Longford

8°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 10° / 6° · 34% rain
• Tomorrow: 10° / 5° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:09Sunset 16:36

9h 27m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

21US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Chepstow A48, United Kingdom

• 6.6 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 4.9% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

161 reported road collisions (2025)

37 killed or seriously injured · 206 casualties · 12.2 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

401 food businesses within 2 miles

• 350 rated 4–5 ★ (290 top)
• 10 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Gloucester (2.4 km)
• 17 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£237,705 average▲ 2.2% YoY

Across Gloucester · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,116 average monthly rent▲ 7.2% YoY

• 1 bed £745
• 2 bed £971
• 3 bed £1,213

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

7.2× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 7.2 times median annual pay (7.0× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

1,760 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 (3 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 187.7p · Asda (2.8 km)

6 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

46 charging locations within ~8 km

• 16 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 300 kW
• Nearest: Burger King (1.9 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres3
• Gyms1
• Swimming pools2
• Sports pitches32
• Playgrounds6

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

132,416 residents in Gloucester · 3,267/km²

• Under 16: 19%
• 16–64: 64%
• 65+: 17%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK8,634
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK9,160
• Net moves−526

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

Around the average in England

Ranked 142 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

11% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,356 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (29% of 60,120)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

51 schools · 23,371 pupils

34 primary · 9 secondary · 8 other

Ofsted: 21 of 25 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (84%)

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

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Gloucester

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

• Not in the Green Belt
• 20 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

100 applications decided

85% granted · 85 granted, 15 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Cameron Thomas

Independent

Tewkesbury

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat (minority)

• Lab 7
• Con 10
• LD 17
• Oth 5

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

• Schools3
• Pharmacies1
• Parks & greens292
• Restaurants & cafés3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

4,935 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

10 jobs advertised · £33,071 avg

e.g. Regional Locality Manager, Support Worker (Weekends), Support Worker

Source: Adzuna

£694 median full-time weekly pay

3.6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£21,428 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

48% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 65,016 certificates

8.7% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

49% low-carbon electricity

Gas 47% · Wind 27% · Nuclear 18% · Imports 4%

190 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for West Midlands · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 83.3 yrs women · 78.8 yrs men

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

70% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.4
• Feeling worthwhile7.6
• Happiness yesterday7.4
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.4

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 Tewkesbury:

• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks300 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Ensure people whose parent had breast cancer under 45 can access genetic testing254 local signatures · 16,354 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases226 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND208 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth196 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide

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

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