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Mitcheldean, Ruardean & Drybrook

Ward

North Forest of Dean. About 7,551 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 24 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

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

Population
7,344
3,798th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
94%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
92.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Mitcheldean, Ruardean & Drybrook compares

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

Mitcheldean, Ruardean & DrybrookMiddle
Population21 wards, Forest of Dean · 2021
Population: every ward in Forest of Dean21 areas from 1,757 to 7,735. The middle area is 4,328. Mitcheldean, Ruardean & Drybrook is 7,344.
7,3442nd most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares21 wards, Forest of Dean · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Forest of Dean21 areas from 20.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Mitcheldean, Ruardean & Drybrook is 94.0%.
94%8th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage21 wards, Forest of Dean · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Forest of Dean21 areas from 26.8% to 98.2%. The middle area is 84.7%. Mitcheldean, Ruardean & Drybrook is 92.1%.
92.1%4th highest
Claimant rate21 wards, Forest of Dean · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Forest of Dean21 areas from 1.2% to 4.9%. The middle area is 2.6%. Mitcheldean, Ruardean & Drybrook is 2.8%.
2.8%joint 7th highest

What is the population of Mitcheldean, Ruardean & Drybrook?

Mitcheldean, Ruardean & Drybrook had 7,344 usual residents at the census.

Mitcheldean, Ruardean & Drybrook is the 3,798th most populated of 8,397 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 ward, so they describe all of Forest of Dean and not Mitcheldean, Ruardean & Drybrook 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, Ruardean & Drybrook in brief

Mitcheldean, Ruardean & Drybrook had 7,344 usual residents at the census.

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

In Mitcheldean, Ruardean & Drybrook, 92.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

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