GL3 4LF Tewkesbury
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Brockworth East. Region: South West.
Streets
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 (49% of about 770 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, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 3 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 24 addresses are between 58 m and 63 m above sea level (60 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 | Cheltenham Spa 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.6 km |
| Gloucester 1.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.7 km | |
| Stroud (Gloucs) 655,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 19 within 800 m; nearest Chase Hotel Brockworth | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Transport Hub Gloucester | 6.8 km |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Roam EV Charging Station | 230 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 64.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Brockworth Surgery | 690 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Brockworth Pharmacy & Health Clinic | 730 m |
| NHS dentists | Abbeymead Dental Practice | 3.9 km |
| Hospital | Wotton Lawn Hospital | 5.9 km |
| Police station | Barton Police Station | 6.1 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Midcounties Co-Op Abbotswood Cashzone | 730 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.3 ha | 30 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 220 m² | 60 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.7 ha | 440 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,920 m² | 800 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 3.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Moat and fishpond at Bentham Manor, a scheduled monument, 1.1 km east. 4 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Moat and fishpond at Bentham Manor | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km east |
| Moated site and fishpond at Urrist Barn, 220m south west of Yew Tree Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Henley Bank Community Wood | Wood | 910 m north |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 1.3 km south-west |
| Witcombe Reservoirs | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km south |
| Brockworth Wood | Wood | 2.2 km south |
| Cooper's Hill Wood | Wood | 2.2 km south |
| Brook Copse | Wood | 2.4 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 23 | 24 |
1 of the postcode's 24 addresses is 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 | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 26% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 40% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 27% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 40% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 13% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 76% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 16% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 28% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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.