GL20 5PD Tewkesbury
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Tewkesbury South. Region: South West.
Streets
- Church Street, Tewkesbury: 59 addresses
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: 56.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Tewkesbury Article 4 Direction.
- Tree preservation orders: 10 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- ABBEY LAWN COTTAGES, grade I
- 10 Church Street, grade II*
- 100, CHURCH STREET, grade II*
- 15 AND 16, CHURCH STREET, grade II*
- 88 AND 88A, CHURCH STREET, grade II*
- 89 AND 90, CHURCH STREET, grade II*
- 91 AND 92, CHURCH STREET, grade II*
- BERKELEY ARMS AND OUTBUILDING, grade II*
- CRAIK HOUSE, grade II*
- NEWTON HOUSE, grade II*
- NUMBER 77 INCLUDING GATE PIERS, grade II*
- NUMBER 9 INCLUDING YARD WALL, grade II*
- ROYAL HOP POLE HOTEL, grade II*
- YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION, grade II*
- 105, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- 11, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- 12, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- 13, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- 14, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- 18, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- 19, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- 2, ST MARY'S LANE, grade II
- 21, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- 22 Church Street, grade II
- 23 Church Street, grade II
- 3, TURNERS COURT, grade II
- 30, 31 AND 32, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- 4, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- 6 Church Street, grade II
- 6, ST MARY'S LANE, grade II
And 26 more.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Healings Mill, Quay Street, Tewkesbury, not permissioned (630 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 13 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 34 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 19 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 59 addresses are between 13 m and 14 m above sea level (13 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 73%, ultrafast 52%, gigabit 52% 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 | 3.5 km |
| Cheltenham Spa 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 11.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 22 within 800 m; nearest The Crescent Tewkesbury | 70 m |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Parking Car Park | 120 m |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest High Street, Tewkesbury | 610 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 58.6 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 Devereux Pharmacy | 370 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Cross House Dental Practice | 110 m |
| Hospital | Tewkesbury Hospital | 370 m |
| Police station | Bishops Cleeve Police Station | 8.4 km |
| Cash machines | SGN Ltd - Tewkesbury Cashzone | 930 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Victoria Gardens 7,400 m² | 280 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,240 m² | 340 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.1 ha | 140 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,480 m² | 800 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 88 and 88A, Church Street, a listed building (Grade II*), 20 m. 359 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 7 of them Grade I and 42 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| 88 and 88A, Church Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 20 m |
| 89 and 90, Church Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 20 m |
| 91 and 92, Church Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 30 m |
| Newton House | Listed building, Grade II* | 30 m |
| Site of St Mary's Abbey | Scheduled monument | 250 m south-west |
| Holm Castle, site of | Scheduled monument | 490 m south |
| Tewkesbury Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 630 m south |
| Battle of Tewkesbury 1471 | Registered battlefield | 1.1 km south |
| Margaret's Camp, moated site and associated remains | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Quay Pit | Lake or reservoir | 480 m north |
| Perry Hill | Hill | 490 m south-east |
| Stanchard Pit | Lake or reservoir | 800 m north |
| Red Hill | Hill | 1.2 km north |
| Old Severn | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km north-west |
| Long Plantation | Wood | 2.0 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 35 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 24 | 59 |
35 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 | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 34% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 16% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 16% | 17% |
| Private rented | 50% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 23% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 61% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 85% | 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 Church Street.