GL17 0BE

Mitcheldean, Ruardean & Drybrook · Forest of Dean · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GL17 0BD 67 m
GL17 0BG 73 m
GL17 0BA 84 m
GL17 0BB 117 m
GL17 0BN 127 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL17 0BE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL17
Postcode sector
GL17 0
Latitude
51.867266
Longitude
-2.490185
British National Grid easting
366,345
British National Grid northing
218,856

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Forest of Dean · E07000080
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

Explore GL17

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
The Woodlands, Townsend, Mitcheldean, GL17 0BE 23 October 2000 £100,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
8
Secondary
2
  1. Mitcheldean Endowed Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    486 m
  2. Dene Magna and Sixth Form

    Academy converter

    987 m
  3. Drybrook Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    2.4 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
15

8 female, 7 male

Postcode households
9
Residents per household
1.7
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 0.3% 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

    193 m

  • DRYBROOK SURGERY

    DRYBROOK ROAD, DRYBROOK, GL17 9JE

    ODS code L84024

    2.5 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

  • Vantage Point

    BCT · Mitcheldean

    0.1 miles
  • Brook Street

    BCT · Mitcheldean

    0.1 miles
  • Brook Street

    BCT · Mitcheldean

    0.1 miles
  • Vantage Point

    BCT · Mitcheldean

    0.2 miles
  • Vantage Point Grounds

    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.

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
0
Low risk addresses
0
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

10 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 2 secondary schools. Mitcheldean Endowed Primary School is the nearest published school at 486 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.