School Catchments and House Prices in Coleford
In the Coleford area, 1 school was graded Good at their last graded Ofsted inspection (before September 2024), and none Outstanding.
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In the Coleford area, 1 school was graded Good at their last graded Ofsted inspection (before September 2024), and none Outstanding.
How the Coleford school map prices each street
Concentrated demand is what a price premium actually is.
The local benchmark is £275,000 and a detached home averages £295,000.
Ofsted ratings across the Coleford area
The commercial page for this town sets out the introduction itself: Mortgage advice in Coleford.
What the admissions data actually guarantees
A house advertised as in catchment may not be next year. The local council publishes last year's furthest distance offered for each school. Ask for that figure in writing before you offer.
Ratings age too. An Outstanding judgement can be several years old, and inspections since September 2024 report differently. Read the current report rather than the agent's summary of it.
The detail behind the Coleford numbers
The schools families ask about here are Five Acres High School, St John's C of E Academy, Ellwood Primary School and Berry Hill Primary School. 1 local school was graded Good or Outstanding at their last graded Ofsted inspection (before September 2024). Ratings age between inspections, so read the latest report before you rely on one.
On getting about: Coleford to Monmouth by road takes about 15 min.
By price, Coleford ranks 17 of the 18 Gloucestershire locations we cover, at £275,000 against a county average of £398,889. Band D council tax here is £2,516, against an average of £2,493 across the county locations we cover.
How Coleford scores for different buyers
Coleford is a small former mining/market town in the western Forest of Dean, near the Wye.
The full local guide covers schools, transport and the market in detail: Coleford property and area guide.
| Who it suits | Out of five | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Families | ★★★★☆ | Affordable family houses and space, primary schools including Good-rated Ellwood, Five Acres High in the town, and the Forest for weekends, weigh the drive to a full A&E and read the current school reports. |
| First-time buyers | ★★★★★ | A relatively affordable Forest town, terraces and smaller semis frequently from around £200,000 to £250,000 give a genuine way onto the ladder, in a real market-town community with the Forest and Wye on the doorstep. |
| Outdoor & tourism-minded buyers | ★★★★★ | Clearwell Caves, Puzzlewood, the Perrygrove Railway, the Wye Valley and miles of Forest woodland are all around, a superb base for outdoor life, and a genuine holiday-let and tourism area (check any lettings and planning). |
| Downsizers | ★★★★☆ | Good value bungalows and manageable period and modern homes near the town centre, at prices that free up capital, check the mining search and a survey as everywhere here. |
| Commuters | ★★★☆☆ | No railway station and the nearest full A&E a drive away; Monmouth, Lydney and Gloucester are reachable by road, but this is a town for drivers, local workers and hybrid workers rather than daily rail commuters. |
First-time buyers & value-seekers
People priced out of Monmouth or the Cotswolds who want a real way onto the ladder, stone terraces and semis at prices below those levels, in a genuine market-town community with the Forest and Wye on the doorstep.
Families & outdoor-lovers
People wanting space, character and countryside, family homes, Good-rated Ellwood Primary, Five Acres High and famous attractions for weekends, with the honest trade-offs of a rail-free town and the drive to A&E.
Local & hybrid workers
People working in Coleford (including at the Suntory factory), in Monmouth or from home, superfast broadband, road links and real value make Coleford a sensible base.
Coleford is known locally for The Mushets, ironmasters of Coleford, and Clearwell Caves. The metallurgist David Mushet and his son Robert Forester Mushet lived and worked at Coleford and did pioneering work on iron and steel, a genuine claim to fame in the history of British industry.
Practical detail for Coleford: the GL16 postcode district, none in the town (old Coleford branch closed), nearest Lydney (~9 miles) or Gloucester (~18 miles) and nearest A and E is Gloucestershire Royal, Gloucester (a drive), new Forest of Dean Community Hospital (Cinderford) is MIIU/community only; verify with NHS.
Coleford at a glance
| School | What to check before you offer |
|---|---|
| Five Acres High School | Confirm last year's furthest offer distance, then read the current report. |
| St John's C of E Academy | Confirm last year's furthest offer distance, then read the current report. |
| Ellwood Primary School | Confirm last year's furthest offer distance, then read the current report. |
| Berry Hill Primary School | Confirm last year's furthest offer distance, then read the current report. |
Figures are local averages used for illustration. Confirm your own numbers before acting on them.
Ask about Coleford
Three details is all we need. You are told before anything is passed to a partner firm.
Your checklist
- Last year's furthest offer distance, in writing from Gloucestershire
- The current Ofsted report, not a remembered rating
- Whether a sibling policy is applied before distance
- £27,500 of deposit at 10% on the local average, before fees
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