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GL17 0HT

Mitcheldean, Ruardean & Drybrook · Forest of Dean · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Mitcheldean
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 0XS 27 m
GL17 0HS 51 m
GL17 0HR 58 m
GL17 0HY 62 m
GL17 0HX 70 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL17 0HT
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL17
Postcode sector
GL17 0
Latitude
51.863929
Longitude
-2.490628
British National Grid easting
366,312
British National Grid northing
218,485

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
E00113155
Lower layer super output area
Forest of Dean 003D · E01022259
Middle layer super output area
Forest of Dean 003 · E02004628

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Property

At this postcode

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
May Lawn, New Street, Mitcheldean, GL17 0HT 9 August 1995 £136,000

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

    115 m

  2. Dene Magna and Sixth Form

    Academy converter

    685 m

  3. Drybrook Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
111
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 47
  • Anti social behaviour 24
  • Other crime 8
  • Public order 8
  • Vehicle crime 7

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
2

1 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
2.0
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% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider GL17 0 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • MITCHELDEAN SURGERY

    BROOK STREET, MITCHELDEAN, GL17 0AU

    ODS code L84045

    273 m

  • DRYBROOK SURGERY

    DRYBROOK ROAD, DRYBROOK, GL17 9JE

    ODS code L84024

    2.3 km

  • DOCKHAM SURGERY

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

    ODS code L84046

    4.6 km

  • FOREST HEALTH CARE

    VALLEY ROAD, CINDERFORD, GL14 2NX

    ODS code L84028

    4.6 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Mill End School stop

    BCT · Mitcheldean

    0.0 miles

  • Dunstone Place

    BCT · Mitcheldean

    0.1 miles

  • Dunstone Place

    BCT · Mitcheldean

    0.1 miles

  • Brook Street

    BCT · Mitcheldean

    0.1 miles

  • Brook Street

    BCT · Mitcheldean

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

23,890 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
4 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

10 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 2 secondary schools. Mitcheldean Endowed Primary School is the nearest published school at 115 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

111 published events cover 12 months, averaging 9.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 47 events.

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