GL20 5BQ Tewkesbury
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Tewkesbury North & Twyning. Region: South West.
Streets
- Red Lane, Tewkesbury: 25 addresses
- High Street, Tewkesbury: 3 addresses
- Back of Avon, Tewkesbury: 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 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: 32.
- 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
- AVONSIDE, grade II*
- BLACK BEAR INN, grade II*
- TUDOR HOTEL, grade II*
- 2, QUAY 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
- 50 High Street, grade II
- 51, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 56 AND 57, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 58 AND 59, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 60, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 61, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 62, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 66, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 67, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 73, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 74, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 75 AND 76, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 77 AND 78, HIGH STREET, grade II
- BOUNDARY WALL ADJACENT TO GAZEBO AT REAR OF NUMBER 51 HIGH STREET, grade II
- BOUNDARY WALLS AND GATEWAY TO TUDOR HOTEL, grade II
- GAZEBO TO GARDEN OF NUMBER 51 GAZEBO TO GARDEN OF NUMBER 51 HIGH STREET, grade II
- GREEN'S, grade II
- HEREFORD HOUSE, grade II
- IRON BRIDGE, grade II
- OUTBUILDING TO REAR OF NUMBER 67, grade II
- THE BROTHERS PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
And 2 more.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Healings Mill, Quay Street, Tewkesbury, not permissioned (820 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 7 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 18 homes the Environment Agency counts, 5 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 6 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.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 29 addresses are between 10 m and 14 m above sea level (12 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 36%, gigabit 36% 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 (2.1 miles) |
| Cheltenham Spa 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 11.7 km (7.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 24 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Boots Tewkesbury | 70 m |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Spring Gardens Car Park | 210 m |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest High Street, Tewkesbury | 110 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 58.1 km (36 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Church Street Practice | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 120 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Spadental Tewkesbury | 150 m |
| Hospital | Tewkesbury Hospital | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Police station | West Mercia Police | 8.4 km (5.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest SGN Ltd - Tewkesbury Cashzone | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Victoria Gardens 7,400 m² | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,190 m² | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.1 ha | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 1.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Tudor Hotel, a listed building (Grade II*), 50 m. 362 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 7 of them Grade I and 43 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Tudor Hotel | Listed building, Grade II* | 50 m |
| Avonside | Listed building, Grade II* | 70 m north-east |
| Black Bear Inn | Listed building, Grade II* | 120 m north-east |
| 39 and 40, High Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 120 m south |
| Site of St Mary's Abbey | Scheduled monument | 760 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Holm Castle, site of | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) south |
| Tewkesbury Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Deserted medieval village | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Battle of Tewkesbury 1471 | Registered battlefield | 1.7 km (1 mile) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Quay Pit | Lake or reservoir | 120 m west |
| Stanchard Pit | Lake or reservoir | 280 m north |
| Perry Hill | Hill | 860 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Red Hill | Hill | 890 m (0.6 miles) north-west |
| The Mythe Tute | Hill | 890 m (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Long Plantation | Wood | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) 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) | 9.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 25 | 29 |
4 of the postcode's 29 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Tewkesbury: see them on the Tewkesbury page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 37% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 56% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 43% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 41% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 37% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 22% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 65% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 10% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Red Lane.