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GL17 9YW

Postcode

A postcode in Forest of Dean 003B, Mitcheldean, Ruardean & Drybrook ward, Forest of Dean.

This report describes the area around GL17 9YW, not any one home. Each figure is shown at the level it was published: the postcode, a 1 km square, the neighbourhood or the whole council, as its tag says.

Around GL17 9YW

Schools near GL17 9YW

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
Ruardean Church of England Primary School
Primary. 23% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
620 m
8 minutes on foot
Good (overall), March 2023
Woodside Primary School
Primary. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.4 km
17 minutes on foot
School remains Good, July 2023

Distances are in a straight line. Councils and schools set catchments and admissions, which Open Index doesn’t map: the council’s schools pages. Ofsted outcomes are as published, each with its date; grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.

Recent sales near GL17 9YW

Latest sale at each postcode
  • £240,000Park View, GL17 9YWJuly 2026, detached, established, freehold10 m
  • £450,000Varnister Road, GL17 9XDJune 2024, detached, established, freehold30 m
  • £435,000Crossways, GL17 9XBNovember 2025, detached, established, freehold110 m
  • £225,000Belle Vue Road, GL17 9UYOctober 2024, semi-detached, established, freehold110 m
  • £290,000Drybrook Road, GL17 9UXJanuary 2026, detached, established, freehold140 m
  • £210,000St Margarets Road, GL17 9XEAugust 2024, semi-detached, established, freehold160 m
  • £220,000Crooked End Place, GL17 9YNAugust 2026, semi-detached, established, freehold190 m
  • £300,000Varnister, GL17 9BQAugust 2025, detached, established, freehold230 m

HM Land Registry sales at nearby postcodes, by street and postcode only, never a house number. Sales take weeks to be registered. Every sale on the map

The neighbourhood: Forest of Dean 003B

Everything about Forest of Dean 003B
Deprivation score
14.9
Joint 14,273rd least deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£303,500
Joint 15,243rd most expensive of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,813
Joint 9,487th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
92.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

The postcode district: GL17

Everything about GL17
Median sale price
£270,000
Joint 895th cheapest of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
11,395
805th least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
96%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
78.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Your MP

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

Where these figures come from

Counts, distances and walking times are worked out by Open Index from each layer’s published points and outlines, in a straight line from the postcode’s centre. Street names © OpenStreetMap contributors.