| Postcode | GL17 9TR |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Drybrook, Longhope, Lydbrook, Mitcheldean, Ruardean |
| Nearest station | Lydney (16 km) |
| Bus stops |
The Maltings (SW)
The Pludds Turn (NE)
The Pludds Turn (SW)
The Square (NW)
The Square (SW)
The Square (NE)
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| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 28 View |
| Known addresses |
The Bungalow, Townsend, Ruardean
Up Yonder 1, Greenbank, Townsend, Ruardean
1 Greenbank Bungalow, Townsend, Ruardean
2 Greenbank Bungalow, Townsend, Ruardean
2 Townsend, Ruardean
5 Townsend, Ruardean
7 Townsend, Ruardean
8 Townsend, Ruardean
9 Townsend, Ruardean
|
| Main property type | Semi-detached |
| Businesses |
| Latitude | 51.853912 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -2.559239 | |
| Easting | 361579 | |
| Northing | 217406 | |
| Grid reference | SO615174 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 530356 5744881 | |
| what3words | bombshell.bricks.dive | |
| FixPhrase | crisped lustfully spearman vigorous | |
| Plus code | 9C3VVC3R+H8 | |
| Altitude | 211 metres (691 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 8:08 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:00 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 27.3 KMs (16.9 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 | |
| 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 | July 1990 |
|---|---|
| Last updated | November 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) | 24 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 13 | |
| 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 village | |
| Built up area (2024) | Ruardean | E63011375 |
| Census output area (2021) | E00113124 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 1B2 | |
| 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 | £323,295 |
|---|---|
| Annual change | -2.6% |
| Address | Type | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Townsend, Ruardean | Semi-detached (freehold) | Jun 2025 | £226,000 |
| 9 Townsend, Ruardean | Terraced (freehold) | Sep 2024 | £232,000 |
| Up Yonder 1, Greenbank, Townsend, Ruardean | Semi-detached (freehold) | May 2023 | £318,500 |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | May 2016 | £173,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Oct 2012 | £160,000 | |
| 8 Townsend, Ruardean | Semi-detached (freehold) | Jun 2022 | £195,000 |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Jul 2003 | £107,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Dec 1998 | £45,000 | |
| 7 Townsend, Ruardean | Semi-detached (freehold) | Dec 2021 | £220,000 |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Mar 2019 | £170,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Jan 2015 | £128,000 | |
| Terraced (freehold) | Mar 2008 | £160,000 | |
| The Bungalow, Townsend, Ruardean | Other (freehold) | Sep 2016 | £280,000 |
| 2 Townsend, Ruardean | Semi-detached (freehold) | Dec 2007 | £70,000 |
| 2 Greenbank Bungalow, Townsend, Ruardean | Semi-detached (freehold) | Dec 2007 | £150,000 |
| 1 Greenbank Bungalow, Townsend, Ruardean | Semi-detached (freehold) | Mar 2005 | £90,000 |