Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 42 min4:50 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 46 min8:15 am – 4:01 pm
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People7,908 residentsin the Mitcheldean, Drybrook & Ruardean census areaMedian age 48.13,325 households76% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright13% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,678 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 13%, construction 12%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 68% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages27% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C927 mm of rain a year, 30 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December47 days of air frost, 9 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksShot Hillhill · under a mileWig Poollake · 2.3 miNewham Bottomvalley · under a mileHorsley Hillhill · 1.1 miWoorgreens Lakelake · 3.0 miMirystock Bottomvalley · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesRuardean Hill Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.0 mi · 2 haLydbrook Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.6 miBeechenhurst Lodgepark · 3.3 mi · 8 haSteam Mills Allotment Gardensallotments · 2.0 miDeanhill Parkpark · 4.1 miCaroline Symonds Gardenspark · 4.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes95 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 4 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: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 3.6 · PM2.5 5.6 · 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
Broadband84% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,557 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation205 m673 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 81 to 279 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalForest Of Dean Community Hospital2.4 miGP surgeryRuardean Surgery4 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyDrybrook Pharmacy1.5 miDentistDental Surgery2.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools5 primaryPrimaryRuardean Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 76 pupilsright herePrimaryWoodside Primary Schoolages 5-11, 122 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryDene Magna and Sixth Formages 11-18, 1,020 pupils2.9 miCollegeHartpury College10.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS33 miRailway stationLydney9.8 miBus stationBus StationCinderford3.2 miFerrySharpness Old Docks9.5 miBus stops49 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the GL17 postcode district.
