GL17 0AE

Westbury-on-Severn · Forest of Dean · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Longhope
Local authority
Forest of Dean
Constituency
Forest of Dean
Postcode district
GL17
Postcode sector
GL17 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GL17 0AQ 557 m
GL17 0XT 671 m
GL17 0AW 803 m
GL17 0AG 865 m
GL17 0AH 891 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL17 0AE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL17
Postcode sector
GL17 0
Latitude
51.847921
Longitude
-2.446409
British National Grid easting
369,346
British National Grid northing
216,685

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Forest of Dean · E07000080
Parish or community
E04004297
Westminster constituency
Forest of Dean · E14001240
Output area
E00112996
Lower layer super output area
Forest of Dean 005B · E01022230
Middle layer super output area
Forest of Dean 005 · E02004630

Postcode source versions

Explore GL17

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Streamways, Wood Green, Longhope, GL17 0AE 26 October 2015 £435,000
Weir Cottage, Wood Green, Longhope, GL17 0AE 15 December 2006 £530,000
Wood Green Cottage, Wood Green, Longhope, GL17 0AE 27 March 1997 £170,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
9
Secondary
2
  1. Hope Brook CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.5 km
  2. Dene Magna and Sixth Form

    Academy converter

    2.9 km
  3. Westbury-on-Severn Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    3.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 1
  • Violence and sexual offences 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
12

7 female, 5 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
3.0
GL17 0 residents
4,862

Age bands in GL17 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.2%

697 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.2%

423 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.5%

941 residents

Age 45 to 64
30%

1,375 residents

Age 65 and over
25.1%

1,152 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider GL17 0 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • MITCHELDEAN SURGERY

    BROOK STREET, MITCHELDEAN, GL17 0AU

    ODS code L84045

    3.5 km

  • DRYBROOK SURGERY

    DRYBROOK ROAD, DRYBROOK, GL17 9JE

    ODS code L84024

    4.9 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • The Red Hart Inn

    BCT · Blaisdon

    0.6 miles
  • The Red Hart Inn

    BCT · Blaisdon

    0.6 miles
  • War Memorial

    BCT · Blaisdon

    0.6 miles
  • Monk Hill Farm

    BCT · Blaisdon

    0.7 miles
  • St Mary's Church

    BCT · Flaxley

    0.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Forest of Dean 005B, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,137 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
1 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
2
Low risk addresses
1
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

11 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 2 secondary schools. Hope Brook CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.6 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

2 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 1 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.