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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 min4:50 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 47 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°C993 mm of rain a year, 28 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December44 days of air frost, 10 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 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 10°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 landmarksLower Lydbrook Viaductviaduct · under a milePan Tod Beaconhistoric site · 2.1 miGoodrich Castle (EH)castle · 2.9 miYat Rockhistoric site · 2.5 miHangerberry Hillhill · under a mileHorsley Hillhill · under a mileWoorgreens Lakelake · 2.4 miHooper's Poollake · 2.4 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesLydbrook Recreation Groundplaying field · within reachBeechenhurst Lodgepark · 2.2 mi · 8 haCrow Ashpark · 2.7 miBells Fieldpark · 3.3 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 199046 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 3.7 · PM2.5 5.6 · PM10 8.6 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
Elevation72 m236 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 59 to 265 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalForest Of Dean Community Hospital3.0 miGP surgeryLydbrook Health Centre3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy2.5 miDentistDental Surgery3.0 miPolice stationColeford Police Station3.5 miCash machineBrierley Service Station, Brierley1.2 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools4 primaryPrimaryLydbrook Primary Schoolages 2-11, 83 pupilsunder a milePrimaryEnglish Bicknor Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 48 pupils1.4 miSecondaryFive Acres High Schoolages 11-16, 786 pupils2.4 miCollegeHartpury College12.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS32 miRailway stationLydney8.8 miBus stationBus StationCinderford3.6 miFerrySharpness Old Docks8.8 miBus stops57 within a mileCar parkStowfield Road Car ParkLydbrook1.0 miEV chargingbp PulseColeford2.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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