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Ashchurch

Ashchurch is a village in Gloucestershire, England. It has around 9 restaurants and cafés, 1 pharmacy, and 1 school, with 12 bus stops and the nearest railway station being Ashchurch for Tewkesbury, 0.9 km away. There were around 1 recorded street crime in June 2026, most commonly other crime. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Ashchurch area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Tewkesbury area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 94,884 residents at roughly 229 people per km².

Council
Tewkesbury
County
Gloucestershire
Constituency
Tewkesbury
Police force
Gloucestershire
64/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 51st of 294 English council areas — better than 83% of them.

Low crime80
Home affordability58
Affordable rents67
Good schools14
Life expectancy67
Low deprivation82
Employment78
Low council tax73

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°COvercast

  • Today: 24° / 16° · 67% rain
  • Tomorrow: 23° / 14° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:38Sunset 19:30

12h 52m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

14US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Birmingham Ladywood, United Kingdom

Crime

1 reported · July 2026 97% YoY

  • Other crime1

Neighbourhood team: Tewkesbury · Gloucestershire

Local policing priorities

  • Tackling ASB in the local community with foot patrols and community engagement
  • To continue to support retail crime and build and establish relationships with members of the Tewkesbury safe scheme.

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

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

64 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 57 rated 4–5 ★ (52 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Ashchurch for Tewkesbury (0.9 km)
  • 12 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Ashchurch for Tewkesbury (1.0 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£329,883 average 5.9% YoY

Across Tewkesbury · to 2026-06

Detached£526,305
Semi-detached£324,282
Terraced£257,021
Flat£146,746

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: 165.9p · Asda (7 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 186.9p · Asda (7 km)

6 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

8 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 360 kW
  • Nearest: Sapa Building Systems LTD (2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches3
  • Playgrounds4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local news

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)

A £1,560
B £1,820
C £2,080
D £2,341
E £2,861
F £3,381
G £3,901
H £4,681

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

  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 18 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

  • Schools4
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies1
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens20
  • Restaurants & cafés11

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,985 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

4 jobs advertised · £26,540 avg

e.g. Cleaner, Heavy Vehicle Technician, Vehicle Technician

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:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • MOD Ashchurch · 0.1 km

    MOD Ashchurch is the Ministry of Defence's primary vehicle storage and distribution site, managed by DE&S, in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire. The site also includes St Barbara's Barracks, the headquarters for 721 EOD Squ…

  • Ashchurch · 0.9 km

    Ashchurch is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Ashchurch Rural, in the Tewkesbury district, in the county of Gloucestershire, England, 2 miles (3.2 km) east of the town of Tewkesbury, 11 mi (18 k…

  • Ashchurch for Tewkesbury railway station · 0.9 km

    Ashchurch for Tewkesbury is a railway station on the main Bristol–Birmingham main line, serving the market town of Tewkesbury and the village of Ashchurch in Gloucestershire, England. It is located less than 1⁄4 mile…

  • Ashchurch Rural · 1.2 km

    Ashchurch Rural is a civil parish in Tewkesbury Borough in Gloucestershire, England. It includes the settlements of Ashchurch, Walton Cardiff, Aston Cross, Aston on Carrant, Pamington and Natton. The parish was create…

  • Northway, Gloucestershire · 1.4 km

    Northway is a village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England, 2 miles north-east of Tewkesbury, and is in effect a suburb of that town. The parish is bordered on the west side by the M5 motorway, on the east by…

  • Alderman Knight School · 2.2 km

    Alderman Knight School is a mixed special school located in Tewkesbury in the English county of Gloucestershire.The school is named after Frank Knight, a former Mayor of Tewkesbury.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Ashchurch?
Ashchurch is a town in Gloucestershire, England, in the Tewkesbury local authority.
How deprived is Ashchurch?
The Tewkesbury local authority, which includes Ashchurch, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.