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GL17 9WB

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 9UZ 15 m
GL17 9XA 44 m
GL17 9UU 87 m
GL17 9UY 106 m
GL17 9UX 112 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL17 9WB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2002
Terminated
1 September 2003
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL17
Postcode sector
GL17 9
Latitude
51.855636
Longitude
-2.548298
British National Grid easting
362,334
British National Grid northing
217,591

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
E04004321
Westminster constituency
Forest of Dean · E14001240
Output area
E00113125
Lower layer super output area
Forest of Dean 003A · E01022251
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
10
Primary
8
Secondary
2

  1. Ruardean Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    402 m

  2. Woodside Primary School

    Community school

    1.3 km

  3. Drybrook Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
31
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 13
  • Anti social behaviour 6
  • Other theft 5
  • Other crime 2
  • Drugs 1

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.

GP practices

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • DRYBROOK SURGERY

    DRYBROOK ROAD, DRYBROOK, GL17 9JE

    ODS code L84024

    2.2 km

  • MITCHELDEAN SURGERY

    BROOK STREET, MITCHELDEAN, GL17 0AU

    ODS code L84045

    4.3 km

  • DOCKHAM SURGERY

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

    ODS code L84046

    4.5 km

  • FOREST HEALTH CARE

    VALLEY ROAD, CINDERFORD, GL14 2NX

    ODS code L84028

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Highfield Road

    BCT · Ruardean

    0.0 miles

  • St John's Road

    BCT · Ruardean

    0.0 miles

  • Old Police House

    BCT · Ruardean

    0.1 miles

  • Old Police House

    BCT · Ruardean

    0.1 miles

  • St John the Baptist

    BCT · Ruardean

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

8,313 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
5 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

10 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 2 secondary schools. Ruardean Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 402 m.

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

Recorded crime

31 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 13 events.

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