GL20 5PR Tewkesbury
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Tewkesbury South. Region: South West.
Streets
- Barton Street, Tewkesbury: 56 addresses
- Nelson 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: 51.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Tewkesbury Article 4 Direction.
- Tree preservation orders: 8 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 22 Barton Street, grade II*
- MALTHOUSE TO REAR OF NUMBER 23, grade II*
- TEWKESBURY MUSEUM AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II*
- 10 and 11 Nelson Street, grade II
- 17 AND 18, EAST STREET, grade II
- 2, 3 AND 4, ORCHARD COURT, grade II
- 21, BARTON STREET, grade II
- 22, 23 AND 24, EAST STREET, grade II
- 23, BARTON STREET, grade II
- 24, BARTON STREET, grade II
- 25 AND 26, EAST STREET, grade II
- 29, BARTON STREET, grade II
- 30, BARTON STREET, grade II
- 31, BARTON STREET, grade II
- 32, 33 AND 34, EAST STREET, grade II
- 32, BARTON STREET, grade II
- 33 AND 33A, BARTON STREET, grade II
- 34, BARTON STREET, grade II
- 35, BARTON STREET, grade II
- 38, BARTON STREET, grade II
- 39, BARTON STREET, grade II
- 42 AND 43, BARTON STREET, grade II
- 44, BARTON STREET, grade II
- 45, BARTON STREET, grade II
- 46, BARTON STREET, grade II
- 46A AND 47, BARTON STREET, grade II
- 48, BARTON STREET, grade II
- 49A, BARTON STREET, grade II
- 50, BARTON STREET, grade II
- 51 AND 52, BARTON STREET, grade II
And 21 more.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Healings Mill, Quay Street, Tewkesbury, not permissioned (450 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 4 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 57 addresses are between 13 m and 15 m above sea level (15 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 79%, gigabit 79% 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 |
| Cheltenham Spa 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 11.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m, 26 within 800 m; nearest Hospital Tewkesbury | 20 m |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest Spring Gardens Car Park | 200 m |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest High Street, Tewkesbury | 420 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 58.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Church Street Practice | 100 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Devereux Pharmacy | 100 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Rodericks Dental LTD | 0 m |
| Hospital | Tewkesbury Hospital | 100 m |
| Police station | Bishops Cleeve Police Station | 8.2 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest SGN Ltd - Tewkesbury Cashzone | 670 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Victoria Gardens 7,400 m² | 600 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,190 m² | 170 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.1 ha | 390 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 540 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Tewkesbury Museum and Attached Railings, a listed building (Grade II*), 70 m south-west. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tewkesbury Museum and Attached Railings | Listed building, Grade II* | 70 m south-west |
| Malthouse to Rear of Number 23 | Listed building, Grade II* | 80 m west |
| 22 Barton Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 90 m west |
| 81 and 82 Barton Street and 1 to 3 Mason's Court, Tewkesbury | Listed building, Grade II* | 170 m south-west |
| Site of St Mary's Abbey | Scheduled monument | 570 m south-west |
| Holm Castle, site of | Scheduled monument | 710 m south-west |
| Tewkesbury Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 860 m south-west |
| Deserted medieval village | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km south-east |
| Battle of Tewkesbury 1471 | Registered battlefield | 1.4 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Quay Pit | Lake or reservoir | 430 m north-west |
| Perry Hill | Hill | 480 m south |
| Stanchard Pit | Lake or reservoir | 640 m north |
| Red Hill | Hill | 1.3 km north-west |
| The Mythe Tute | Hill | 1.3 km north-west |
| Milne's Covert | Wood | 2.3 km 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) | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 4 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 35 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 14 | 57 |
43 of the postcode's 57 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 | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 61% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 34% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 34% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 45% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 22% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 55% | 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) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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 Barton Street.