Conservation areas in Forest of Dean
Forest of Dean District Council has 27 conservation areas in planning.data.gov.uk; 2,056 homes inside them have an energy certificate, and 53.7% of those are solid-wall homes without wall insulation. The largest by number of homes is Newent (322). The council publishes its Article 4 areas on planning.data.gov.uk. EPC register November 2026.
| Conservation area | Homes with EPC | Solid walls, no insulation | Gas boiler | Heat pumps | Listed buildings | Article 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alvington | 64 | 38% | 3% | 9 | 7 | none published |
| Awre | 6 | 50% | 0% | 1 | 16 | none published |
| Aylburton | 65 | 57% | 0% | 2 | 8 | none published |
| Blaisdon | 21 | 52% | 0% | 2 | 5 | none published |
| Blakeney | 155 | 49% | 65% | 1 | 27 | none published |
| Brockweir | 23 | 70% | 0% | 2 | 11 | none published |
| Clearwell | 83 | 34% | 1% | 2 | 18 | none published |
| Coleford | 145 | 68% | 63% | 0 | 16 | none published |
| Dymock | 56 | 38% | 4% | 4 | 26 | none published |
| English Bicknor | 19 | 74% | 0% | 3 | 17 | none published |
| Hewelsfield | 9 | 67% | 0% | 0 | 22 | none published |
| Littledean | 92 | 61% | 82% | 0 | 32 | none published |
| Longhope | 99 | 38% | 5% | 7 | 19 | none published |
| Lowbands | 19 | 63% | 0% | 1 | 12 | none published |
| Lower Lydbrook | 32 | 66% | 75% | 0 | 4 | none published |
| Lydney | 84 | 74% | 87% | 0 | 47 | none published |
| Mitcheldean | 103 | 54% | 76% | 5 | 15 | none published |
| Newent | 322 | 40% | 69% | 1 | 89 | none published |
| Newland | 34 | 47% | 0% | 3 | 34 | none published |
| Newnham | 179 | 74% | 93% | 1 | 93 | check the direction |
| Pillowell | 102 | 70% | 7% | 7 | 0 | none published |
| Redmarley | 36 | 11% | 0% | 10 | 10 | none published |
| Ruardean | 87 | 63% | 0% | 6 | 7 | none published |
| St Briavels | 71 | 65% | 0% | 4 | 45 | none published |
| Staunton (S) | 53 | 53% | 0% | 10 | 6 | none published |
| Staunton/Corse | 54 | 41% | 0% | 12 | 37 | none published |
| Westbury on Severn | 43 | 56% | 95% | 0 | 69 | none published |
Areas with at least 30 homes with an energy certificate have their own page. Areas drawn only as a point in planning.data.gov.uk have no boundary, so no homes are counted. England, all conservation areas: 48.7% solid walls without insulation, 66.4% gas boilers.
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