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House prices in Forest of Dean: the next 12 months
Sale prices have an 80% chance of landing between £286,379 and £336,372 by August 2027.
- Expected, August 2027
- £311,376
- Chance of a rise
- 77%
Forest of Dean: five years of prices and the expected path
Average sale price per home, £, monthly, with the next 12 months' expected path
- Forest of Dean
- South West
- United Kingdom
- Expected path
- 80% range
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| Period | Forest of Dean | South West | United Kingdom |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2027 · Expected path | £311,376 (£286,379–£336,372) | £308,828 | £280,154 |
| Jul 2027 · Expected path | £310,162 (£286,363–£333,961) | £308,437 | £279,560 |
| Jun 2027 · Expected path | £308,948 (£286,384–£331,511) | £308,046 | £278,967 |
| May 2027 · Expected path | £307,733 (£286,450–£329,017) | £307,656 | £278,374 |
| Apr 2027 · Expected path | £306,519 (£286,569–£326,470) | £307,265 | £277,781 |
| Mar 2027 · Expected path | £305,305 (£286,752–£323,859) | £306,874 | £277,188 |
| Feb 2027 · Expected path | £304,091 (£287,016–£321,167) | £306,483 | £276,595 |
| Jan 2027 · Expected path | £302,877 (£287,383–£318,372) | £306,093 | £276,002 |
| Dec 2026 · Expected path | £301,663 (£287,888–£315,438) | £305,702 | £275,409 |
| Nov 2026 · Expected path | £300,449 (£288,593–£312,306) | £305,311 | £274,816 |
| Oct 2026 · Expected path | £299,235 (£289,614–£308,856) | £304,920 | £274,223 |
| Sep 2026 · Expected path | £298,021 (£291,261–£304,781) | £304,530 | £273,630 |
| Aug 2026 | £296,807 | £304,139 | £273,037 |
| Jul 2026 | £285,636 | £302,027 | £272,146 |
| Jun 2026 | £288,558 | £303,232 | £270,690 |
| May 2026 | £289,388 | £302,533 | £272,221 |
| Apr 2026 | £289,122 | £303,427 | £270,966 |
| Mar 2026 | £292,082 | £301,647 | £268,631 |
| Feb 2026 | £289,147 | £301,220 | £269,423 |
| Jan 2026 | £296,699 | £300,664 | £268,814 |
| Dec 2025 | £292,483 | £298,687 | £268,002 |
| Nov 2025 | £294,418 | £302,921 | £270,472 |
| Oct 2025 | £291,261 | £300,893 | £269,819 |
| Sep 2025 | £296,836 | £301,093 | £269,556 |
| Aug 2025 | £293,700 | £304,262 | £270,575 |
| Jul 2025 | £291,990 | £302,826 | £268,843 |
| Jun 2025 | £283,164 | £298,838 | £266,796 |
| May 2025 | £288,963 | £297,421 | £264,078 |
| Apr 2025 | £285,414 | £292,255 | £260,162 |
| Mar 2025 | £284,483 | £303,287 | £268,019 |
| Feb 2025 | £277,091 | £301,560 | £264,771 |
| Jan 2025 | £274,947 | £301,828 | £264,936 |
| Dec 2024 | £272,610 | £300,210 | £263,991 |
| Nov 2024 | £274,609 | £300,240 | £264,515 |
| Oct 2024 | £280,684 | £306,423 | £265,252 |
| Sep 2024 | £289,351 | £304,305 | £264,750 |
| Aug 2024 | £287,103 | £303,164 | £265,085 |
| Jul 2024 | £279,636 | £301,845 | £262,479 |
| Jun 2024 | £273,291 | £297,239 | £259,585 |
| May 2024 | £271,363 | £298,492 | £258,565 |
| Apr 2024 | £274,674 | £297,850 | £256,478 |
| Mar 2024 | £274,723 | £295,240 | £255,082 |
| Feb 2024 | £274,197 | £296,587 | £254,633 |
| Jan 2024 | £267,691 | £299,150 | £255,972 |
| Dec 2023 | £271,643 | £294,676 | £256,177 |
| Nov 2023 | £273,128 | £299,952 | £258,368 |
| Oct 2023 | £280,951 | £305,147 | £260,129 |
| Sep 2023 | £280,614 | £304,837 | £261,318 |
| Aug 2023 | £285,760 | £307,132 | £262,602 |
