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Mitcheldean, Drybrook & Ruardean

Middle area

North Forest of Dean. 8,092 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 25 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 94% of people in Mitcheldean, Drybrook & Ruardean live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£247,000
Joint 2,616th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,908
Joint 3,705th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
94%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
86.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Mitcheldean, Drybrook & Ruardean

Gloucestershire Constabulary supplied no data to police.uk from February to August 2026, so there is no figure for this period.

How Mitcheldean, Drybrook & Ruardean compares

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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 cheapest
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 least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares10 middle areas, Forest of Dean · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Forest of Dean10 areas from 16.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 95.5%. Mitcheldean, Drybrook & Ruardean is 94.0%.
94%5th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
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

What is the population of Mitcheldean, Drybrook & Ruardean?

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

Mitcheldean, Drybrook & Ruardean is the joint 3,705th most populated of 9,448 in the UK.

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
£296,807
Up 1.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£42,326
97th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.0×
Joint 159th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
19.1
Joint 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.

About 94% of people in Mitcheldean, Drybrook & Ruardean live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

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