Bamfurlong (Tewkesbury)

6°CClear

• Today: 11° / 6° · 25% rain
• Tomorrow: 9° / 4° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:08Sunset 16:35

9h 27m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

17US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Chepstow A48, United Kingdom

• 6.3 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 4.8% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

139 reported road collisions (2025)

46 killed or seriously injured · 201 casualties · 14.6 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

84 food businesses within 2 miles

• 79 rated 4–5 ★ (72 top)
• 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Cheltenham Spa (4.5 km)
• 10 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£323,497 average▲ 0.2% YoY

Across Tewkesbury · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,093 average monthly rent▲ 13.4% YoY

• 1 bed £746
• 2 bed £978
• 3 bed £1,243

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

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

1,582 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 156.9p · Esso (2.1 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 187.7p · Asda (5.9 km)

8 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

55 charging locations within ~8 km

• 18 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 175 kW
• Nearest: Safran Landing Systems (0.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches38
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Keep devolution options open, says Tewkesbury Borough Council Leader· 30 Oct 2026
• Councils confirm revised timetable for Strategic and Local Plan· 23 Oct 2026
• Autumn adventures across Tewkesbury Borough this half term· 22 Oct 2026
• Council cuts carbon footprint by almost half since climate emergency declaration· 20 Oct 2026
• Step back in time at the Mayor of Tewkesbury Borough’s Grand Regency Charity Ball· 5 Oct 2026

Source: Tewkesbury Council

94,884 residents in Tewkesbury · 229/km²

• Under 16: 18%
• 16–64: 59%
• 65+: 22%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK8,225
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK6,070
• Net moves+2,155

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 254 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

2% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£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

44 schools · 14,434 pupils

33 primary · 6 secondary · 5 other

Ofsted: 18 of 23 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (78%)

42 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Tewkesbury

687 CQC-registered services

• Care homes200
• GP practices96
• Dentists142
• Homecare agencies182
• Hospitals & hospices31

CQC ratings: 92% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 2 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Gloucestershire

• Within the Green Belt
• 2 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

190 applications decided

87.4% granted · 166 granted, 24 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Liberal Democrat / Independent / Green coalition

• Con 8
• LD 16
• Grn 4
• Ref 1
• Oth 9

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools4
• GPs & clinics2
• Pharmacies1
• Parks & greens3
• Restaurants & cafés2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,060 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

£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

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

Life expectancy: 84.7 yrs women · 81.1 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Gloucestershire): 63.4 women · 63.4 men

65% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• 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

3 GP surgeries · 7 pharmacies in GL2

• Longlevens Surgery
• The Alney Practice
• Quedgeley Medical Centre

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in North Cotswolds:

• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks370 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Ensure people whose parent had breast cancer under 45 can access genetic testing327 local signatures · 16,354 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills197 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases184 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND182 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

• RAF Staverton · 0.1 km

  Royal Air Force Staverton or more simply RAF Staverton is a former Royal Air Force station about 4 miles (6 km) west of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. The station was used for training and operations from 1936…

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  Gloucestershire Airport · 0.1 km

  Gloucestershire Airport, formerly Staverton Airport, is a small airport located in Churchdown, England. It lies 4 miles west of Cheltenham, near the city of Gloucester and close to the M5 motorway.

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  Jet Age Museum · 0.6 km

  The Jet Age Museum is the trading name of the Gloucestershire Aviation Collection, an all-volunteer, charitable organisation dedicated to the preservation of Gloucestershire's aviation heritage. The aviation museum is…

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  Bamfurlong, Gloucestershire · 1.1 km

  Bamfurlong is a village in Gloucestershire, England, between Cheltenham and Gloucester, near Gloucestershire Airport, and divided in two by the M5 motorway. There is no access from one half of Bamfurlong to the other…

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  Churchdown railway station · 1.5 km

  Churchdown railway station was situated on the main line between Gloucester and Cheltenham Spa. It served Churchdown and surrounding areas.

• Churchdown School Academy · 1.6 km

  Churchdown School Academy is a mixed secondary school and sixth form located in Churchdown in the English county of Gloucestershire.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)