Mitcheldean, Drybrook & Ruardean
Forest of Dean · South West · population 8,006 · 5 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #3,768 of 6,856 in England
- #479 of 710 in South West
- #6 of 10 in Forest of Dean
- Around the England average
In summary
Mitcheldean, Drybrook & Ruardean sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,768 of 6,856 in England, and #6 of 10 in Forest of Dean. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Crime (75) but weak on Housing & access (15). Typical homes here sold for about £247,000 over the past year, up 8% across five years (from 97 sales), 11% below the wider Forest of Dean median of £278,500. Cheaper homes only partly offset the deprivation score, leaving it at #1,750 of 6,851 on our affordability-adjusted measure.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £247,000 | 97 | -5.4% | +8.0% |
| Detached | £353,750 | 40 | +3.3% | +14.1% |
| Semi-detached | £224,250 | 42 | -2.5% | +13.8% |
| Terraced | £216,000 | 14 | +10.8% | +20.3% |
| Flat | Too few sales to report (n=1) | |||
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Affordability-adjusted Score ?
- #1,750 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
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Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Forest of Dean
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Banbury GrimsburyCherwell45£248,000
- Barnstaple SticklepathNorth Devon45£285,000
- Borden & The MeadsSwale45£325,000
- Blunham, Caldecote & BroomCentral Bedfordshire45£442,000
- Fulham AintreeHammersmith and Fulham45£687,500
- AngelIslington45£845,000