GL51 9RS Tewkesbury
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Cleeve Grange. Region: South West.
Streets
- Brockhampton Lane, Tewkesbury: 67 addresses
- Brockhampton Lane, Brockhampton: 11 addresses
- Unnamed street near Brockhampton Lane, Brockhampton: 4 addresses
- Unnamed street near Brockhampton Lane, Brockhampton: 3 addresses
- Unnamed street near Brockhampton Lane, Brockhampton: 3 addresses
- Unnamed street near Brockhampton Lane, Stoke Orchard: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Brockhampton Lane, Brockhampton: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Brockhampton Lane, Brockhampton: 2 addresses
- Hyde Lane, Cheltenham: 1 address
- B4213, Tewkesbury: 1 address
- Brockhampton Lane, Swindon: 1 address
- Stoke Road, Tewkesbury: 1 address
- Quat Goose Lane, Swindon: 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 (37% of about 980 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- 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: 2 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: yes, Tewkesbury.
Listed buildings
- ROSUDGEON, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 1 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 29 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 1 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 99 addresses are between 32 m and 44 m above sea level (38 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 33%, ultrafast 13%, gigabit 13% 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 | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Ashchurch for Tewkesbury 109,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.5 km (4.6 miles) | |
| Gloucester 1.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 12.7 km (7.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus or coach station | Royal Well Cheltenham | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Car parks | Car Park Valeting | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | Cantors Drive | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 62.5 km (39 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Stoke Road Surgery, | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Wymans Brook Pharmacy | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Wymans Brook Dental | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Hospital | Bft Southmead Cheltenham General Hospital | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Police station | Bishops Cleeve Police Station | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | Midcounties Co-Op Wymans Brook, Wymans Brook Est Cashzone | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 4.2 ha | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 400 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Playing field | Swindon Playing Field 8.3 ha | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.1 ha | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Pittville Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south-east. 4 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Pittville Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hardwicke Brake | Wood | 2 km (1.2 miles) west |
| Twerty Plantation | Wood | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) north-west |
| Hayden Hill | Hill | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) south-west |
| Stutfield Wood | Wood | 4 km (2.5 miles) east |
| Fiddington Brake | Wood | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) north |
| Sandford Pool | Lake or reservoir | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.2 | 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 | 0 | 2 |
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 2 |
| Under 55 | 92 | 95 |
7 of the postcode's 99 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 4 from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Tewkesbury: see them on the Tewkesbury page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 68% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 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 | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 74% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 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 Brockhampton Lane.