Howells Drive Twigworth, Tewkesbury
11 addresses across 1 postcode (GL2), about 70 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 40104635.
- Sales: 8 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £419,000 across 4 sales.
- Energy: 10 homes have an energy certificate (A: 4, B: 6).
- Flood: No postcode centre on the street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Tewkesbury costs £2,341 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Gloucester, about 4.3 km (2.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1.8 km (1.1 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 15 m above sea level.
- Noise: 9 of its 11 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Longlevens Surgery, about 2.9 km (1.8 miles) away.
- People: About 420 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 92% of households owned their home and 36% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 25 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | £419,000 | £359,000 | £485,000 |
| 2024 | 3 | £449,000 | £430,000 | £485,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Mar 2025 | 17 GL2 9AT | Detached | £359,000 | New build. |
| 20 Feb 2025 | 18 GL2 9AT | Detached | £359,000 | New build. |
| 6 Feb 2025 | 3 GL2 9AT | Detached | £479,000 | New build. |
| 23 Jan 2025 | 4 GL2 9AT | Detached | £485,000 | New build. |
| 13 Dec 2024 | 5 GL2 9AT | Detached | £449,000 | New build. |
| 28 Jun 2024 | 2 GL2 9AT | Detached | £485,000 | New build. |
| 28 Jun 2024 | 1 GL2 9AT | Detached | £430,000 | New build. |
| 13 Feb 2024 | 7 GL2 9AT | Other | £599,040 | New build. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
Energy performance certificates
10 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 91 m². Most common: House, detached (5); House, semi-detached (3); House, end-terrace (2). Built: 2024 (8); 2023 (2).
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 street: most are in band C (31% of about 1,740 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this street's postcodes yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 15 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GL2 9AT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Gloucester 1.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
| Cheltenham Spa 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 8 km (5 miles) | |
| Ashchurch for Tewkesbury 109,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.1 km (8.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 9 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Down Hatherley Lane Twigworth | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Transport Hub Gloucester | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 67.4 km (42 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Longlevens Surgery | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Badham Pharmacy | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Innsworth Dental Centre | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Hospital | Winfield Hospital | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| Police station | Gloucester South Police Station | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.9 ha | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 460 m² | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 12 ha | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Allotments | Longlevens Allotments 2.3 ha | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
Landmarks
10 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Young Croft Brake | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Decoy Pools | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) west |
| Windmill Hill | Hill | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Windmill Covert | Wood | 2 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Vale of Gloucester | Valley | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-west |
| Alney Island | Island | 4.8 km (3 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 11 |
9 of the street's 11 addresses are 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.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norton Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Innsworth Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hatherley Manor Hotel GL2 9QA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 1 Oct 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 16 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Down Hatherley Lane (24); On or near Ash Lane (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 57 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 92% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 70% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 35% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 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 street is in decile 7 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- GL2 9AT: 11 addresses of 22 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Athelai Close · Tewkesbury Road · Ash Lane · Twigworth Fields · Aster Close
All the streets in GL2 and across Tewkesbury.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.