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HR9 7BJ

Dymock · Forest of Dean · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Ross-On-Wye
Ward
Dymock
Local authority
Forest of Dean
Constituency
Forest of Dean
Postcode district
HR9
Postcode sector
HR9 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HR9 7EF 317 m
HR9 7FB 322 m
HR9 7SP 391 m
HR9 7AR 430 m
HR9 7AH 465 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HR9 7BJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 2002
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
HR
Postcode district
HR9
Postcode sector
HR9 7
Latitude
51.934450
Longitude
-2.460590
British National Grid easting
368,430
British National Grid northing
226,315

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Forest of Dean · E07000080
Electoral ward
Dymock · E05012161
Parish or community
E04004334
Westminster constituency
Forest of Dean · E14001240
Output area
E00113200
Lower layer super output area
Forest of Dean 002C · E01022267
Middle layer super output area
Forest of Dean 002 · E02004627

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Property

At this postcode

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Box Bush Barn, Oxenhall Lane, Gorsley, Ross-On-Wye, HR9 7BJ 15 July 2015 £124,000
Box Bush Barn, Oxenhall Lane, Gorsley, Ross-On-Wye, HR9 7BJ 8 April 1999 £17,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
3
Secondary
1

  1. Gorsley Goffs Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.2 km

  2. Glebe Infants' School

    Foundation school

    3.4 km

  3. Picklenash Junior School

    Foundation school

    3.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
25
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 13
  • Anti social behaviour 5
  • Other theft 4
  • Criminal damage and arson 2
  • Burglary 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
6

3 female, 3 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
1.2
HR9 7 residents
9,702

Age bands in HR9 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.5%

1,481 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.6%

882 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.3%

2,079 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.3%

2,901 residents

Age 65 and over
28.3%

2,898 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider HR9 7 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

1

within 5 km

  • THE HOLTS HEALTH CENTRE

    WATERY LANE, NEWENT, GL18 1BA

    ODS code L84037

    3.7 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

  • Sterrys Road

    BCT · Gorsley

    0.3 miles

  • Telephone Exchange

    BCT · Gorsley

    0.3 miles

  • Sterrys Road

    BCT · Gorsley

    0.3 miles

  • Telephone Exchange

    BCT · Gorsley

    0.3 miles

  • Christ Church

    BCT · Gorsley

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Forest of Dean 002C, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,781 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
6 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

4 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 1 secondary schools. Gorsley Goffs Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

25 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.083 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.