# GL17

Postcode district covering Mitcheldean, Drybrook and Longhope, in Forest of Dean.

GL17 is a postcode district covering Mitcheldean, Drybrook and Longhope, in Forest of Dean. Median sale price £270,000 in 2025. About 11,583 people.

Postcode district. Code GL17. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [GL](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl)

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](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl17#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl17#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl17#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl17#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=GL17) (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.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=GL17) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 159 homes were sold in GL17 in 2025.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=GL17) (Census 2021, England and Wales): GL17 had 11,395 usual residents at the census.
- [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england?place=GL17) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Forest of Dean, where most of this postcode district lies. The outline is GL17.

## How GL17 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | GL17 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £270,000 | 4th cheapest | 27 postcode districts, GL · 2025 |
| Population | 11,395 | 8th least populated | 27 postcode districts, GL · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 96% | 9th most people in radon Affected Areas | 27 postcode districts, GL · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 78.6% | 11th lowest | 27 postcode districts, GL · Jan 2026 |

## 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

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in GL17

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Forest of Dean 003A](https://openindex.co.uk/forest-of-dean/neighbourhood/e01022251) | 1,434 | – | 3 | 64.5% |
| [Forest of Dean 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/forest-of-dean/neighbourhood/e01022252) | 1,813 | – | 6 | 92.8% |
| [Forest of Dean 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/forest-of-dean/neighbourhood/e01022258) | 1,242 | – | 5 | 98.7% |
| [Forest of Dean 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/forest-of-dean/neighbourhood/e01022259) | 1,530 | – | 8 | 90.2% |
| [Forest of Dean 003E](https://openindex.co.uk/forest-of-dean/neighbourhood/e01022260) | 1,887 | – | 4 | 86.2% |
| [Forest of Dean 005B](https://openindex.co.uk/forest-of-dean/neighbourhood/e01022230) | 1,817 | – | 6 | 84.0% |
| [Forest of Dean 006B](https://openindex.co.uk/forest-of-dean/neighbourhood/e01022253) | 1,665 | – | 5 | 35.5% |

## Your MP

- [Forest of Dean](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/forest-of-dean): Matt Bishop (Labour), MP since July 2024. 99% of the people here.
- [Hereford and South Herefordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hereford-and-south-herefordshire): Jesse Norman (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 1.1% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in GL17

[Mitcheldean, Drybrook & Ruardean](https://openindex.co.uk/forest-of-dean/mitcheldean-drybrook-and-ruardean)

## Postcode sectors in GL17

[GL17 0 (237 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl17-0), [GL17 1 (25 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl17-1), [GL17 9 (267 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl17-9)

## Council

[Forest of Dean](https://openindex.co.uk/forest-of-dean)

## Postcode districts next to GL17

[GL14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl14), [GL16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl16), [GL18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl18), [GL19](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl19), [HR9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr9)

## More in the GL postcode area

[All GL postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: GL17
- Postcode area: [GL](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl)
- Constituency: [Forest of Dean †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/forest-of-dean)
- Council: [Forest of Dean †](https://openindex.co.uk/forest-of-dean)
- Area: 49.53 km²
- People, mid-2024: 11,583*
- Neighbourhoods: 7
- Output areas: 36

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[GL14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl14), [HR9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr9), [GL16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl16), [GL18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl18), [GL19](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl19)

## Latest updates for GL17

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/GL17

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl17, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl17#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl17