Tewkesbury

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• Today: 22° / 11° · 63% rain
• Tomorrow: 23° / 16° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:36Sunset 19:32

12h 56m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

30US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Birmingham Ladywood, United Kingdom

1 reported · July 2026▼ 99% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour1

1 stop & searches · mostly stolen goods

Neighbourhood team: Tewkesbury · Gloucestershire

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

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)

147 food businesses within 2 miles

• 133 rated 4–5 ★ (123 top)
• 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Ashchurch for Tewkesbury (3.6 km)
• 32 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: 161.7p · Asda (11.4 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 183.7p · Asda (11.4 km)

6 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

6 charging locations within ~8 km

• 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 360 kW
• Nearest: Tewkesbury Borough Council (0.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres2
• Sports pitches15
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds8

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

• In a conservation area (Tewkesbury Conservation Area)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 374 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

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Tewkesbury

Source: UK Parliament

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
• Pharmacies4
• Supermarkets2
• Parks & greens17
• Restaurants & cafés44

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

4,985 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

560 jobs advertised · £38,252 avg

e.g. Roadside Vehicle Mechanic, Roadside Vehicle Technician, Roadside Mechanic

Source: Adzuna

£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

95% low-carbon electricity

Wind 67% · Nuclear 15% · Solar 12% · Gas 5%

20 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for West Midlands · National Grid ESO

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 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

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  The Royal Hop Pole · 0.1 km

  The Royal Hop Pole is a listed pub in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire. Located on Church Street, it is an English Heritage hotel. It has recently been converted into a part of the Wetherspoons pub chain. It is famous for…

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  Old Baptist Chapel, Tewkesbury · 0.1 km

  The Old Baptist Chapel is a Grade II* listed building situated in Church Street, Tewkesbury, UK. Records show that a Baptist congregation has been in existence in the town since 1623, but the exact date of the presen…

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  Abbey Gatehouse, Tewkesbury · 0.2 km

  Abbey Gatehouse is a gatehouse building to Tewkesbury Abbey, in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England. It is a Grade I listed building.

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  Eleanor de Clare · 0.2 km

  Eleanor de Clare, suo jure 6th Lady of Glamorgan was a powerful Anglo-Welsh noblewoman who married Hugh Despenser the Younger, the future favourite of Edward II of England, and was a granddaughter of Edward I of Engla…

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  Tewkesbury Abbey · 0.2 km

  The Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, Tewkesbury, commonly known as Tewkesbury Abbey, is located in the town of Tewkesbury in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, England. A former Benedictine monastery, it is…

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  Tewkesbury Town Hall · 0.2 km

  Tewkesbury Town Hall is a municipal building in the High Street in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England. The building, which is the meeting place of Tewkesbury Town Council, is a Grade II* listed building.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)