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Mitcheldean, Drybrook & Ruardean

Middle area

North Forest of Dean. 8,092 people in 25 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Mitcheldean, Drybrook & Ruardean’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£247,000
2,616th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,908
3,705th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
86.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Mitcheldean, Drybrook & Ruardean compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Mitcheldean, Drybrook & RuardeanMiddle
Median sale price10 middle areas, Forest of Dean · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Forest of Dean10 areas from £216,000 to £430,500. The middle area is £276,250. Mitcheldean, Drybrook & Ruardean is £247,000.
£247,0002nd lowest
Population10 middle areas, Forest of Dean · 2021
Population: every middle area in Forest of Dean10 areas from 5,103 to 12,961. The middle area is 8,117. Mitcheldean, Drybrook & Ruardean is 7,908.
7,9085th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage10 middle areas, Forest of Dean · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Forest of Dean10 areas from 50.0% to 98.1%. The middle area is 81.6%. Mitcheldean, Drybrook & Ruardean is 86.6%.
86.6%3rd highest
Claimant rate10 middle areas, Forest of Dean · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Forest of Dean10 areas from 1.5% to 3.6%. The middle area is 2.6%. Mitcheldean, Drybrook & Ruardean is 2.8%.
2.8%4th highest

Figures for the whole of Forest of Dean

These figures are published for the whole of Forest of Dean, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Forest of Dean and not Mitcheldean, Drybrook & Ruardean alone. See Forest of Dean

Average house price
£286,888
Down 1.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£42,326
97th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.8×
148th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
19.1
143rd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Mitcheldean, Drybrook & Ruardean in brief

The median price paid for a home in Mitcheldean, Drybrook & Ruardean was £247,000 in 2025.

Mitcheldean, Drybrook & Ruardean had 7,908 usual residents at the census.

In Mitcheldean, Drybrook & Ruardean, 86.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Mitcheldean, Drybrook & Ruardean, 2.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.