Market Square Newent, Forest of Dean
2 addresses across 1 postcode (GL18), about 90 m long. USRN 14702549.
- Sales: 18 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £155,000 across 1 sale.
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in Forest of Dean costs £2,443 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 8% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Ledbury, about 12.9 km (8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 190 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 36 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 2 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is The Holts Health Centre, about 250 m away.
- People: About 320 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 62% of households owned their home and 31% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 54 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £155,000 | £155,000 | £155,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £220,000 | £220,000 | £220,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £140,000 | £140,000 | £140,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £95,000 | £95,000 | £95,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £125,000 | £125,000 | £125,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £180,000 | £180,000 | £180,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £155,000 | £155,000 | £155,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £161,000 | £161,000 | £161,000 |
| 2006 | 2 | £201,250 | £177,500 | £225,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £133,000 | £133,000 | £133,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £134,000 | £134,000 | £134,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | £175,000 | £175,000 | £175,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | 3 GL18 1PS | Terraced | £155,000 | |
| 14 May 2021 | 3 GL18 1PS | Terraced | £220,000 | |
| 17 Jan 2020 | 2 GL18 1PS | Terraced | £140,000 | |
| 11 May 2018 | 2 GL18 1PS | Terraced | £95,000 | |
| 29 Apr 2016 | TOAD HALL GL18 1PS | Terraced | £125,000 | |
| 19 Dec 2014 | 3 GL18 1PS | Terraced | £180,000 | |
| 9 Aug 2013 | ALBION HOUSE GL18 1PS | Semi-detached | £125,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 24 Apr 2012 | 3 GL18 1PS | Terraced | £155,000 | |
| 6 Jul 2007 | 3 GL18 1PS | Terraced | £161,000 | |
| 7 Nov 2006 | POUND HOUSE GL18 1PS | Detached | £225,000 | |
| 31 Jan 2006 | ALBION HOUSE GL18 1PS | Detached | £177,500 | |
| 22 Dec 2005 | 3 GL18 1PS | Terraced | £133,000 | |
| 21 Jun 2004 | 3 GL18 1PS | Terraced | £134,000 | |
| 23 Jun 2003 | ALBION HOUSE GL18 1PS | Detached | £175,000 | |
| 5 Nov 2001 | 3 GL18 1PS | Terraced | £80,000 | |
| 29 Dec 2000 | 3 GL18 1PS | Terraced | £40,000 | |
| 28 Nov 1997 | 1 GL18 1PS | Terraced | £49,000 | |
| 24 Oct 1997 | TOAD HALL GL18 1PS | Terraced | £56,000 |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
Council tax
What each band costs in Forest of Dean in 2026-27: Band D £2,443 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,629 | £1,900 | £2,172 | £2,443 | £2,986 | £3,529 | £4,072 | £4,887 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band B (38% of about 1,170 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Newent Conservation Area (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 4.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 1 protected tree on or by this street.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- ALBION HOUSE, grade II
- HARWOOD HOUSE, grade II
- K6 TELEPHONE KIOSK OUTSIDE MARKET HOUSE, grade II
- Market House, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Old Station Rd Newent: up to 40 homes, not permissioned (570 m (0.4 miles))
- Old Station Rd Newent: up to 40 homes, not permissioned (570 m (0.4 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 36 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GL18 1PS | 92% | 8% | 8% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Ledbury 195,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.9 km (8 miles) |
| Gloucester 1.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 13.5 km (8.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 31 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Budgens Forecourt Newent | 40 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Church Street | 130 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 64.6 km (40 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Holts Health Centre | 250 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Day Lewis Pharmacy | 140 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Newent Dental Care | 140 m |
| Hospital | Ross Community Hospital | 12.4 km (7.7 miles) |
| Police station | West Mercia Police | 11.9 km (7.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Midcounties Co-Op Newent Cashzone | 30 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6.8 ha | 190 m |
| Play area | 9 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 150 m² | 320 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.7 ha | 340 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 370 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 5 parks and gardens, 13 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is International Stores, a listed building (Grade II*), 90 m north. 107 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| International Stores | Listed building, Grade II* | 90 m north |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 180 m north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Newent Lake | Lake or reservoir | 410 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Stallion Hill | Hill | 2 km (1.3 miles) south-west |
| Norman's Wood | Wood | 2 km (1.3 miles) south |
| Carswalls Wood | Wood | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north-east |
| Dannys Wood | Wood | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south-west |
| Appletree Grove | Wood | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 2 |
1 of the street's 2 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Forest of Dean: see them on the Forest of Dean page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glebe Infants' School | Primary | 4–7 | 590 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Jan 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Picklenash Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 600 m (0.4 miles) | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Requires improvement |
| Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre | Secondary | 11–18 | 620 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyedean Wholefoods Ltd GL18 1PS | Retailers - other | 30 m | Exempt | |
| Little Italy GL18 1PU | Retailers - other | 70 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Peggy's Sandwich Bar GL18 1PU | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 80 m | 5 Very good | 12 Jan 2024 |
| Sizzling Wok GL18 1PU | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 80 m | 5 Very good | 5 Mar 2025 |
| The George Hotel GL18 1PU | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 80 m | 5 Very good | 18 Aug 2022 |
| Newent Pizza And Kebab House GL18 1PU | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 80 m | 5 Very good | 29 Jul 2025 |
| The Bombay Kitchen GL18 1PU | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 80 m | 5 Very good | 29 Jul 2025 |
| The Red Lion GL18 1AH | Pub/bar/nightclub | 90 m | 5 Very good | 19 Aug 2025 |
| Premier Store And Post Office GL18 1AQ | Retailers - other | 90 m | 5 Very good | 22 Apr 2026 |
| The Runcible Spoon GL18 1PP | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 100 m | 5 Very good | 29 Jul 2025 |
| Erol's Courtyard Cafe | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 110 m | 5 Very good | 16 Jun 2026 |
| Kam Wah Chinese Takeaway GL18 1AQ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 120 m | 4 Good | 15 Aug 2026 |
| The Crusty Loaf GL18 1AQ | Manufacturers/packers | 120 m | 5 Very good | 26 Sep 2026 |
| Newent Circle Club GL18 1AQ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 120 m | 5 Very good | 23 Sep 2019 |
| Newent Food \& Wine GL18 1AQ | Retailers - other | 120 m | 5 Very good | 22 May 2023 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 17 |
| Shoplifting | 9 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 7 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 4 |
| Public order | 4 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Broad Street (24); On or near Supermarket (7); On or near America Gardens (6); On or near Cheapside (5); On or near The Crease (4).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 62% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 38% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 34% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 41% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- GL18 1PS: 2 addresses of 24 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Bury Bar Lane · Broad Street · Freemans Orchard · Foley Road · Broad Street · Graces Pitch · Stokes Mews · Court Lane · The Walled Garden · Newlands Court · Bury Bar Gardens · Craddock Road
All the streets in GL18 and across Forest of Dean.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.