GL20 5BB Tewkesbury
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Tewkesbury North & Twyning. Region: South West.
Streets
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 A (43% of about 1,060 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Tewkesbury Conservation Area. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 44.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Tewkesbury Article 4 Direction.
- Tree preservation orders: 1 protected tree within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 39 AND 40, HIGH STREET, grade II*
- 104, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 105, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 106, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 107, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 108, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 111, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 116 High Street, grade II
- 117 AND 118, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 119, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 120, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 121, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 122, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 123, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 125, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 126, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 2, BACK OF AVON, grade II
- 2, QUAY STREET, grade II
- 21, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 22, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 23 and 24 High Street, grade II
- 25, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 35, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 36, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 38, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 43 AND 44, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 45 High Street, grade II
- 46, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 47 AND 48, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 49 AND 49A, HIGH STREET, grade II
And 14 more.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Healings Mill, Quay Street, Tewkesbury, not permissioned (720 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 9 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 59 addresses are between 14 m and 15 m above sea level (15 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 3%, gigabit 3% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Ashchurch for Tewkesbury 109,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km |
| Cheltenham Spa 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 11.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 24 within 800 m; nearest Anchor Tewkesbury | 80 m |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest Spring Gardens Car Park | 170 m |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest High Street, Tewkesbury | 240 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 58.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Church Street Practice | 370 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 70 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Spadental Tewkesbury | 0 m |
| Hospital | Tewkesbury Hospital | 370 m |
| Police station | West Mercia Police | 8.5 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest SGN Ltd - Tewkesbury Cashzone | 570 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Victoria Gardens 7,400 m² | 570 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,190 m² | 440 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.1 ha | 500 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 570 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 39 and 40, High Street, a listed building (Grade II*), 30 m. 363 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 7 of them Grade I and 43 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| 39 and 40, High Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 30 m |
| Town Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 110 m south |
| Nottingham Arms | Listed building, Grade II* | 120 m south |
| Tudor Hotel | Listed building, Grade II* | 120 m north-east |
| Site of St Mary's Abbey | Scheduled monument | 620 m south-west |
| Holm Castle, site of | Scheduled monument | 850 m south |
| Tewkesbury Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.0 km south |
| Battle of Tewkesbury 1471 | Registered battlefield | 1.5 km south |
| Margaret's Camp, moated site and associated remains | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Quay Pit | Lake or reservoir | 160 m north-west |
| Stanchard Pit | Lake or reservoir | 430 m north |
| Perry Hill | Hill | 720 m south |
| Red Hill | Hill | 1.0 km north-west |
| The Mythe Tute | Hill | 1.0 km north |
| Long Plantation | Wood | 2.4 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 11 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 20 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 21 | 59 |
38 of the postcode's 59 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 7% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 27% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 18% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 19% | 17% |
| Private rented | 54% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 35% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 35% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 72% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 85% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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.