GL2 9AE Tewkesbury
Live postcode, introduced July 1990. Ward: Innsworth. Region: South West.
Streets
- Teasel Close, Longford: 23 addresses
- Unnamed street near Teasel Close, Longford: 1 address
- Fircroft Road, Longford: 1 address
- Jordans Way, Longford: 1 address
- Taurus Close, Longford: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Teasel Close, Longford: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Tewkesbury in 2026-27: Band D £2,341 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,560 | £1,820 | £2,080 | £2,341 | £2,861 | £3,381 | £3,901 | £4,681 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (28% of about 1,810 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Former Bishops College, off Estcourt Close, Longlevens, permissioned (730 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 17 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 22 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 17 low and 0 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Gloucester 1.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km |
| Cheltenham Spa 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 9.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 18 within 800 m; nearest Fircroft Road Longford | 200 m |
| Bus or coach station | Transport Hub Gloucester | 2.0 km |
| Car parks | Gloucestershire University NHS Staff Parking | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest Lansdown Road, Gloucester | 1.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 64.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Kingsholm Surgery | 1.6 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Badham Pharmacy | 430 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Norfolk House Dental Centre | 1.6 km |
| Hospital | Winfield Hospital | 550 m |
| Police station | Gloucester South Police Station | 1.7 km |
| Cash machines | Midcounties Co-Op Longlevens Cashzone | 1.9 km |
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 48% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 49% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 71% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 60% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Teasel Close.