GL20 6DA Tewkesbury
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Tewkesbury North & Twyning. Region: South West.
Streets
- Unnamed street near A38, Shuthonger: 57 addresses
- Church End, Church End: 14 addresses
- Unnamed street near Brockeridge Road, Church End: 9 addresses
- Abbots Court Drive, Church End: 3 addresses
- A38, Alveston: 3 addresses
- Bredon Road, Tewkesbury: 2 addresses
- Kilmore Lane, Twyning: 1 address
- Woodend Lane, Shuthonger: 1 address
- Page's Lane, Tewkesbury: 1 address
- Cherry Orchard Lane, Tewkesbury: 1 address
- The Rise, Shuthonger: 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 D (20% of about 950 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Twyning Conservation Area. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- GLEBE COTTAGE, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 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 93 addresses are between 12 m and 36 m above sea level (30 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 96%, ultrafast 94%, gigabit 94% of premises; 4% 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 | 4.3 km |
| Pershore 116,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.4 km | |
| Cheltenham Spa 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 14.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 14 within 800 m; nearest Church End Twyning | 50 m |
| EV charging points | High Street, Tewkesbury | 2.9 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 55.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Church Street Practice | 3.4 km |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 3.1 km |
| NHS dentists | Tops Dental Care | 2.9 km |
| Hospital | New Tewkesbury Community Hospital | 3.4 km |
| Police station | West Mercia Police | 5.9 km |
| Cash machines | SGN Ltd - Tewkesbury Cashzone | 2.7 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | The Green 9,440 m² | 1.0 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,030 m² | 930 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.7 ha | 810 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 4.0 ha | 2.3 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary Magdalene, a listed building (Grade II*), 180 m east. 20 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary Magdalene | Listed building, Grade II* | 180 m east |
| Towbury Hill camp | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km north-west |
| Battle of Tewkesbury 1471 | Registered battlefield | 4.6 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Walmer Pool | Lake or reservoir | 550 m north-west |
| Twyning Fleet | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km east |
| Towbury Hill | Hill | 1.5 km north-west |
| The Mythe Tute | Hill | 2.2 km south |
| Ripple Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km west |
| Mossgreen Shrubbery | Wood | 2.5 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.9 | 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 | 16 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 74 | 93 |
19 of the postcode's 93 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 | 64 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 49% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 92% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 74% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 39% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 52% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 41% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 31% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 21% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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 Unnamed street near A38.