The Reddings The Pludds, Forest of Dean
13 addresses across 2 postcodes (GL17), about 230 m long. USRN 14702639.
- Sales: 11 recorded sales since 1995; in 2020 the median was £440,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 5 homes have an energy certificate (D: 1, E: 3, G: 1).
- 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 C; Band D in Forest of Dean costs £2,443 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 92% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Lydney, about 15 km (9.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 3.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 196 to 235 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Drybrook Surgery, about 3.6 km (2.2 miles) away.
- People: About 280 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 93% of households owned their home and 37% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | £440,000 | £440,000 | £440,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £325,000 | £325,000 | £325,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £245,000 | £245,000 | £245,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | £290,000 | £290,000 | £290,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £125,000 | £125,000 | £125,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £88,500 | £88,500 | £88,500 |
| 1997 | 2 | £66,500 | £60,000 | £73,000 |
| 1996 | 1 | £65,000 | £65,000 | £65,000 |
| 1995 | 1 | £76,000 | £76,000 | £76,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May 2020 | FAIR HAVEN GL17 9ST | Detached | £440,000 | |
| 20 Jun 2019 | (BARBER) GL17 9ST | Other | £215,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 12 Apr 2018 | 2, COURTFIELD VIEW GL17 9ST | Semi-detached | £325,000 | |
| 21 Oct 2009 | 2, COURTFIELD VIEW GL17 9ST | Semi-detached | £245,000 | |
| 6 Nov 2003 | FAIR HAVEN GL17 9ST | Detached | £290,000 | |
| 6 Sep 2002 | HAWSLEY COTTAGE GL17 9ST | Detached | £125,000 | |
| 26 Apr 2001 | AERIAL VIEW COTTAGE GL17 9ST | Detached | £88,500 | |
| 29 Aug 1997 | 2, COURTFIELD VIEW GL17 9ST | Semi-detached | £73,000 | |
| 15 Aug 1997 | HAWSLEY COTTAGE GL17 9ST | Detached | £60,000 | |
| 14 Jun 1996 | AERIAL VIEW COTTAGE GL17 9ST | Detached | £65,000 | |
| 16 Oct 1995 | 1, COURTFIELD VIEW GL17 9ST | Detached | £76,000 |
Energy performance certificates
5 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 113 m². Most common: House, detached (4); House, semi-detached (1). Built: before 1900 (4); Pre-1900 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (5 addresses)
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 C (29% of about 780 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)
- Forge Hill Lydbrook Joys Green: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (820 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 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 13 addresses are between 196 m and 235 m above sea level (214 m on average); the ground rises about 40 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GL17 9SS | 100% | 92% | 92% | 0% |
| GL17 9ST | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Lydney 194,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 15 km (9.3 miles) |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 14 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cidermill Joys Green | 280 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Cinderford | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Sharpness Old Docks | 14.7 km (9.2 miles) |
| Car parks | Stowfield Road Car Park | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 52.7 km (33 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Drybrook Surgery | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Drybrook Pharmacy | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Forest Of Dean Community Hospital | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
| Police station | Coleford Police Station | 6.7 km (4.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | Brierley Service Station, Brierley Cashzone | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.3 ha | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8,520 m² | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.6 ha | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,190 m² | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Ruardean Castle, a scheduled monument, 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Ruardean Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Offa's Dyke: section 480m south east of Stowfield Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) west |
| Offa's Dyke: section 420m east of Stowfield Farm | Scheduled monument | 2 km (1.2 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Horsley Hill | Hill | 470 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Moor Wood | Wood | 560 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Timms Wood | Wood | 740 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Newham Bottom | Valley | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Ruddle Marsh | Wetland | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) south |
| Woorgreens Lake | Lake or reservoir | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 13 | 13 |
None of the street's 13 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruardean Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Lydbrook Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Woodside Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (west-mercia).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 93% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 60% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 4% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | under 1% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 42% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 18% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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
Nearby streets
High Beech Road · Vention Lane
All the streets in GL17 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.