This neighbourhood
£53,831
£39,885 after tax
Forest of Dean
£50,172
£37,749 after tax
England
£53,636
£40,020 after tax
Total household income£53,831
After tax£39,885
After tax and housing costs, adjusted for household size£36,421Forest of Dean £33,970 · England £34,675
Source: ONS income estimates for small areas, April 2022 to March 2023. Modelled averages for the neighbourhood (Forest of Dean 006); local authority and national figures are the median neighbourhood. Equivalised income adjusts for household size.
This area is around the middle of neighbourhoods in England (ranked 14,206 of 33,755, where 1 is the most deprived).
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2% of Forest of Dean's neighbourhoods are in England's most deprived 20%.
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Source: MHCLG, English Indices of Deprivation 2025. For the small area the home is in, ranked against the rest of England only: England, Wales and Scotland each measure deprivation differently, so deciles can't be compared across borders. Decile 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas, decile 10 the least deprived.
37% of working residents are managers, directors or professionals, compared with 28% in Forest of Dean and 33% across England. It's one of the clearest signs of how affluent an area is.
This neighbourhood Forest of Dean England
Managers, directors and senior officials18%Forest of Dean 13% · England 13%
Professional20%Forest of Dean 16% · England 20%
Associate professional and technical13%Forest of Dean 12% · England 13%
Administrative and secretarial8%Forest of Dean 9% · England 9%