| Postcode | GL17 9SY | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Drybrook, Longhope, Lydbrook, Mitcheldean, Ruardean | 
| Nearest station | Lydney (15 km) | 
| Bus stops | Forge Hill Turn (S) Recreation Ground (SE) Forge Hill Turn (N) Rocks Road (W) Rocks Road (E) Telephone Box (S) | 
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 18 View | 
| Known addresses | Firlongs, Edwards Close, Joys Green Poppies, Edwards Close, Joys Green | 
| Main property type | Semi-detached | 
| Businesses | 
                        No businesses found
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| Latitude | 51.843039 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -2.57645 | |
| Easting | 360384 | |
| Northing | 216206 | |
| Grid reference | SO603162 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 529178 5743665 | |
| what3words | plus.reviews.caressing | |
| FixPhrase | crisped lustfully slightly tabloid | |
| Plus code | 9C3VRCVF+6C | |
| Altitude | 157 metres (515 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:04 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:46 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 25.8 KMs (16 miles) | 
| Parish | Lydbrook | E04004312 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Lydbrook | E05012164 | 
| Local Authority District | Forest of Dean | E07000080 | 
| Local Authority | Gloucestershire | E10000013 | 
| County | Gloucestershire | E10000013 | 
| Constituency (2024) | Forest of Dean | E14001240 | 
| MP | Matt Bishop | Labour | 
| Police force | Gloucestershire | |
| Water company | Severn Trent | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Gloucestershire CC | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Gloucestershire and Wiltshire | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | South West | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | December 1994 | 
|---|---|
| Last updated | September 2025 | 
| User type | Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day) | 
| Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean | 
| Population (2011) | 40 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 15 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | Most deprivedLeast deprived | |
| Average household income (2020) | Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       | |
| Rural/urban (2021) | Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Rural town and fringe | |
| Built up area (2024) | Welsh Bicknor | E63011417 | 
| Census output area (2021) | E00113114 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 8A2 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Forest of Dean 003A | E01022251 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Forest of Dean 003A | E01022251 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Mitcheldean, Drybrook & Ruardean | E02004628 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Mitcheldean, Drybrook & Ruardean | E02004628 | 
| Travel to work area | Cinderford and Ross-on-Wye | K01000005 | 
| Average property price in Gloucester | £321,770 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | -2.9% | 
| Address | Type | Date | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Firlongs, Edwards Close, Joys Green | Detached (freehold) | May 2021 | £235,000 | 
| Detached (freehold) | Feb 2021 | £240,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Apr 2017 | £200,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Apr 2007 | £180,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Jul 2002 | £119,000 | |
| New build detached (freehold) | Sep 1999 | £78,000 | |
| Poppies, Edwards Close, Joys Green | Semi-detached (freehold) | Feb 2002 | £91,000 | 
| New build semi-detached (freehold) | Aug 1999 | £78,500 |