Tewkesbury
Tewkesbury is a town in Worcestershire, England, with a population of around 20,360. It has around 2 GP surgeries, 2 pharmacies, 1 park, and around 30 restaurants and cafés, along with 26 bus stops and the nearest railway station at Ashchurch for Tewkesbury, 2.1 km away. The average sold house price is around £346,360. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Tewkesbury area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Wychavon area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 132,492 residents at roughly 200 people per km².
- Council
- Wychavon
- County
- Worcestershire
- Constituency
- West Worcestershire
- Police force
- West Mercia
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 68th of 294 English council areas — better than 77% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. Scored on 80% of the full weighting — some data isn't available here. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
6°CClear
- Today: 13° / 5° · 24% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 4° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:03Sunset 16:40
9h 37m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
90US AQI · Moderate
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
155 reported road collisions (2025)
61 killed or seriously injured · 197 casualties · 11.7 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
145 food businesses within 2 miles
- 132 rated 4–5 ★ (120 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Ashchurch for Tewkesbury (3.6 km)
- 32 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Ashchurch for Tewkesbury (3.5 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£322,210 average▼ 0.4% YoY
Across Wychavon · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£954 average monthly rent▲ 3.9% YoY
- 1 bed £671
- 2 bed £872
- 3 bed £1,075
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
8.9× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 8.9 times median annual pay (8.9× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
1,694 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: 168.7p · Asda (11.4 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 193.7p · Asda (11.4 km)
3 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
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
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres2
- Sports pitches15
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds8
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
132,492 residents in Wychavon · 200/km²
- Under 16: 16%
- 16–64: 59%
- 65+: 25%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK7,982
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK6,362
- Net moves+1,620
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in England
Ranked 178 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,373 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band C (23% of 62,210)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
70 schools · 15,497 pupils
50 primary · 4 secondary · 16 other
Ofsted: 23 of 26 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (88%)
61 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Prince Henry's High SchoolOutstanding
- Droitwich Spa High School and Sixth Form CentreGood
- The De Montfort SchoolGood
- Pershore High SchoolRequires improvement
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Wychavon
Care & health services
578 CQC-registered services
- Care homes181
- GP practices88
- Dentists126
- Homecare agencies114
- Hospitals & hospices26
CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 6 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Worcestershire
Heritage & planning
- 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)
Planning decisions
253 applications decided
78.7% granted · 199 granted, 54 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
Conservative majority
- Lab 1
- Con 26
- LD 8
- Grn 6
- Ref 1
- Oth 1
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools4
- GPs & clinics2
- Pharmacies4
- Supermarkets2
- Parks & greens17
- Restaurants & cafés44
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
7,340 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
427 jobs advertised · £40,613 avg
e.g. Roadside Vehicle Mechanic, Roadside Vehicle Technician, Roadside Rescue Mechanic
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£718 median full-time weekly pay
2.5% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£28,083 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
47% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 64,075 certificates
15% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
59% low-carbon electricity
Gas 35% · Nuclear 31% · Wind 22% · Imports 7%
143 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity
Latest estimate for West Midlands · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 85.5 yrs women · 81.3 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Worcestershire): 63.1 women · 63.3 men
68% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.2
- Feeling worthwhile7.8
- Happiness yesterday7.2
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
5 GP surgeries · 5 pharmacies in GL20
- Church Street Practice
- Mythe Medical Practice
- Bredon Hill Surgery
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
The Royal Hop Pole · 0.1 kmThe 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…
Old Baptist Chapel, Tewkesbury · 0.1 kmThe 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…
Abbey Gatehouse, Tewkesbury · 0.2 kmAbbey Gatehouse is a gatehouse building to Tewkesbury Abbey, in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England. It is a Grade I listed building.
Eleanor de Clare · 0.2 kmEleanor 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…
Tewkesbury Abbey · 0.2 kmThe 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…
Tewkesbury Town Hall · 0.2 kmTewkesbury 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)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Tewkesbury?
- Tewkesbury is a town in Worcestershire, England, in the Wychavon local authority.
- What is the population of Tewkesbury?
- Tewkesbury has an approximate settlement population of 20,360.
- How deprived is Tewkesbury?
- The Wychavon local authority, which includes Tewkesbury, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.