Virginia Close Northway, Tewkesbury
19 addresses across 2 postcodes (GL20), about 10 m long. USRN 40101738.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Tewkesbury cost £323,497 in August 2026 (+0.2% on a year); private rents averaged £1,106 a month.
- Energy: 15 homes have an energy certificate (C: 15).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Radon: Up to 1 to 3% of homes in the 1 km squares around it are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; 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 Ashchurch for Tewkesbury, about 620 m (0.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 460 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 22 m above sea level.
- Noise: 4 of its 19 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Bredon Hill Surgery, about 2.9 km (1.8 miles) away.
- People: About 240 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 20% of households owned their home and 17% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 20 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: 2 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025, 1 of them fatal or serious.
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House sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
House prices and rents in Tewkesbury
A typical home in Tewkesbury cost £323,497 in August 2026, 0.2% more than a year before. That is 19% more than five years earlier and 40% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £512,325 |
| Semi-detached | £318,622 |
| Terraced | £255,299 |
| Flat or maisonette | £143,510 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £261,872 |
Private renters in Tewkesbury paid £1,106 a month on average in September 2026, 14.4% more than a year before. That is 41% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £755 |
| Two bedrooms | £990 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,258 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,799 |
Energy performance certificates
15 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 38 m². Most common: Flat (14); Maisonette, end-terrace (1). Built: 1967-1975 (8); 1950-1966 (5); 1976-1982 (2). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (12).
Each home's certificates and sales (15 addresses)
- 2 Virginia Close
- 3, Virginia Close
- 4 VIRGINIA CLOSE, NORTHWAY, TEWKESBURY
- 5, Virginia Close
- 6 Virginia Close
- 7, Virginia Close
- 8 Virginia Close
- 9 Virginia Close
- 10, Virginia Close
- 11 Virginia Close
- 12 VIRGINIA CLOSE, NORTHWAY, TEWKESBURY
- 13 VIRGINIA CLOSE, NORTHWAY, TEWKESBURY
- 14 Virginia Close
- 16, Virginia Close
- 17 Virginia Close
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 4,605 kWh of it on average in 2024, 53% less than the district's 9,846 kWh, and 1,777 kWh of electricity, 50% less than the district's 3,584 kWh. There are gas meters for about 100% of the homes.
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GL20 8PL | 16 | 997 kWh | 16 | 3,554 kWh |
| GL20 8PH | 8 | 2,611 kWh | 10 | 5,576 kWh |
These are all the homes on each postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is GL20.
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 B (44% of about 940 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: 1 protected tree on or by this street.
- Green belt: no.
Energy projects nearby
No wind turbine or waste plant within 5 km (3.1 miles), and no solar farm, battery site or other project of 1 MW or more within 2 km (1.2 miles), of the street's postcodes, operating or planned.
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
No address in this street's postcodes 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Coal mining
No postcode centre on the street is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
The highest radon potential in the 1 km squares around the street's postcodes is 1 to 3%: up to that share of homes there is estimated to be at or above the Action Level of 200 becquerels per cubic metre. At least part of that area is a radon Affected Area, where 1% or more of homes are.
