Speculation Road Cinderford, Forest of Dean
57 addresses across 4 postcodes (GL14), about 160 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 14701684.
- Flood: 11 addresses on its postcodes are in areas 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 A; Band D in Forest of Dean costs £2,443 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 92% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Lydney, about 13.3 km (8.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 8.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 152 to 157 m above sea level.
- Noise: 18 of its 57 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Forest Health Care, about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 950 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 56% of households owned their home and 20% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Dec 2023 | DRAKE HOUSE, PAVILION BUSINESS PARK GL14 2YD | Other | £350,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 3 Aug 2018 | STOCK SWEEPERS, INNOVATION HOUSE GL14 2YD | Other | £1,490,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band A (48% of about 1,830 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Newtown Road Cinderford: up to 17 homes, not permissioned (540 m (0.3 miles))
- Newtown Road Cinderford: up to 17 homes, not permissioned (540 m (0.3 miles))
- Newtown Road Cinderford: up to 17 homes, not permissioned (540 m (0.3 miles))
- Steam Mills Rd Northern Quarter Cinderford: up to 195 homes, permissioned (570 m (0.4 miles))
- Valley Road Former Employment Centre Cinderford: up to 45 homes, not permissioned (690 m (0.4 miles))
- Adjacent to Enterprise Centre Valley Road Former Employment Centre Cinderford: up to 45 homes, permissioned (690 m (0.4 miles))
- Foxes Bridge Rd Cinderford: up to 21 homes, not permissioned (850 m (0.5 miles))
- Foxes Bridge Rd Cinderford: up to 21 homes, not permissioned (850 m (0.5 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 8 at medium risk and 7 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| GL14 2YD | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 0 / 3 | unlikely |
| GL14 2PH | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 6 / 2 | unlikely |
| GL14 2PQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 2 / 1 | unlikely |
| GL14 3HZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 57 addresses are between 152 m and 157 m above sea level (154 m on average); the ground rises about 5 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GL14 2PH | 74% | 61% | 61% | 0% |
| GL14 2PQ | 100% | 92% | 92% | 0% |
| GL14 2YD | 58% | 56% | 56% | 14% |
| GL14 3HZ | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Lydney 194,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.3 km (8.3 miles) |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 20 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Speculation Road Cinderford | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Cinderford | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Sharpness Old Docks | 12.2 km (7.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Rowandean Car Park | 850 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 52.1 km (32 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Forest Health Care | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Market Street Pharmacy | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 220 m |
| Hospital | Forest Of Dean Community Hospital | 220 m |
| Police station | Coleford Police Station | 8.4 km (5.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Midcounties Co-Op Valley Road Cashzone | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 500 m² | 910 m (0.6 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.8 ha | 270 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Steam Mills Allotment Gardens 970 m² | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
Landmarks
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Hollyhill Wood | Wood | 310 m south |
| Nofold Green | Wood | 670 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Beechen Hill | Hill | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Horsepool Bottom | Valley | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) north-east |
| Woorgreens Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south-west |
| Ruddle Marsh | Wetland | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 8 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 9 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 39 | 57 |
18 of the street's 57 addresses are 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steam Mills Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 850 m (0.5 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| SGS Forest High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Needs attention; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Forest View Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Bakery Whimsey GL14 3JA | Manufacturers/packers | 190 m | 4 Good | 29 Jan 2025 |
| Mews Auction Rooms GL14 2YF | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 270 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 14 Aug 2026 |
| Cinderford Service Station GL14 3HY | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 370 m | 5 Very good | 11 Apr 2022 |
| Food Central And The View GL14 3FF | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 30 Sep 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (gloucestershire).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 56% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 28% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 29% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 68% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 50% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 2 to 4 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
- GL14 2YD: 54 addresses of 56 in the postcode
- GL14 2PH: 1 address of 61 in the postcode
- GL14 2PQ: 1 address of 44 in the postcode
- GL14 3HZ: 1 address of 3 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Whimsey Road · Broadmoor Road · Estate Road · Steam Mills Road · Forest Vale Road
All the streets in GL14 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.