See what's open near youpubs, restaurants, shops and more, by distance from where you are

Other Amenities in Puddlebrook

Pubs 42 Restaurants 106 Banks 6 Shops 322 Supermarkets 14 Takeaways 45 Cinemas 2 Attractions 122 Business services 29 Education 142 Health and beauty 191 Home improvement 142 Leisure 25 Property services 64




Local Information

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the GL17 postcode district.

County or areaGloucestershire
Postcode districtGL17
Telephone code01305
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 43 min4:50 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 46 min8:15 am – 4:01 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,908 residentsin the Mitcheldean, Drybrook & Ruardean census areaMedian age 48.13,325 households76% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright13% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,678 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 13%, construction 12%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 68% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages27% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C915 mm of rain a year, 29 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December48 days of air frost, 8 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 11°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksPan Tod Beaconhistoric site · under a mileWigpool Ironstone Minehistoric site · 1.2 miWig Poollake · 1.0 miHazel Hillhill · under a mileHollybush Hillhill · 1.0 miGoodrich Castle (EH)castle · 4.3 miHarechurch Woodwoodland · under a mileHom Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesRuardean Hill Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 2 haSteam Mills Allotment Gardensallotments · 1.5 miBeechenhurst Lodgepark · 4.1 mi · 8 haDeanhill Parkpark · 4.4 miCaroline Symonds Gardenspark · 4.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes93 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199045 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202650 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 3.7 · PM2.5 5.9 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband84% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,557 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation215 m705 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 123 to 272 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalForest Of Dean Community Hospital2.0 miGP surgeryDrybrook Surgery3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyDrybrook Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgery2.0 miPolice stationWest Mercia PoliceRoss-on-Wye4.5 miCash machineMidcounties Co-Op Drybrookunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools5 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryDrybrook Primary Schoolages 2-11, 147 pupilsunder a milePrimaryMitcheldean Endowed Primary Schoolages 4-11, 205 pupils1.3 miSecondaryDene Magna and Sixth Formages 11-18, 1,020 pupils1.5 miCollegeHartpury College9.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS34 miRailway stationLydney10 miBus stationBus StationCinderford2.8 miFerrySharpness Old Docks9.5 miBus stops32 within a mileEV chargingHigh Street, Mitcheldean1.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the GL17 postcode district.


Hotels

Hotels in Puddlebrook

 

 

Add venues to this section



Best reviews

Top Hotels in Puddlebrook