Groundsense

Tewkesbury

Tewkesbury is a district council in Gloucestershire, in the South West of England. All 24 figures Groundsense publishes are available here. Figures fetched 3 October 2026.

Furthest from the middle

Open Tewkesbury on the map

Each line runs from the council with the lowest figure to the one with the highest. The dot is Tewkesbury and the tick is the council in the middle.

Cost of living

Council tax, band D£2,341

Lower than 72% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

The lowest of the 6 districts in Gloucestershire.

2nd lowest of the 27 councils in the South West.

MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026-27, Table 9 · 2026-27 · How this is measured

Housing

Average house price, all homes£330k

Higher than 67% of the 360 councils in the UK it is published for.

Up 5.9% since June 2025

UK House Price Index · June 2026 · How this is measured

Average monthly rent, two bedrooms£978

Higher than 55% of the 316 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Up 13.5% since August 2025

ONS Price Index of Private Rents · August 2026 · How this is measured

Price to local earnings8.4

Higher than 67% of the 348 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

UK House Price Index average price (June 2026) over ASHE median gross annual pay, full time workers (2025) · June 2026 prices, 2025 pay · How this is measured

Energy efficiency score of the typical home72

Higher than 91% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

The highest of the 6 districts in Gloucestershire.

The highest of the 27 councils in the South West.

ONS, Energy efficiency of housing, median score by local authority, from MHCLG certificates · to March 2025 · How this is measured

Transport

Households with no car or van11.5%

Lower than 90% of the 329 councils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland it is published for.

2nd lowest of the 6 districts in Gloucestershire.

2nd lowest of the 27 councils in the South West.

Census 2021: ONS TS045 for England and Wales, NISRA for Northern Ireland · 2021 · How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station7.7%

Lower than 94% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

2nd lowest of the 6 districts in Gloucestershire.

6th lowest of the 27 councils in the South West.

DfT NaPTAN active stations, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Amenities

Residents within 1km of a supermarket60.1%

Lower than 75% of the 358 councils in the UK it is published for.

Food Standards Agency register of food businesses, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a pharmacy64.9%

Lower than 73% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

NHS organisation register, dispensing contractors, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Premises with full fibre available68%

Lower than 76% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, fixed broadband residential coverage by local authority · July 2025 · How this is measured

Education

Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths59%

Lower than 77% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

2nd lowest of the 6 districts in Gloucestershire.

6th lowest of the 27 councils in the South West.

Down 7 points since 2018/19

DfE, Key stage 2 attainment by pupil residency · 2025/26 · How this is measured

Attainment 8 at sixteen, average score49.4

Higher than 77% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

Joint 5th highest of the 27 councils in the South West.

DfE, Key stage 4 performance, local authority district data by pupil residency · 2024/25 · How this is measured

Health

Patients per fully qualified GP1,999

Lower than 71% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

2nd highest of the 6 districts in Gloucestershire.

6th highest of the 27 councils in the South West.

NHS England, General Practice Workforce, practice level, August 2026 · August 2026 · How this is measured

GP practices rated Good or Outstanding100%

Joint highest of the 293 councils in England it is published for.

Published for Gloucestershire as a whole, so every district in it shows this figure.

Joint highest of the 26 councils in the South West.

CQC Syndication API, GP practices (inspection category P2) · October 2026 · How this is measured

Safety

Recorded crime per 1,000 residents45.0

Lower than 93% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

2nd lowest of the 6 districts in Gloucestershire.

3rd lowest of the 27 councils in the South West.

Down 20.7% since 2022-23

Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2025-26 · How this is measured

Residential burglary per 1,000 households5.5

Higher than 57% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

7th highest of the 27 councils in the South West.

Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over Census 2021 household counts · 2025-26 · How this is measured

Killed or seriously injured on the roads, per 100,000 residents a year49.8

Higher than 67% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

Published for Gloucestershire as a whole, so every district in it shows this figure.

Joint 4th highest of the 27 councils in the South West.

DfT RAS0403, adjusted casualties by highway authority, 2023 to 2025, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2023 to 2025 · How this is measured

Community

Residents at the same address a year earlier90.4%

Higher than 52% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Joint 5th highest of the 27 councils in the South West.

