GL17 9BE postcode in Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire

GL17 9BE is a postcode in Forest of Dean, in the Mitcheldean, Ruardean & Drybrook ward. It is in the Forest of Dean parliamentary constituency and the Gloucestershire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Forest of Dean: 80% Typical price £260,000 Homes sold in GL17 9, last 12 months. ▼ 9.9% on the year before Nearest station Lydney 15.7 km in a straight line

Where GL17 9BE is, and what is near it

Map of GL17 9BE and what is near it Map of GL17 9BE: its centre point, with the 266 other postcodes in the GL17 9 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. GL17 9AD: also in GL17 9GL17 9AE: also in GL17 9GL17 9AF: also in GL17 9GL17 9AG: also in GL17 9GL17 9AH: also in GL17 9GL17 9AJ: also in GL17 9GL17 9AL: also in GL17 9GL17 9AN: also in GL17 9GL17 9AP: also in GL17 9GL17 9AQ: also in GL17 9GL17 9AU: also in GL17 9GL17 9AW: also in GL17 9GL17 9AY: also in GL17 9GL17 9BA: also in GL17 9GL17 9BB: also in GL17 9GL17 9BD: also in GL17 9GL17 9BH: also in GL17 9GL17 9BQ: also in GL17 9GL17 9BS: also in GL17 9GL17 9BU: also in GL17 9GL17 9BX: also in GL17 9GL17 9DR: also in GL17 9GL17 9EA: also in GL17 9GL17 9EB: also in GL17 9GL17 9ED: also in GL17 9GL17 9EE: also in GL17 9GL17 9EF: also in GL17 9GL17 9EH: also in GL17 9GL17 9EJ: also in GL17 9GL17 9EL: also in GL17 9GL17 9EN: also in GL17 9GL17 9EP: also in GL17 9GL17 9EQ: also in GL17 9GL17 9ER: also in GL17 9GL17 9EW: also in GL17 9GL17 9FA: also in GL17 9GL17 9FB: also in GL17 9GL17 9HB: also in GL17 9GL17 9HD: also in GL17 9GL17 9HE: also in GL17 9GL17 9HF: also in GL17 9GL17 9HG: also in GL17 9GL17 9HH: also in GL17 9GL17 9HJ: also in GL17 9GL17 9HL: also in GL17 9GL17 9HQ: also in GL17 9GL17 9HR: also in GL17 9GL17 9HX: also in GL17 9GL17 9JA: also in GL17 9GL17 9JB: also in GL17 9GL17 9JD: also in GL17 9GL17 9JE: also in GL17 9GL17 9JF: also in GL17 9GL17 9JG: also in GL17 9GL17 9JQ: also in GL17 9GL17 9LD: also in GL17 9GL17 9UU: also in GL17 9GL17 9UX: also in GL17 9GL17 9UY: also in GL17 9GL17 9UZ: also in GL17 9GL17 9WW: also in GL17 9GL17 9XA: also in GL17 9GL17 9XB: also in GL17 9GL17 9XD: also in GL17 9GL17 9XE: also in GL17 9GL17 9XF: also in GL17 9GL17 9XG: also in GL17 9GL17 9XN: also in GL17 9GL17 9YB: also in GL17 9GL17 9YD: also in GL17 9GL17 9YN: also in GL17 9GL17 9YT: also in GL17 9GL17 9YW: also in GL17 9 School 1.3 kmMitcheldean Surgery 3.2 kmSchool 3.3 kmDockham Surgery 3.9 kmDrybrook GL17 9BE Map of GL17 9BE and what is near it Map of GL17 9BE: its centre point, with the 266 other postcodes in the GL17 9 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. School 1.3 kmMitcheldean Surgery 3.2 kmSchool 3.3 kmMitcheldean, Ruardean & Drybrook GL17 9BE
  • GL17 9BE
  • Other postcodes in GL17 9: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 2 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.8557, longitude -2.5326)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after GL17 9BE?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at GL17 9BE?

Every home and business at GL17 9BE can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Forest of Dean: 80%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Forest of Dean: 95%

The line marks the figure across Forest of Dean.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at GL17 9BE?

BinDayBuddy does not read Forest of Dean District Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Forest of Dean District Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is GL17 9BE at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include GL17 9BE.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Forest of Dean

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for GL17 9BE: 890 properties in Forest of Dean are at high risk (1.6% of all its properties). All the figures for Forest of Dean

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of GL17 9BE is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near GL17 9BE?

Homes in GL17 9 sold for a typical £260,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 77 sales, down 9.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£260,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£288,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 9.9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £356,000 32 sales
  • Semi-detached £230,000 34 sales
  • Terraced £205,000 11 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole GL17 district: a typical £260,000 from 133 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in GL17 9BE

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in GL17 9BE from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near GL17 9BE?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 790 homes in the neighbourhood around GL17 9BE. The largest share of them, 32%, are in council tax band C. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (48%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around GL17 9BE

Band D in Forest of Dean for 2026‑27: £2,443. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,629 (band A) to £3,529 (band F); band C, the most common, is £2,172.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 70 (9%)£1,629
Band Babout 150 (19%)£1,900
Band Cabout 250 (32%)£2,172
Band Dabout 220 (28%)£2,443
Band Eabout 90 (11%)£2,986
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,529
Band Gwithheld£4,072
Band Hfewer than 5£4,887

When the homes were built

  1. 48% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 5% 1919 to 1939
  4. 8% 1945 to 1964
  5. 15% 1965 to 1982
  6. 13% 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 2000 to 2009
  8. 4% 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 2020 or later

Averages for Forest of Dean before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of GL17 9BE is in (ONS area E01022252), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near GL17 9BE?

The nearest open schools to GL17 9BE, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near GL17 9BE, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to GL17 9BE?

The nearest railway station to the centre of GL17 9BE is Lydney Rail Station, 15.7 km away in a straight line.

  • Lydney Rail Station Railway station 15.7 kmDrive
  • Cam & Dursley Rail Station Railway station 19.4 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

2 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Well Lane, 294 m away.

More stations near GL17 9BE, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near GL17 9BE?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of GL17 9BE, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near GL17 9BE?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of GL17 9BE on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near GL17 9BE?

The nearest to the centre of GL17 9BE, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to GL17 9BE?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near GL17 9BE?

The nearest care homes to the centre of GL17 9BE, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near GL17 9BE?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of GL17 9BE, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near GL17 9BE?

The nearest vets to the centre of GL17 9BE on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is GL17 9BE in a conservation area?

The centre of GL17 9BE is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near GL17 9BE?

Police.uk records 8 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of GL17 9BE in January 2026, the latest month Gloucestershire Constabulary has published.

Gloucestershire Constabulary has published no figures to Police.uk after January 2026, though Police.uk has figures to August 2026 for other forces. These figures run to January 2026, so no month is counted without them.

Violence and sexual offences2 reports
Public order2 reports
Criminal damage and arson2 reports
Other theft1 report
Other crime1 report

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for GL17 9BE

Ward
Mitcheldean, Ruardean & Drybrook
Parish
Ruardean
Region
South West
Country
England
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, further from a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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