Cinderford
Forest of Dean · South West · population 12,953 · 7 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #4,324 of 6,856 in England
- #547 of 710 in South West
- #10 of 10 in Forest of Dean
- More deprived (bottom 40%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Skilled trades 16% · Caring & leisure 14% · Professional 13%
All occupation groups
| Skilled trades | 16% |
| Caring & leisure | 14% |
| Professional | 13% |
| Elementary | 12% |
| Associate professional | 10% |
| Process & plant | 10% |
| Managers & directors | 10% |
| Administrative | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 7% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 47% · No religion 44% · Other 1%
Born outside the UK: 6%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
In summary
Cinderford is in the more-deprived bottom 40% of England, ranked #4,324 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #10 of 10 in Forest of Dean. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (52) and lowest on Education (30). Typical homes here sold for about £217,000 over the past year, up 21% across five years (from 151 sales), 22% below the wider Forest of Dean median of £278,500. Cheaper homes only partly offset the deprivation score, leaving it at #1,974 of 6,851 on our affordability-adjusted measure. Typical household take-home income is around £33,902 a year, in the bottom third of England.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £217,000 | 151 | -3.6% | +20.6% |
| Detached | £286,000 | 50 | -3.1% | +13.3% |
| Semi-detached | £225,000 | 49 | 0.0% | +27.1% |
| Terraced | £180,000 | 47 | 0.0% | +12.5% |
| Flat | £205,000 | 5 | +76.3% | — |
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Household income
Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →
Affordability-adjusted Score ?
- #1,974 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime
No recorded-crime data: the police force covering Cinderford has not published usable street-level data for this period, so no rate or comparison is shown (a zero here would be misleading, not reassuring).
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Forest of Dean
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Southsea WestPortsmouth37£210,000
- Streethouse & Sharlston CommonWakefield37£207,500
- Common EdgeBlackpool37£161,000
- Battle Hill WestNorth Tyneside37£156,000
- Williton, Quantock & StogurseySomerset37£375,000
- Quarry BankDudley37£218,000