Radon is a natural radioactive gas from the ground that can build up indoors; long exposure raises the risk of lung cancer. A three-month test with two small detectors is the only way to know a home's level, and a high level can usually be brought down with a sump or better ventilation. UKHSA sells a radon report for a single address from its detailed map at ukradon.org.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 22 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GL20 8PH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| GL20 8PL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Ashchurch for Tewkesbury 109,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Cheltenham Spa 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 11.9 km (7.4 miles) | |
| Pershore 116,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.3 km (8.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 29 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Northway | 100 m |
| Car parks | Morrisons Car Park - Tewkesbury | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 55.8 km (35 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Bredon Hill Surgery Good Oct 2025 | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacy within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Northway Chemist | 60 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Northway Dental Care LTD | 60 m |
| Hospital | New Tewkesbury Community Hospital | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| Care homes | 3 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Magnolia House Good Nov 2022 | 180 m |
| Police station | Bishops Cleeve Police Station | 7.4 km (4.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | SGN Ltd - Tewkesbury Cashzone | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,330 m² | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 6,670 m² | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 300 m² | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.4 ha | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 4.0 ha | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 0.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Nicholas, a listed building (Grade II*), 630 m (0.4 miles) south. 9 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Nicholas | Listed building, Grade II* | 630 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Battle of Tewkesbury 1471 | Registered battlefield | 4.4 km (2.8 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Milne's Covert | Wood | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south-west |
| May Wood | Wood | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) north |
| Stanchard Pit | Lake or reservoir | 3.2 km (2 miles) west |
| Twyning Fleet | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km (2 miles) north-west |
| Quay Pit | Lake or reservoir | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) west |
| Perry Hill | Hill | 3.5 km (2.1 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.7 | 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 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 15 | 19 |
4 of the street's 19 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 | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northway Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 150 m | Outstanding (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | None published |
| Carrant Brook Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 400 m (0.2 miles) | Requires improvement (Jan 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 50% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025) |
| Ashchurch Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 850 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection | 79% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 11% at the higher standard (2025; 79% in 2024 and 85% in 2023) |
| Tewkesbury Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No overall grade (Apr 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 38.4 (43.1 in 2025 and 42.5 in 2024); 26.6% grade 5+ in English and maths A level 2025: average grade C-; 2% AAB or better; progress below average |
| Tirlebrook Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Needs attention; Inclusion: Needs attention; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met | 40% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025; 48% in 2024 and 70% in 2023) |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
4 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 150 m from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northway Preschool Playgroup GL20 8PT | Sessional day care | 48 | Good (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 150 m |
| Rainbow Corner Play Group GL20 8RP | Sessional day care | 18 | Good (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Mary P's Ltd GL20 8TU | Full day care | 93 | Outstanding (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Ashchurch Playgroup GL20 8LA | Sessional day care | 20 | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 222 childminders and 47 home childcarers (nannies) in Gloucestershire. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Midcounties Co-operative GL20 8TW | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 60 m | 5 Very good | 30 Dec 2024 |
| Northway Pre-School, Playgroup And Kidz Club | School/college/university | 60 m | 5 Very good | 10 Dec 2025 |
| Northway Infant Primary School GL20 8PT | School/college/university | 150 m | 5 Very good | 14 Oct 2025 |
| The Pearl Of Northway GL20 8QF | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 180 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 20 May 2026 |
| Northway Stores GL20 8QF | Retailers - other | 180 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 26 Mar 2025 |
| New Wok GL20 8QF | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 180 m | 4 Good | 28 May 2025 |
| Magnolia House GL20 8HZ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 180 m | 5 Very good | 10 Nov 2025 |
| RVS Luncheon Club GL20 8QG | Other catering premises | 200 m | 5 Very good | 3 Dec 2025 |
| Northway Public House (Spirit Group Ltd) GL20 8HQ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 260 m | 4 Good | 3 Jun 2024 |
| MENCAP GL20 8RU | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 270 m | 5 Very good | 9 Jan 2023 |
| Sycamore Chapel GL20 8PX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 270 m | 5 Very good | 17 Apr 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 10 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Steward Road (5); On or near Elm Road (4); On or near Styles Close (4); On or near Supermarket (2); On or near Grange Court (2).
Road safety
2 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025: 0 fatal, 1 serious and 1 slight, in which 1 person was seriously hurt. 50% happened in the dark. Most were on roads with a 30 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jul 2022 23:27 | Serious | 1 person | Minor road, 30 mph | Dark, street lights on |
| 1 Jul 2022 17:31 | Slight | 1 person | Minor road, 30 mph | Daylight |
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 20% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 10% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 65% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 8% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 66% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 21% | 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 | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 17% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 31% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 4 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
Virginia Road · Cherry Orchard · Northway Lane · Grange Court · Elm Road · Northway Lane · Redwood Court · Kingston Road · Cedar Road · Styles Close · Woodward Close · Spruce Close
All the streets in GL20 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; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- 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.