GL20 5SE Tewkesbury
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Tewkesbury South. Region: South West.
Streets
- St Mary's Lane, Tewkesbury: 3 addresses
- St Mary's Lane, Tewkesbury: 2 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: 57.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Tewkesbury Article 4 Direction.
- Tree preservation orders: 2 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 40, CHURCH STREET, grade I
- ABBEY LAWN COTTAGES, grade I
- ABBEY LAWN COTTAGES, grade I
- ROYAL BRITISH LEGION CLUB, grade I
- 1 AND 2, MILL BANK, grade II*
- JESSOP HOUSE HOTEL, grade II*
- OLD BAPTIST CHAPEL, grade II*
- 1, MILL STREET, grade II
- 1, OLD BAPTIST CHAPEL COURT, grade II
- 10, MILL BANK, grade II
- 11, 12 and 13 Mill Bank, grade II
- 11, MILL STREET, grade II
- 12 AND 13, MILL STREET, grade II
- 16 AND 18, ST MARY'S LANE, grade II
- 2 AND 3, OLD BAPTIST CHAPEL COURT, grade II
- 2, MILL STREET, grade II
- 28, 30 AND 32, ST MARY'S LANE, grade II
- 3, MILL STREET, grade II
- 34, ST MARY'S LANE, grade II
- 4, MILL BANK, grade II
- 4, MILL STREET, grade II
- 54, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- 55, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- 56, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- 57 AND 58, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- 59, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- 60, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- 61, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- 62, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- 63, CHURCH STREET, grade II
And 27 more.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Healings Mill, Quay Street, Tewkesbury, not permissioned (790 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 1 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 3 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 1 low and 1 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 addresses are about 13 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 25%, gigabit 25% 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 | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Cheltenham Spa 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 11.3 km (7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 20 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Crescent Tewkesbury | 110 m |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Parking Car Park | 250 m |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 58.6 km (36 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Church Street Practice | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Cross House Dental Practice | 240 m |
| Hospital | Tewkesbury Hospital | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Police station | Bishops Cleeve Police Station | 8.5 km (5.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | SGN Ltd - Tewkesbury Cashzone | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Victoria Gardens 7,400 m² | 140 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,240 m² | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.1 ha | 260 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,480 m² | 930 m (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Old Baptist Chapel, a listed building (Grade II*), 50 m south. 359 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 7 of them Grade I and 42 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Old Baptist Chapel | Listed building, Grade II* | 50 m south |
| Jessop House Hotel | Listed building, Grade II* | 70 m south |
| Abbey Lawn Cottages | Listed building, Grade I | 90 m south-east |
| 40, Church Street | Listed building, Grade I | 100 m south-east |
| Site of St Mary's Abbey | Scheduled monument | 230 m south |
| Holm Castle, site of | Scheduled monument | 530 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Tewkesbury Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 660 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Battle of Tewkesbury 1471 | Registered battlefield | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Margaret's Camp, moated site and associated remains | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Quay Pit | Lake or reservoir | 490 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Perry Hill | Hill | 630 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Stanchard Pit | Lake or reservoir | 820 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Old Severn | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Red Hill | Hill | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Long Plantation | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 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) | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 5 | 5 |
None of the postcode's 5 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 59 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 6% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 38% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 60% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 39% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 34% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 40% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 39% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 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 St Mary's Lane.