# GL17 0QX: area report for a postcode in Forest of Dean

GL17 0QX is a postcode in Forest of Dean.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Forest of Dean. Open the map at GL17 0QX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Forest of Dean](https://openindex.co.uk/forest-of-dean) › [GL17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl17) › [GL17 0](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl17-0)

## Around this postcode

- **No street-level crime here**: Gloucestershire Constabulary supplied no data to police.uk from February to August 2026, so there are no map points there for those months. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.4576,51.8654,GL170QX
- **No station within 15 km**: Rail, Tube, tram and metro stations. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.4576,51.8654,GL170QX
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 560 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.4576,51.8654,GL170QX
- **No property in GL17 0QX listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.4576,51.8654,GL170QX
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Forest of Dean 005B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.4576,51.8654,GL170QX
- **£286,888 average price**: For the whole of Forest of Dean, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.4576,51.8654,GL170QX
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.4576,51.8654,GL170QX
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.4576,51.8654,GL170QX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at GL17 0QX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.4576,51.8654,GL170QX
- **Moderate road and rail noise at GL17 0QX**: Road 64 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.4576,51.8654,GL170QX
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.4576,51.8654,GL170QX
- **5.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.4576,51.8654,GL170QX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Hope Brook CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hope-brook-cofe-primary-school-e151113) | Primary | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2021 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Dene Magna and Sixth Form](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dene-magna-and-sixth-form-e137387) | Secondary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 44.1 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2026 | £333,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| March 2026 | £385,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| August 2024 | £425,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| October 2025 | £635,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| March 2025 | £540,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| March 2026 | £217,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| August 2025 | £265,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 300 m |
| April 2026 | £191,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 310 m |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £286,888** (July 2026). Forest of Dean’s average house price was £286,888 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 1.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £42,326** (2025). Full-time workers living in Forest of Dean earned a median of £42,326 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 97th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.8×** (2025). A home in Forest of Dean costs 6.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 148th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 19.1** (2025). Forest of Dean has a deprivation score of 19.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 143rd most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Forest of Dean 005B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 15.2** (2025). Forest of Dean 005B has a deprivation score of 15.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,594th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £400,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Forest of Dean 005B was £400,000 in 2025. Joint 8,623rd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,817** (2021). Forest of Dean 005B had 1,817 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 9,365th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 84.0%** (January 2026). In Forest of Dean 005B, 84.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## GL17 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £270,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in GL17 was £270,000 in 2025. Joint 895th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 11,395** (2021). GL17 had 11,395 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 805th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 96%** (2022). About 96% of people in GL17 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 78.6%** (January 2026). In GL17, 78.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Forest of Dean](https://openindex.co.uk/forest-of-dean)
- Centre: 51.8654, -2.4576

Council: [Forest of Dean](https://openindex.co.uk/forest-of-dean) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Forest of Dean](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/forest-of-dean): Matt Bishop (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.4576,51.8654,GL170QX

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