GL3 2AP Tewkesbury
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Churchdown St John's. Region: South West.
Streets
- Orchard Way, Innsworth: 47 addresses
- Cheltenham Road East, Innsworth: 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 (49% of about 730 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.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 7 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 11 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 48 addresses are between 24 m and 27 m above sea level (25 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Gloucester 1.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km |
| Cheltenham Spa 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.6 km | |
| Ashchurch for Tewkesbury 109,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 15 within 800 m; nearest Churchdown Library | 300 m |
| Bus or coach station | Transport Hub Gloucester | 4.9 km |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 2.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 67.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Churchdown Surgery | 940 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Badham Pharmacy | 660 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Churchdown Dental Surgery | 510 m |
| Hospital | Wotton Lawn Hospital | 4.1 km |
| Police station | Quedgley Police S | 4.9 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 610 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest St Andrews Green 1,090 m² | 800 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,020 m² | 540 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.6 ha | 490 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 8,930 m² | 880 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
2 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Tinker's Hill | Hill | 1.9 km south |
| Prior's Grove | Wood | 2.3 km north |
| Mordon's Wood | Wood | 2.4 km north |
| Churchdown Hill | Hill | 2.4 km south |
| Golden Valley | Valley | 3.0 km north-east |
| Decoy Pools | Lake or reservoir | 4.6 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.6 | 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 | 48 | 48 |
None of the postcode's 48 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 93% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 53% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 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) | 74% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 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 Orchard Way.