Pettycroft Ruardean, Forest of Dean
24 addresses across 2 postcodes (GL17), about 200 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 14701499.
- Sales: 20 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £355,000 across 1 sale.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Forest of Dean cost £296,807 in August 2026 (+1.1% on a year); private rents averaged £828 a month.
- Energy: 11 homes have an energy certificate (A: 1, D: 5, E: 2, F: 1, G: 2).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Coal mining: 2 of its postcodes are in a coal mining high risk area; ask for a coal mining search.
- Radon: Up to 30% or more of homes in the 1 km squares around it are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level.
- Gas: No gas meters are recorded on its postcodes: it looks to be off the mains gas grid.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in Forest of Dean costs £2,443 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 84% to 94% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Lydney, about 15.5 km (9.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 2.4 km (1.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 3.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 244 to 250 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 24 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Drybrook Surgery, about 2.4 km (1.5 miles) away.
- People: About 620 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 82% of households owned their home and 32% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 3 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often anti-social behaviour.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £355,000 | £355,000 | £355,000 |
| 2024 | 3 | £170,000 | £165,000 | £365,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £221,750 | £221,750 | £221,750 |
| 2017 | 1 | £196,000 | £196,000 | £196,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £145,000 | £145,000 | £145,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | £300,000 | £300,000 | £300,000 |
| 2004 | 2 | £214,000 | £125,000 | £303,000 |
| 2000 | 1 | £60,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| 1999 | 1 | £70,500 | £70,500 | £70,500 |
| 1997 | 3 | £48,000 | £48,000 | £50,500 |
| 1995 | 3 | £46,500 | £38,000 | £47,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jan 2025 | 3 GL17 9XH | Semi-detached | £355,000 | |
| 25 Oct 2024 | ROCK VILLA GL17 9XH | Terraced | £118,495 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 3 Sep 2024 | FIRLEA GL17 9XH | Detached | £365,000 | |
| 12 Jul 2024 | SWEETBRIAR COTTAGE GL17 9XH | Semi-detached | £170,000 | |
| 14 May 2024 | MORGAN COAL YARD GL17 9XH | Terraced | £165,000 | |
| 1 Dec 2023 | FOUR WINDS GL17 9XH | Other | £385,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 21 May 2021 | CHURCHVIEW GL17 9XH | Semi-detached | £221,750 | |
| 8 Dec 2017 | AMBER GL17 9XH | Semi-detached | £196,000 | |
| 14 Dec 2012 | BRECON VIEW GL17 9XH | Semi-detached | £145,000 | |
| 12 Dec 2008 | 5 GL17 9XH | Detached | £300,000 | |
| 23 Dec 2004 | GREEN ACRES GL17 9XH | Detached | £303,000 | |
| 14 May 2004 | AMBER GL17 9XH | Semi-detached | £125,000 | |
| 15 Aug 2000 | AMBER GL17 9XH | Semi-detached | £60,000 | |
| 12 Feb 1999 | 5 GL17 9XH | Detached | £70,500 | |
| 4 Aug 1997 | CHURCHVIEW GL17 9XH | Semi-detached | £50,500 | |
| 8 Jul 1997 | ROCK VILLA GL17 9XH | Terraced | £48,000 | |
| 27 Mar 1997 | AMBER GL17 9XH | Semi-detached | £48,000 | |
| 14 Jul 1995 | 3 GL17 9XH | Semi-detached | £46,500 | |
| 5 May 1995 | BRECON VIEW GL17 9XH | Semi-detached | £47,000 | |
| 31 Mar 1995 | AMBER GL17 9XH | Semi-detached | £38,000 |
House prices and rents in Forest of Dean
A typical home in Forest of Dean cost £296,807 in August 2026, 1.1% more than a year before. That is 21% more than five years earlier and 48% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £403,314 |
| Semi-detached | £263,558 |
| Terraced | £221,524 |
| Flat or maisonette | £131,182 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £248,353 |
Private renters in Forest of Dean paid £828 a month on average in September 2026, 0.9% less than a year before. That is 29% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £594 |
| Two bedrooms | £800 |
| Three bedrooms | £961 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,449 |
Energy performance certificates
11 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 86 m². Most common: House, detached (4); House, semi-detached (4); House, end-terrace (2). Built: before 1900 (4); 1983-1990 (2); 1976-1982 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (8); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (11 addresses)
Gas and electricity use
No gas meters are recorded on the street's postcodes, against 37 electricity meters: it looks to be off the mains gas grid, or almost, with heating from electricity, oil, LPG or solid fuel (5 meters are on Economy 7, the off-peak tariff for storage heaters).
