GL3 4TH Tewkesbury
Live postcode, introduced June 1996. Ward: Badgeworth. Region: South West.
Streets
- Pillcroft Road, Little Witcombe: 6 addresses
- Mill Lane, Brockworth: 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 F (22% of about 510 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: yes, Tewkesbury.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 5 addresses are 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: of the 6 homes the Environment Agency counts, 2 are in areas at high risk, 1 medium, 2 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 7 addresses are between 66 m and 67 m above sea level (66 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 | 6.7 km |
| Gloucester 1.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 7.2 km | |
| Stroud (Gloucs) 655,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 17 within 800 m; nearest Horseferry House Witcombe | 270 m |
| Bus or coach station | Transport Hub Gloucester | 7.3 km |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Roam EV Charging Station | 350 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 | 1.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Brockworth Pharmacy & Health Clinic | 1.0 km |
| NHS dentists | Abbeymead Dental Practice | 4.3 km |
| Hospital | Delancey Hospital | 6.0 km |
| Police station | Cheltenham Central Police Station | 6.5 km |
| Cash machines | Midcounties Co-Op Abbotswood Cashzone | 1.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.3 ha | 590 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 220 m² | 580 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 660 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,770 m² | 670 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, 1.0 km north-east. 6 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Moat and fishpond at Bentham Manor | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km north-east |
| Moated site and fishpond at Urrist Barn, 220m south west of Yew Tree Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km north-east |
| Great Witcombe Romano-British villa | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Witcombe Reservoirs | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km south |
| Henley Bank Community Wood | Wood | 1.4 km north |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 1.4 km south-west |
| Cooper's Hill Wood | Wood | 1.9 km south-west |
| Brockworth Wood | Wood | 2.0 km south-west |
| Slade Bottom | Valley | 4.7 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.0 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 54% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 28% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 36% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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 Pillcroft Road.