GL17 0QG

Longhope & Huntley · Forest of Dean · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Forest of Dean
Constituency
Forest of Dean
Postcode district
GL17
Postcode sector
GL17 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GL17 0QZ 70 m
GL17 0QB 126 m
GL17 0QX 141 m
GL17 0QU 207 m
GL17 0QF 267 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL17 0QG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 April 2020
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL17
Postcode sector
GL17 0
Latitude
51.864273
Longitude
-2.458639
British National Grid easting
368,515
British National Grid northing
218,509

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Forest of Dean · E07000080
Parish or community
E04004311
Westminster constituency
Forest of Dean · E14001240
Output area
E00112999
Lower layer super output area
Forest of Dean 005B · E01022230
Middle layer super output area
Forest of Dean 005 · E02004630

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
7
Secondary
2
  1. Hope Brook CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    706 m
  2. Dene Magna and Sixth Form

    Academy converter

    1.9 km
  3. Mitcheldean Endowed Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
27
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 20
  • Anti social behaviour 4
  • Burglary 2
  • Vehicle crime 1

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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • MITCHELDEAN SURGERY

    BROOK STREET, MITCHELDEAN, GL17 0AU

    ODS code L84045

    2.1 km

  • DRYBROOK SURGERY

    DRYBROOK ROAD, DRYBROOK, GL17 9JE

    ODS code L84024

    4.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Yew Tree

    BCT · Longhope

    0.1 miles
  • Yew Tree

    BCT · Longhope

    0.1 miles
  • Bathams Close

    BCT · Longhope

    0.1 miles
  • Bathams Close

    BCT · Longhope

    0.1 miles
  • Brook Farm

    BCT · Longhope

    0.2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

9 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 2 secondary schools. Hope Brook CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 706 m.

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

Recorded crime

27 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 20 events.

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