GL20 5BS Tewkesbury
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Tewkesbury North & Twyning. Region: South West.
Streets
- Mythe Road, Tewkesbury: 8 addresses
- High Street, 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: 26.
- 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*
- KING JOHN'S BRIDGE, grade II*
- 1, MYTHE ROAD, grade II
- 1, STEPHENS ALLEY, grade II
- 61, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 62, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 66, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 67, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 69, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 70, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 71, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 72, 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
- GOTHIC COTTAGE, grade II
- HEREFORD HOUSE, grade II
- KING JOHN'S COTTAGES, grade II
- KING JOHN'S COTTAGES, grade II
- OUTBUILDING TO REAR OF NUMBER 67, grade II
- RUNNYMEDE, KING JOHN'S COTTAGES, WITH ATTACHED STABLE, grade II
- THE OLD POLICE STATION AND THE OLD POLICE STATION DENTAL PRACTICE, grade II
- THE STABLES, grade II
- TRAFALGAR HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Healings Mill, Quay Street, Tewkesbury, not permissioned (880 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 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 7 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 3 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 9 addresses are between 10 m and 14 m above sea level (13 m on average).
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 | Ashchurch for Tewkesbury 109,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Cheltenham Spa 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 11.7 km (7.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 27 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Roses Theatre Tewkesbury | 150 m |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Spring Gardens Car Park | 270 m |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest High Street, Tewkesbury | 50 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 57.9 km (36 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Church Street Practice | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 230 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Tops Dental Care | 70 m |
| Hospital | Tewkesbury Hospital | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Police station | West Mercia Police | 8.3 km (5.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest SGN Ltd - Tewkesbury Cashzone | 310 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,370 m² | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 180 m² | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.1 ha | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Black Bear Inn, a listed building (Grade II*), 30 m. 360 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Black Bear Inn | Listed building, Grade II* | 30 m |
| King John's Bridge | Listed building, Grade II* | 60 m north-west |
| Avonside | Listed building, Grade II* | 80 m south |
| Tudor Hotel | Listed building, Grade II* | 160 m south |
| Site of St Mary's Abbey | Scheduled monument | 900 m (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Holm Castle, site of | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Tewkesbury Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Deserted medieval village | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Battle of Tewkesbury 1471 | Registered battlefield | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Stanchard Pit | Lake or reservoir | 170 m north |
| Quay Pit | Lake or reservoir | 240 m south-west |
| The Mythe Tute | Hill | 840 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Red Hill | Hill | 870 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Perry Hill | Hill | 1 km (0.6 miles) south |
| Milne's Covert | Wood | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) south-east |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 5 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 9 |
8 of the postcode's 9 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 | 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 Mythe Road.