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GL17 0AF

Mitcheldean, Ruardean & Drybrook · Forest of Dean · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Mitcheldean, Ruardean & Drybrook
Local authority
Forest of Dean
Constituency
Forest of Dean
Postcode district
GL17
Postcode sector
GL17 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GL17 0ER 23 m
GL17 0AY 89 m
GL17 0AU 99 m
GL17 0BB 127 m
GL17 0SL 137 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL17 0AF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2008
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL17
Postcode sector
GL17 0
Latitude
51.866594
Longitude
-2.487390
British National Grid easting
366,537
British National Grid northing
218,780

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Forest of Dean · E07000080
Electoral ward
Mitcheldean, Ruardean & Drybrook · E05012168
Parish or community
E04004314
Westminster constituency
Forest of Dean · E14001240
Output area
E00113157
Lower layer super output area
Forest of Dean 003C · E01022258
Middle layer super output area
Forest of Dean 003 · E02004628

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
9
Secondary
2

  1. Mitcheldean Endowed Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    460 m

  2. Dene Magna and Sixth Form

    Academy converter

    852 m

  3. Hope Brook CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
79
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 31
  • Anti social behaviour 19
  • Vehicle crime 7
  • Criminal damage and arson 6
  • Other theft 5

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • MITCHELDEAN SURGERY

    BROOK STREET, MITCHELDEAN, GL17 0AU

    ODS code L84045

    99 m

  • DRYBROOK SURGERY

    DRYBROOK ROAD, DRYBROOK, GL17 9JE

    ODS code L84024

    2.6 km

  • DOCKHAM SURGERY

    CINDERFORD MEDICAL CENTRE, VALLEY ROAD, CINDERFORD, GL14 2NX

    ODS code L84046

    5.0 km

  • FOREST HEALTH CARE

    VALLEY ROAD, CINDERFORD, GL14 2NX

    ODS code L84028

    5.0 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Brook Street

    BCT · Mitcheldean

    0.1 miles

  • Vantage Point Grounds

    BCT · Mitcheldean

    0.1 miles

  • Brook Street

    BCT · Mitcheldean

    0.1 miles

  • Vantage Point

    BCT · Mitcheldean

    0.1 miles

  • Vantage Point

    BCT · Mitcheldean

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Forest of Dean 003C, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,307 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
7 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

11 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 2 secondary schools. Mitcheldean Endowed Primary School is the nearest published school at 460 m.

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

Recorded crime

79 published events cover 12 months, averaging 6.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 31 events.

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