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GL17 9XH | 21 | 3,463 kWh | none recorded | |
| GL17 9XG | 16 5 Economy 7 | 3,613 kWh | none recorded |
These are all the homes on each postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is GL17.
Council tax
What each band costs in Forest of Dean in 2026-27: Band D £2,443 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,629 | £1,900 | £2,172 | £2,443 | £2,986 | £3,529 | £4,072 | £4,887 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band B (38% of about 690 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Energy projects nearby
No wind turbine or waste plant within 5 km (3.1 miles), and no solar farm, battery site or other project of 1 MW or more within 2 km (1.2 miles), of the street's postcodes, operating or planned.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Coal mining
2 of the street's 2 postcodes are in a coal mining high risk area, where coal mining features at or near the surface, such as shallow workings or old mine shafts, are recorded or likely and could affect the ground.
Ask your conveyancer for a coal mining search (CON29M) on the home: it says what is recorded beneath and near it, and whether there have been claims for subsidence damage.
Radon
The highest radon potential in the 1 km squares around the street's postcodes is 30% or more: up to that share of homes there is estimated to be at or above the Action Level of 200 becquerels per cubic metre. At least part of that area is a radon Affected Area, where 1% or more of homes are.
Radon is a natural radioactive gas from the ground that can build up indoors; long exposure raises the risk of lung cancer. A three-month test with two small detectors is the only way to know a home's level, and a high level can usually be brought down with a sump or better ventilation. Homes built here in recent decades should have radon protection under the building regulations (basic protection from 3%, full protection from 10%). UKHSA sells a radon report for a single address from its detailed map at ukradon.org.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Height above sea level
The street's 24 addresses are between 244 m and 250 m above sea level (246 m on average); the ground rises about 6 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GL17 9XG | 94% | 94% | 94% | 6% |
| GL17 9XH | 84% | 84% | 84% | 16% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Lydney 194,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 15.5 km (9.6 miles) |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 25 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hart Lane Ruardean | 360 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Cinderford | 5 km (3.1 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Sharpness Old Docks | 15 km (9.3 miles) |
| Car parks | Stowfield Road Car Park | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | Rowandean Car Park | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 53.6 km (33 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Drybrook Surgery | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Drybrook Pharmacy | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Forest Of Dean Community Hospital | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Care homes | Hilltop Good May 2019 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Police station | West Mercia Police | 7.1 km (4.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | Brierley Service Station, Brierley Cashzone | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.3 ha | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 650 m² | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.9 ha | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,190 m² | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St John the Baptist, a listed building (Grade II*), 410 m (0.3 miles) north. 8 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St John the Baptist | Listed building, Grade II* | 410 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Ruardean Castle | Scheduled monument | 560 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Shot Hill | Hill | 420 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Newham Bottom | Valley | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Cockshoot Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Mayer's Grove | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Wig Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) north-east |
| Ruddle Marsh | Wetland | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.7 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 23 | 24 |
1 of the street's 24 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Forest of Dean: see them on the Forest of Dean page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruardean Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 160 m | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Woodside Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
Nurseries and childcare
1 nursery, pre-school or club within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 140 m from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruardean Acorns GL17 9XQ | Sessional day care | 24 | Good (Mar 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 140 m |
Ofsted also registers 222 childminders and 47 home childcarers (nannies) in Gloucestershire. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caterlink Limited At Ruardean C Of E Primary School GL17 9XQ | School/college/university | 140 m | 5 Very good | 10 Oct 2018 |
| Ruardean C Of E Primary School - Wraparound Clubs GL17 9XQ | School/college/university | 140 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Ruardean Stores (Londis) GL17 9XQ | Retailers - other | 240 m | 5 Very good | 29 Oct 2025 |
| Ruardean War Memorial Hall GL17 9US | Retailers - other | 380 m | Awaiting inspection |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Kingsway Lane (1); On or near Pettycroft (1); On or near Mountain View (1).
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025.
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 82% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 52% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 71% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 48% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 3 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Kingsway Lane · School Road · Mountain View · School Lane · Boxtree Close · Norman Way · Caudle Close · School Road · Highfield Road · Hart Lane · Perry's Court Lane · Meend Lane
All the streets in GL17 and across Forest of Dean.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.