GL20 7BL Tewkesbury
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Isbourne. Region: South West.
Streets
- Tirlebank Way, Walton Cardiff: 37 addresses
- Woodpecker Walk, Tewkesbury: 16 addresses
- Badgeworth Road, Cheltenham: 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 C (39% of about 570 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- MAFF Site, Tewkesbury, not permissioned (400 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 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 22 homes the Environment Agency counts, 2 are in areas at high risk, 4 medium, 13 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 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 54 addresses are between 12 m and 16 m above sea level (13 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 96%, ultrafast 96%, gigabit 96% 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 | 2.1 km |
| Cheltenham Spa 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 10.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 1 within 800 m; nearest Demand Responsive Area Tewkesbury | 680 m |
| Car parks | Morrisons Car Park - Tewkesbury | 1.1 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 1.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 58.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Church Street Practice | 1.4 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Badham Pharmacy | 1.3 km |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Community Services Clinic | 1.3 km |
| Hospital | New Tewkesbury Community Hospital | 1.1 km |
| Police station | Bishops Cleeve Police Station | 6.9 km |
| Cash machines | SGN Ltd - Tewkesbury Cashzone | 1.6 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 580 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,170 m² | 590 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,430 m² | 690 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,480 m² | 1.2 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 1.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Deserted medieval village, a scheduled monument, 170 m west. 2 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Deserted medieval village | Scheduled monument | 170 m west |
| Margaret's Camp, moated site and associated remains | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km south-west |
| Holm Castle, site of | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km west |
| Tewkesbury Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km west |
| Battle of Tewkesbury 1471 | Registered battlefield | 2.1 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Milne's Covert | Wood | 840 m east |
| Perry Hill | Hill | 1.3 km west |
| Quay Pit | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km north-west |
| Stanchard Pit | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km north-west |
| The Mythe Tute | Hill | 2.5 km north-west |
| Red Hill | Hill | 2.6 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.7 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 12 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 41 | 54 |
13 of the postcode's 54 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 | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 79% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 35% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 69% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 44% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 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 9 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 Tirlebank Way.