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County or areaGloucestershire
Postcode districtGL17
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 42 min4:51 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 46 min8:15 am – 4:01 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,103 residentsin the Lydbrook, Newland & St Briavels census areaMedian age 54.42,236 households83% of homes owner-occupied53% owned outright7% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 2,341 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 13%, construction 11%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 58% go by car, 1% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle45% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 100%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C894 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October42 days of air frost, 12 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 9°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 7 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 11°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksHangerberry Hillhill · under a mileTumps Hillhill · under a mileHooper's Poollake · 2.5 miWoorgreens Lakelake · 2.9 miMirystock Bottomvalley · 1.3 miHare's Grovewoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesLydbrook Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mileBeechenhurst Lodgepark · 2.6 mi · 8 haCrow Ashpark · 2.7 miHolly Barnsports ground · 1.9 mi · 7 haBells Fieldpark · 3.5 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes92 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199045 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202649 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 3.5 · PM2.5 5.4 · PM10 8.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband65% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,328 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation79 m259 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 20 to 224 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalForest Of Dean Community Hospital3.4 miGP surgeryLydbrook Health Centre3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy2.5 miDentistThe Dental Surgery2.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools4 primaryPrimaryLydbrook Primary Schoolages 2-11, 83 pupilsunder a milePrimaryEnglish Bicknor Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 48 pupils1.0 miSecondaryFive Acres High Schoolages 11-16, 786 pupils2.5 miCollegeHartpury College12.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS32 miRailway stationLydney9.2 miBus stationBus StationCinderford4.1 miFerrySharpness Old Docks9.3 miBus stops48 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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