GL54 5YU Tewkesbury
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Winchcombe. Region: South West.
Streets
- Working Lane, Gretton: 10 addresses
- Court Orchard, Gretton: 10 addresses
- Close Field, Gretton: 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 (24% of about 830 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Gretton Conservation Area. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 4.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- CHURCH TOWER, grade II
- CHURCHWELL, IMMEDIATELY WEST OF CHURCH TOWER, grade II
- OLD TOWER COTTAGE, grade II
- YEW TREE COTTAGE, grade II
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 21 addresses are between 83 m and 86 m above sea level (84 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 89%, ultrafast 89%, gigabit 89% of premises; 11% 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 | 8.8 km (5.5 miles) |
| Cheltenham Spa 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 11.3 km (7 miles) | |
| Evesham 287,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.3 km (8.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 11 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Working Lane Gretton | 70 m |
| EV charging points | Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 56 km (35 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Winchcombe Medical Centre | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Winchcombe Pharmacy | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Wentwood House Dental Practice | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Winchcombe Hospital | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Police station | Winchcombe Police Station | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | Midcounties Co-Op Greet Road Cashzone | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Winchcombe Park 5.5 ha | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,110 m² | 170 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6,840 m² | 110 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 7,950 m² | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Gretton Church (ruins of), a scheduled monument, 50 m south-west. 22 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Gretton Church (ruins of) | Scheduled monument | 50 m south-west |
| Gretton Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 160 m south |
| Camp on Langley Hill, one mile (1600m) NW of town | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Romano-British villa 170m south west of Winchcombe School, Greet Road | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Gretton Wood | Wood | 610 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Cups Hill | Hill | 810 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Stanley Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Stanley Mount Plantation | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) south |
| The Dingle | Valley | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 20 | 21 |
1 of the postcode's 21 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, 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 | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 80% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 51% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 47% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 46% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 44% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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 Working Lane.