Bamfurlong (Tewkesbury)

21°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 23° / 15° · 84% rain
• Tomorrow: 21° / 15° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:38Sunset 19:30

12h 52m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

5US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Chepstow A48, United Kingdom

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)

84 food businesses within 2 miles

• 79 rated 4–5 ★ (72 top)
• 1 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

£329,883 average▲ 5.9% YoY

Across Tewkesbury · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£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

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

• Cheapest petrol: 156.9p · Esso (2.1 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 178.7p · Asda (11.2 km)

18 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

54 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)

• 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

94,884 residents in Tewkesbury · 229/km²

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 261 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£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%)

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

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Tewkesbury

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

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

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

193 applications decided

89.6% granted · 173 granted, 20 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

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)

4,985 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

£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

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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in North Cotswolds:

• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership853 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
• Pause housebuilding targets imposed on councils, review and identify local need633 local signatures · 16,962 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership369 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office294 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Ensure people whose parent had breast cancer under 45 can access genetic testing294 local signatures · 11,416 nationwide

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

• 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)