ONS Census 2021, TS019 Migrant indicator · 2021 · How this is measured

Pubs, bars and licensed clubs per 10,000 residents4.8

Lower than 77% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

The lowest of the 6 districts in Gloucestershire.

The lowest of the 27 councils in the South West.

Down 16.7% since 2021

ONS UK Business Counts, SIC 56301 and 56302, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2026 · How this is measured

Wellbeing

Life satisfaction, mean out of 107.6

Higher than 73% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

The highest of the 6 districts in Gloucestershire.

Joint 4th highest of the 24 councils in the South West.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Anxiety, mean out of 102.8

Lower than 84% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

2nd lowest of the 6 districts in Gloucestershire.

3rd lowest of the 24 councils in the South West.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Healthy life expectancy at birth, women63.4 yrs

Higher than 70% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

Published for Gloucestershire as a whole, so every district in it shows this figure.

Down 1.1 years since 2011 to 2013

ONS, Healthy life expectancy, UK · 2022 to 2024 · How this is measured

Environment

Park and public garden space within 1km of the average home4 ha

Lower than 97% of the 343 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

The lowest of the 6 districts in Gloucestershire.

3rd lowest of the 26 councils in the South West.

ONS, Access to public parks and playing fields, from OS Open Greenspace · April 2020 · How this is measured

Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean6.7 µg/m³

Lower than 65% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

Down 36.2% since 2019

Defra Pollution Climate Mapping, background NO2 on the 1km grid, read at every census area · 2024 · How this is measured

Next door, side by side

Tewkesbury shares a boundary with Cheltenham, Cotswold, Forest of Dean, Gloucester, Malvern Hills, Stroud and Wychavon. Lowest first.

Average monthly rent, two bedrooms
  1. Forest of Dean£800
  2. Wychavon£872
  3. Malvern Hills£878
  4. Stroud£961
  5. Gloucester£971
  6. Tewkesbury£978
  7. Cheltenham£1,096
  8. Cotswold£1,105
Average house price, all homes
  1. Gloucester£241k
  2. Forest of Dean£289k
  3. Cheltenham£325k
  4. Wychavon£328k
  5. Tewkesbury£330k
  6. Malvern Hills£351k
  7. Stroud£356k
  8. Cotswold£412k
Council tax, band D
  1. Tewkesbury£2,341
  2. Gloucester£2,356
  3. Cheltenham£2,370
  4. Wychavon£2,373
  5. Cotswold£2,392
  6. Forest of Dean£2,443
  7. Malvern Hills£2,451
  8. Stroud£2,491
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
  1. Cotswold44.2
  2. Tewkesbury45.0
  3. Forest of Dean46.4
  4. Stroud49.0
  5. Malvern Hills63.1
  6. Wychavon63.1
  7. Cheltenham79.9
  8. Gloucester107.3
Patients per fully qualified GP
  1. Malvern Hills1,728
  2. Wychavon1,797
  3. Gloucester1,873
  4. Forest of Dean1,894
  5. Cotswold1,925
  6. Stroud1,965
  7. Tewkesbury1,999
  8. Cheltenham2,048
Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
  1. Gloucester57%
  2. Wychavon57%
  3. Tewkesbury59%
  4. Forest of Dean60%
  5. Cotswold61%
  6. Stroud61%
  7. Malvern Hills63%
  8. Cheltenham64%
Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean
  1. Forest of Dean4.3 µg/m³
  2. Cotswold4.4 µg/m³
  3. Malvern Hills4.5 µg/m³
  4. Wychavon5.6 µg/m³
  5. Stroud5.9 µg/m³
  6. Tewkesbury6.7 µg/m³
  7. Cheltenham7.9 µg/m³
  8. Gloucester8.5 µg/m³
Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station
  1. Cotswold6.9%
  2. Tewkesbury7.7%
  3. Stroud12.1%
  4. Cheltenham12.6%
  5. Forest of Dean13.9%
  6. Gloucester14.6%
  7. Wychavon15.5%
  8. Malvern Hills21.5%

What changed

Thinking of moving to Tewkesbury?

A plan sets it beside where you live now and up to four other places, weighted for your household.

See what a plan covers