| Postcode | GL17 9BG |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Drybrook, Longhope, Lydbrook, Mitcheldean, Ruardean |
| Nearest station | Lydney (16 km) |
| Bus stops |
Varnister House (SE)
Varnister House (NW)
Crooked End Place (SW)
Methodist Church (W)
Crooked End Place (NE)
Tump Farm (SE)
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| Known addresses |
No addresses found
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| Businesses |
No businesses found
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| Latitude | 51.856647 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -2.541543 | |
| Easting | 362800 | |
| Northing | 217701 | |
| Grid reference | SO627177 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 531573 5745193 | |
| what3words | impressed.pump.universally | |
| FixPhrase | crisped lustfully spindle unsolved | |
| Plus code | 9C3VVF45+M9 | |
| Altitude | 232 metres (760 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:03 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:46 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 27.9 KMs (17.3 miles) |
| Parish | Ruardean | E04004321 |
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Mitcheldean, Ruardean & Drybrook | E05012168 |
| 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 | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Gloucestershire CC | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Gloucestershire and Wiltshire | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | South West | |
| Country | England | E92000001 |
| Date introduced | January 1980 |
|---|---|
| Date usage ended | May 1994 |
| Last updated | September 2025 |
| User type | Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day) |
| Quality | Postcode terminated prior to Gridlink initiative - last known ONS postcode grid reference |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) |
Most deprivedLeast deprived
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|---|---|---|
| Average household income (2020) |
Lowest (£22,200)
Highest (£108,100)
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| Rural/urban (2021) | Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Rural village | |
| Built up area (2024) | Ruardean | E63011375 |
| Census output area (2021) | E00113123 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 1A2 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Forest of Dean 003B | E01022252 |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Forest of Dean 003B | E01022252 |
| 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% |