Violet Lane Winchcombe, Tewkesbury
4 addresses across 2 postcodes (GL54), about 120 m long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 40104594.
- Energy: 3 homes have an energy certificate (B: 3).
- Flood: 4 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band D; Band D in Tewkesbury costs £2,341 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 82% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Cheltenham Spa, about 11.2 km (7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 890 m (0.6 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 84 to 88 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 4 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Winchcombe Medical Centre, about 940 m (0.6 miles) away.
- People: About 200 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 52% of households owned their home and 51% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 6 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often anti-social behaviour.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
3 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 166 m². Most common: House, detached (3). Built: 2021 (3).
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 D (22% of about 830 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Winchcombe Conservation Area. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 6.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Winchcombe Article 4 Direction.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- GATE PIERS AND WALLS ATTACHED TO MILL COTTAGE AND ENCLOSING YARD, grade II
- MILL BUILDING, grade II
- MILL COTTAGE, grade II
- OLD SMITH'S COTTAGE, grade II
- SUDELEY MILL COTTAGES, grade II
- WOODMAN'S COTTAGE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Land off Orchard Road, not permissioned (590 m (0.4 miles))
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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 3 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 47 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 1 medium, 4 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: at least one postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| GL54 5FW | not in 2 or 3 | ||
| GL54 5JA | zone 2 | 3 / 1 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 4 addresses are between 84 m and 88 m above sea level (86 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GL54 5FW | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| GL54 5JA | 100% | 82% | 82% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Cheltenham Spa 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 11.2 km (7 miles) |
| Ashchurch for Tewkesbury 109,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.3 km (7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 16 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest War Memorial Winchcombe | 260 m |
| Bus or coach station | Royal Well Cheltenham | 9.9 km (6.1 miles) |
| Car parks | Belas Knap Parking | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 300 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 57.7 km (36 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Winchcombe Medical Centre | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Winchcombe Pharmacy | 210 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wentwood House Dental Practice | 210 m |
| Hospital | Winchcombe Hospital | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Police station | Winchcombe Police Station | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Midcounties Co-Op Greet Road Cashzone | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.3 ha | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 600 m² | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,010 m² | 80 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Follies, a listed building (Grade II*), 350 m north. 184 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 4 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Follies | Listed building, Grade II* | 350 m north |
| Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade I | 400 m (0.2 miles) west |
| Abbey Old House | Listed building, Grade II* | 410 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Winchcombe Abbey | Scheduled monument | 430 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Sudeley Castle, Tithe Barn | Listed building, Grade I | 530 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Sudeley Castle | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 580 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Romano-British villa 170m south west of Winchcombe School, Greet Road | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Beesmoor Plantation | Wood | 270 m south |
| Wadfield Grove | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Stancombe Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) east |
| The Dingle | Valley | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Fluke's Hill | Hill | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) east |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.0 | 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 4 |
1 of the street's 4 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.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winchcombe Abbey Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 470 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Winchcombe School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winchcombe Country Markets GL54 5LJ | Retailers - other | 200 m | 5 Very good | 8 Aug 2026 |
| White Hart Inn GL54 5LJ | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 200 m | 5 Very good | 4 Mar 2026 |
| Vale & Hills- Family Butchers GL54 5LJ | Retailers - other | 200 m | 5 Very good | 12 Feb 2026 |
| Winchcombe Restaurants Food Of India GL54 5LJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 200 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 29 Sep 2025 |
| Isbourne Arts GL54 5LJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 200 m | 5 Very good | 28 Jan 2025 |
| The Old Bakery GL54 5LJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 200 m | 5 Very good | 30 Mar 2026 |
| The Flower Man At Winchcombe | Retailers - other | 220 m | 5 Very good | 20 May 2025 |
| Plaisterers Arms GL54 5LL | Pub/bar/nightclub | 230 m | 5 Very good | 9 Dec 2024 |
| Winchcombe Conservative Working Men's Club GL54 5LL | Pub/bar/nightclub | 230 m | 5 Very good | 21 Dec 2023 |
| Tipsy Egg Deli GL54 5HU | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 250 m | 5 Very good | 27 Aug 2026 |
| Sage & Honey GL54 5LW | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 250 m | 5 Very good | 19 Mar 2026 |
| Gather GL54 5LH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 250 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| 5 North Street GL54 5LH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 260 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 18 Feb 2026 |
| Winchcombe Chinese Takeaway GL54 5LH | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 260 m | 4 Good | 27 May 2026 |
| North's Bakery GL54 5LH | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 260 m | 5 Very good | 28 Feb 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 3 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near High Street (3); On or near Bicks Lane (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 57 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 32% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 52% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 36% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 14% | 17% |
| Private rented | 33% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 44% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 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 (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 46% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 51% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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
Nearby streets
High Street · Bicks Lane · Silk Mill Lane · Hailes Street · Dents Terrace · Abbey Terrace · Castle Street · Cowl Lane · Vineyard Street · Bull Lane · Rushley Lane · Chandos Street
All the streets in GL54 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.