GL17
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Mitcheldean, Drybrook and Longhope, in Forest of Dean.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an GL17 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 96% of people in GL17 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How GL17 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of GL17?
GL17 had 11,395 usual residents at the census.
GL17 is the 805th least populated of 2,756 in the UK.
Deprivation in GL17, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so GL17 has no single figure. Of its 7 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in GL17
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest of Dean 003A | 1,434 | No figure | 3 | 64.5% |
| Forest of Dean 003B | 1,813 | No figure | 6 | 92.8% |
| Forest of Dean 003C | 1,242 | No figure | 5 | 98.7% |
| Forest of Dean 003D | 1,530 | No figure | 8 | 90.2% |
| Forest of Dean 003E | 1,887 | No figure | 4 | 86.2% |
| Forest of Dean 005B | 1,817 | No figure | 6 | 84.0% |
| Forest of Dean 006B | 1,665 | No figure | 5 | 35.5% |
MPs for GL17
- Matt BishopLabourMP for Forest of Dean99% of GL17’s postcodes
- Jesse NormanConservativeMP for Hereford and South Herefordshire1.1% of GL17’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in GL171
Postcode sectors in GL173
Council1
Postcode districts next to GL175
More in the GL postcode area2
GL17 in brief
GL17 is a postcode district covering Mitcheldean, Drybrook and Longhope, in Forest of Dean.
About 11,583 people lived in GL17 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £270,000 in 2025 across 159 sales (HM Land Registry).
The median price paid for a home in GL17 was £270,000 in 2025.
GL17 had 11,395 usual residents at the census.
About 96% of people in GL17 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In GL17, 78.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.