Winchcombe
Winchcombe is a town in Gloucestershire, England, with a population of around 4,538. It has around 8 restaurants and cafés, 17 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Winchcombe, 1.2 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Winchcombe area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Tewkesbury area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 94,884 residents at roughly 229 people per km².
- Council
- Tewkesbury
- County
- Gloucestershire
- Constituency
- Tewkesbury
- Police force
- Gloucestershire
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 53rd of 294 English council areas — better than 82% of them.
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
6°CClear
- Today: 10° / 5° · 18% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:04Sunset 16:38
9h 34m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
30US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Birmingham Ladywood, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 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
Crime
Road safety
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)
Food hygiene
37 food businesses within 2 miles
- 32 rated 4–5 ★ (27 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Winchcombe (1.4 km)
- 16 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Ashchurch for Tewkesbury (11.1 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£323,497 average▲ 0.2% YoY
Across Tewkesbury · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£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
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
Property sales
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 168.9p · Asda (7 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 191.9p · Asda (7 km)
2 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
2 charging locations within ~8 km
- Fastest nearby: 22 kW
- Nearest: The Gardeners Arms (5.7 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools3
- Sports pitches11
- Playgrounds4
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local news
- 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
Population
94,884 residents in Tewkesbury · 229/km²
- Under 16: 18%
- 16–64: 59%
- 65+: 22%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- 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
Deprivation
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
Council tax
£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
Schools
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)
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
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
Heritage & planning
- In a conservation area (Winchcombe Conservation Area)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 192 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
190 applications decided
87.4% granted · 166 granted, 24 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Cameron Thomas
Independent
Tewkesbury
Recent votes:
- AyeOpposition day motion: Support for British farmers
- AyeWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- AyeDraft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- NoNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading
Source: UK Parliament
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
- Schools2
- GPs & clinics1
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens5
- Restaurants & cafés9
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,060 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
4 jobs advertised · £26,045 avg
e.g. Morning Delivery Driver, Early Years Practitioners - Bank Staff/Temp to Perm/Self Employed, Part-time Cleaner
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
Grid electricity
46% low-carbon electricity
Gas 50% · Wind 21% · Nuclear 21% · Imports 4%
200 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity
Latest estimate for West Midlands · National Grid ESO
Health
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
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
Health services
3 GP surgeries · 5 pharmacies in GL54
- Winchcombe Medical Centre
- Stow Surgery
- Cotswold Medical Practice
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
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
Notable places nearby
5 North St · 0.0 km5 North St, also known as 5 North Street, is a restaurant located in Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, England, which is owned and run by chef Marcus Ashenford. It has held a Michelin star for over a decade.
Winchcombe Town Hall · 0.0 kmWinchcombe Town Hall is a municipal building in the High Street, Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, England. The structure, which accommodates the Winchcombe Folk and Police Museum, is a Grade II listed building.
Winchcombe · 0.2 kmWinchcombe is a market town and civil parish in the Borough of Tewkesbury in the county of Gloucestershire, England, situated 7 miles (11 km) northeast of Cheltenham. The population was recorded as 5,121 in the 2021 c…
Winchcombe Abbey · 0.2 kmWinchcombe Abbey is a now-vanished Benedictine abbey in Winchcombe, Gloucestershire; this abbey was once in the heart of Mercia, an Anglo Saxon kingdom at the time of the Heptarchy in England. The Abbey was founded c.…
- Winchcombeshire · 0.3 km
Winchcombeshire was an ancient county in the south west of England, in the Anglo-Saxon period, with Winchcombe as its county town. The county originated in the shiring of Mercia in the tenth or early eleventh centur…
- Winchcombe Rural District · 0.3 km
Winchcombe was, from 1894 to 1935, a rural district in the Cotswolds area of England. It included parts of two administrative counties: Gloucestershire and Worcestershire.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Winchcombe?
- Winchcombe is a town in Gloucestershire, England, in the Tewkesbury local authority.
- What is the population of Winchcombe?
- Winchcombe has an approximate settlement population of 4,538.
- How deprived is Winchcombe?
- The Tewkesbury local authority, which includes Winchcombe, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.