Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The village has 707 residents and lies in Gloucestershire, South West.
There are no grades for St Briavels: with fewer than 1,000 residents, they wouldn’t be fair. The figures on this page are still real. On the way to work, 8% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. 45 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade I.
The 3 things St Briavels does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside St Briavels’ built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
43% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in St Briavels.
Degrees are held by 38% of adults, above Gloucestershire’s towns (34%) and England’s towns (34%) alike. 28% of residents are 65 or over. Residents of St Briavels have a median age of 52.1.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| St Briavels | Gloucestershire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 6.2% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 28% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.5% | 5.8% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 38% | 34% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Gloucestershire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Its one school is below. At the one primary school within 3 km, 50% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). The town’s primary school has 148 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Briavels Parochial Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 148 | C− |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 36% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
The average household earns £54K a year before tax. The car took 91% of commuters, higher than both Gloucestershire’s towns (78%) and England’s towns (70%). Jobs per working resident: 0.4.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The middle sale price: £370K, higher than both Gloucestershire’s towns (£347K) and England’s towns (£308K). Home ownership stands at 77% of households. Private rents average £828 a month across the Forest of Dean council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £385,000 | 19 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Each year, 4.7 burglaries and acts of damage are recorded per 1,000 residents. Over the year to August 2026, 9 offences were reported in St Briavels. Violence and sexual offences were 78% of the crimes.
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
The nearest A&E to St Briavels is The Grange University Hospital, 16.7 miles away. One GP practice serves the town. At the census, 5.4% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, above Gloucestershire’s towns (4.5%) and close to England’s towns (5.2%).
| Census 2021 | St Briavels | Gloucestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 82% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.4% | 4.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 20% | 17% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These shares come straight from the census, without allowing for age, and young towns benefit; the Health Grade instead weighs age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
St Briavels’s listed buildings include the Church of St Mary, Grade I. 43% of its homes were built before 1919, higher than both Gloucestershire’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (16%). Grade II* covers 2 of them, Grade I 2.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near St Briavels. Best known first.
Castle · English HeritageSt Briavels Castlein town
Abbey or priory · CadwTintern Abbey4.7 km outside town, to the southwest
CastleClearwell Castle3 km outside town, to the north
MuseumClearwell Caves3.7 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumTintern Old Station4 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionPuzzlewood4.4 km outside town, to the northPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Village in Gloucestershire, England
St Briavels is a built-up area of 707 people, in the Forest of Dean council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Briavels | 707 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bream | 3,117 | 2.7 | C | B+ | C+ | B− |
| Coleford | 5,023 | 4.1 | C | B+ | D | C |
| Yorkley and Whitecroft | 2,678 | 4.5 | C+ | B− | B+ | B |
| Broadwell and Coalway | 3,304 | 4.5 | C+ | B | B− | C |
| Lydney | 9,655 | 4.7 | C | B | C | C+ |
| Berry Hill | 2,211 | 5.1 | — | B− | C | C+ |
| Monmouth | 10,330 | 6.2 | C− | C | C | B− |
Berry Hill has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 26.1 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I buildings include St Briavels Castle and Curtain Wall. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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