Tewkesbury
Tewkesbury is a town in Gloucestershire, England. There are 5 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Cheltenham Racecourse, 4.1 km away. Covers 23 towns with local open-data for the whole authority.
On deprivation, Tewkesbury is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). It is home to around 94,884 residents at roughly 229 people per km².
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 51st of 294 English council areas — better than 83% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
19°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 23° / 16° · 40% rain
- Tomorrow: 20° / 12° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:40Sunset 19:28
12h 48m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
6US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Birmingham Ladywood, United Kingdom
Crime
Road safety
169 reported road collisions (2024)
49 killed or seriously injured · 237 casualties · 17.8 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
47 food businesses within 2 miles
- 42 rated 4–5 ★ (40 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Cheltenham Racecourse (4.1 km)
- 5 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Cheltenham Spa (5.2 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£329,883 average▲ 5.9% YoY
Across Tewkesbury · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,086 average monthly rent▲ 13.1% YoY
- 1 bed £742
- 2 bed £973
- 3 bed £1,236
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
7.8× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 7.8 times median annual pay (8.2× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 156.9p · Esso (8.1 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 180.7p · Asda (11.8 km)
14 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
31 charging locations within ~8 km
- 7 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 175 kW
- Nearest: Gallagher Shopping (2.8 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches3
- Playgrounds2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local news
- Three-year funding boost from borough council to help theatre build on success· 8 Sept 2026
- Government announcement on Local Government Reorganisation· 7 Sept 2026
- Live Longer Better community sessions set to bring support closer to rural residents· 3 Sept 2026
- New taxi and private hire penalty points scheme approved· 2 Sept 2026
- Funding available for sports facilities in Wheatpieces· 19 Aug 2026
Source: Tewkesbury Council
Population
94,884 residents in Tewkesbury · 229/km²
- Under 16: 18%
- 16–64: 59%
- 65+: 22%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Among the least deprived areas in England
Ranked 261 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,341 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band C (28% of 46,250)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
44 schools · 14,434 pupils
33 primary · 6 secondary · 5 other
Ofsted: 18 of 23 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (78%)
42inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Henley Bank High SchoolGood
- Winchcombe SchoolGood
- Chosen Hill School
- Churchdown School
- Cleeve School
- Tewkesbury Academy
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Tewkesbury
Care & health services
684 CQC-registered services
- Care homes200
- GP practices94
- Dentists142
- Homecare agencies181
- Hospitals & hospices31
CQC ratings: 92% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 3 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Gloucestershire
Heritage & planning
- Within the Green Belt
- 21 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
193 applications decided
89.6% granted · 173 granted, 20 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Council control
Liberal Democrat / Independent / Green coalition
- Con 8
- LD 16
- Grn 4
- Ref 1
- Oth 9
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
Local businesses
4,985 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
560 jobs advertised · £38,252 avg
e.g. Roadside Vehicle Mechanic, Roadside Vehicle Technician, Roadside Mechanic
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£785 median full-time weekly pay
2.4% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£27,365 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
53% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: C · 44,652 certificates
7.8% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Health
Life expectancy: 84.7 yrs women · 81.1 yrs men
65% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.6
- Feeling worthwhile7.7
- Happiness yesterday7.4
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.8
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Tewkesbury:
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership435 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership394 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s313 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office313 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test265 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
- RAF Stoke Orchard · 0.7 km
Royal Air Force Stoke Orchard or more simply RAF Stoke Orchard is a former Royal Air Force station near the village of Stoke Orchard, north west of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire during the Second World War.
Elmstone Hardwicke · 1.0 kmElmstone Hardwicke is a village and sizeable parish north-west of Cheltenham in Gloucestershire, England.
Stoke Orchard · 1.3 kmStoke Orchard is a village or hamlet approximately 2.5 miles (4.0 km) northwest of Cheltenham in Gloucestershire, England.
Cleeve railway station · 1.8 kmCleeve railway station was a station in Stoke Orchard, Gloucestershire, England. The station was named for the nearby village of Bishop's Cleeve.
Wingmoor Farm Meadow · 2.0 kmWingmoor Farm Meadow is a 3-hectare (7.4-acre) nature reserve in Gloucestershire. The site is listed in the ‘Tewkesbury Borough Local Plan to 2011’, adopted March 2006, Appendix 3 'Nature Conservation',' as a Key Wild…
Uckington, Gloucestershire · 2.1 kmUckington is a village in the Borough of Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire, England. It is directly west of Cheltenham.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)