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County or areaGloucestershire
Postcode districtGL17
Telephone code01978
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
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
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
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°C1,003 mm of rain a year, 32 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December47 days of air frost, 9 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 7 to 14°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 landmarksPan Tod Beaconhistoric site · under a mileWestbury Brook Ironstone Minehistoric site · 2.2 miNewham Bottomvalley · under a mileShot Hillhill · under a mileWoorgreens Lakelake · 2.3 miWig Poollake · 2.4 miBeechen Hillhill · 1.0 miLower Lydbrook Viaductviaduct · 1.6 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesRuardean Hill Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 2 haLydbrook Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.5 miBeechenhurst Lodgepark · 2.8 mi · 8 haSteam Mills Allotment Gardensallotments · 1.3 miNew Fancy Viewpark · 4.2 mi · 10 haCrow Ashpark · 4.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes94 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199046 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202650 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 8.8 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
Elevation248 m814 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 114 to 290 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalForest Of Dean Community Hospital1.7 miGP surgeryRuardean Surgery5 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyDrybrook Pharmacy1.2 miDentistDental Surgery1.7 miPolice stationColeford Police Station4.8 miCash machineBrierley Service Station, Brierleyunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools5 primaryPrimaryWoodside Primary Schoolages 5-11, 122 pupilsright herePrimaryRuardean Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 76 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySGS Forest High Schoolages 11-16, 255 pupils2.4 miCollegeHartpury College10.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS33 miRailway stationLydney9.1 miBus stationBus StationCinderford2.5 miFerrySharpness Old Docks8.7 miBus stops66 within a mileCar parkStowfield Road Car ParkLydbrook2.0 miEV chargingRowandean Car Park2.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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