| Jul 2023 | £285,971 | £306,036 | £261,182 |
| Jun 2023 | £282,735 | £300,808 | £258,275 |
| May 2023 | £278,854 | £302,199 | £257,330 |
| Apr 2023 | £282,953 | £302,791 | £256,479 |
| Mar 2023 | £294,010 | £303,206 | £255,885 |
| Feb 2023 | £297,247 | £306,826 | £258,788 |
| Jan 2023 | £290,486 | £309,102 | £260,941 |
| Dec 2022 | £281,712 | £308,957 | £263,190 |
| Nov 2022 | £284,160 | £313,892 | £265,299 |
| Oct 2022 | £290,913 | £313,800 | £265,693 |
| Sep 2022 | £290,214 | £314,370 | £265,727 |
| Aug 2022 | £286,666 | £314,238 | £265,124 |
| Jul 2022 | £279,470 | £309,032 | £262,904 |
| Jun 2022 | £275,621 | £299,771 | £258,118 |
| May 2022 | £270,964 | £301,875 | £255,040 |
| Apr 2022 | £269,067 | £296,983 | £252,167 |
| Mar 2022 | £270,361 | £291,647 | £249,232 |
| Feb 2022 | £269,001 | £291,034 | £248,309 |
| Jan 2022 | £268,314 | £291,018 | £248,031 |
| Dec 2021 | £257,839 | £285,237 | £245,189 |
| Nov 2021 | £256,707 | £284,105 | £243,930 |
| Oct 2021 | £249,169 | £276,090 | £239,236 |
| Sep 2021 | £247,123 | £283,935 | £245,371 |
What the model expects
The central estimate at each horizon, and the range prices land in 8 times out of 10.
| Horizon | Expected | 80% range | Chance of a rise | Chance of beating inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In 3 months (November 2026) | £300,449 | £288,593 – £312,306 | 65% | 55% |
| In 4 months (December 2026) | £301,663 | £287,888 – £315,438 | 67% | 55% |
| In 12 months (August 2027) | £311,376 | £286,379 – £336,372 | 77% | 58% |
The outlook carries the region's own monthly price history forward: the recent trend and how far prices usually stray from it. It knows nothing about interest-rate decisions, new laws or local projects, so read it as a description of momentum, not a forecast to act on.
Other reports for Forest of Dean
At the average sale price, a home costs £296,807. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is £1,369 a month. The UK sets no cap on the payment; no more than 15% of new mortgages may lend over 4.5 times income.
- Payment, two incomes
- 19%
- Payment, one income
- 39%
Renting the average home costs less each month than owning it. Owning counts interest, running costs and the return the deposit could earn, at the average sale price; rent is the average of all private tenancies. Repaying the loan is saving, so it is left out.
- Rent per month
- £828
- Owning per month
- £1,397
58.8% fewer homes were started in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Started, 12 months
- 120
- Per 1,000 residents
- 1.3
Figures for United Kingdom: Forest of Dean has no reliable figures of its own.
Buyers living abroad bought 1.8% of the homes sold here in the four quarters to Q1 2025.
- Bought by buyers abroad, 12 months
- 1.8%
Sale prices have fallen by 3% or more 16 times since 1995. The deepest began in July 2007.
- Deepest fall
- −21.2%
- Recovery from the low
- 88 months
In 2025 the population grew by 296 while 200 homes were finished: 1.5 new residents for every new home.
- New residents per new home, 2025
- 1.5
- Population change, 2025
- +296
5.5% of the 39,536 homes counted in the 2021 census had nobody usually living in them.
- Empty, 2021 census
- 5.5%
- Empty homes
- 2,170
In 2025, 25% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.
- Homes from existing buildings, 2025
- 25%