravitational centre is Cardiff, around 172 minutes away by direct train, but most days don't require leaving — local life is what people are here for.
Liveability
39/100
Below median
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Coleford?
A snapshot of Coleford
Greenspace is on the doorstep — a park or playing field is within walking distance of most homes; Crime sits around the national average — neither a notable concern nor a notable selling point; Transport links are limited — a car or e-bike is a practical assumption for most regular trips; rents are below the national norm, with a typical home letting at around £820 a month; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 7 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Coleford in Forest of Dean
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Coleford?
- The median monthly rent across Coleford is £820.
- How safe is Coleford?
- Coleford has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
- How well-connected is Coleford?
- Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 134 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Coleford?
- There are 4 schools within 2 km of Coleford, of which 60% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 10196 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Coleford?
- The most common council tax band in Coleford is B, with the typical Band D annual charge around £2,115. Council tax is set by Forest of Dean council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Coleford to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Coleford to central London is approximately 239 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
- Is gigabit broadband available in Coleford?
- 100% of premises in Coleford are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Coleford?
- Coleford sits in IMD decile 5 of 10, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of local areas nationally and 10 is the least deprived. The Index of Multiple Deprivation combines income, employment, education, health, crime, barriers and environment.
- What's the tenure mix in Coleford?
- 67% of households in Coleford are owner-occupied. The remainder is split between private renting and social housing — see the Demographics section for the full breakdown from Census 2021.
- What is the average property price in Coleford?
- The average property price across Forest of Dean (the local authority covering Coleford) is approximately £282,777, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
- Is Coleford a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.27 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £36,589.)
- Which local areas are part of Coleford?
- Coleford contains 7 local areas: Forest of Dean 007B, Forest of Dean 007F, Forest of Dean 007C, Forest of Dean 007A, Forest of Dean 007D…
FAQ
Frequently asked about Coleford
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Coleford?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Coleford is £820. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
- Is Coleford a safe place to live?
- Coleford has a safety score of 60/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
- What schools are near Coleford?
- 60% of schools within 2 km of Coleford are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Coleford?
- Public-transport commute time from Coleford to central London is approximately 239 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Coleford different from the rest of Forest of Dean?
- Coleford contains 7 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
- Where does Coleford rank in Forest of Dean?
- Coleford scores 39/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Forest of Dean, see the Cities table on the Forest of Dean page.
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