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GL17 9DU

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 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GL17 9EU 59 m
GL17 9DW 64 m
GL17 9DX 79 m
GL17 9ES 150 m
GL17 9HS 176 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL17 9DU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2021
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL17
Postcode sector
GL17 9
Latitude
51.857514
Longitude
-2.510524
British National Grid easting
364,937
British National Grid northing
217,781

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
E04004303
Westminster constituency
Forest of Dean · E14001240
Output area
E00113152
Lower layer super output area
Forest of Dean 003E · E01022260
Middle layer super output area
Forest of Dean 003 · E02004628

Postcode source versions

Explore GL17

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
10
Secondary
2

  1. Drybrook Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    651 m

  2. Mitcheldean Endowed Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.5 km

  3. Dene Magna and Sixth Form

    Academy converter

    1.8 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 52
  • Anti social behaviour 17
  • Other crime 11
  • Public order 11
  • Other theft 5

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
GL17 9 residents
6,872

Age bands in GL17 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.7%

997 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

665 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.6%

1,268 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.6%

2,147 residents

Age 65 and over
25.3%

1,723 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.

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

4

within 5 km

  • DRYBROOK SURGERY

    DRYBROOK ROAD, DRYBROOK, GL17 9JE

    ODS code L84024

    768 m

  • MITCHELDEAN SURGERY

    BROOK STREET, MITCHELDEAN, GL17 0AU

    ODS code L84045

    1.8 km

  • DOCKHAM SURGERY

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

    ODS code L84046

    3.8 km

  • FOREST HEALTH CARE

    VALLEY ROAD, CINDERFORD, GL14 2NX

    ODS code L84028

    3.8 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

  • Mannings Road

    BCT · Drybrook

    0.0 miles

  • Mannings Road

    BCT · Drybrook

    0.1 miles

  • West Avenue

    BCT · Drybrook

    0.1 miles

  • West Avenue

    BCT · Drybrook

    0.1 miles

  • Cross

    BCT · Drybrook

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,985 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
1 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
4
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

12 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 2 secondary schools. Drybrook Primary School is the nearest published school at 651 m.

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

Recorded crime

111 published events cover 12 months, averaging 9.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 52 events.

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