Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 44 min4:48 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 45 min8:14 am – 3:58 pm
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People10,664 residentsin the Tewkesbury West & Twyning census areaMedian age 49.05,084 households64% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright19% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 4,924 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 12%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 26% work from home, 57% go by car, 3% take public transport, 13% walk or cycle55% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C661 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October38 days of air frost, 18 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksWalmer Poollake · under a mileRipple Lakelake · 1.9 miTwyning Fleetwater · under a mileTowbury Hillhill · 1.3 miThe Mythe Tutehill · 1.8 miOld Severnwater · 2.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · under a mileVictoria Gardenspark · 2.6 miLeafield Recreation Groundpark · 3.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes69 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19709 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199047 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 2 Jul 202547 mi away, Knucklas, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 5.3 · PM2.5 6.0 · PM10 9.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband78% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,241 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation17 m56 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 11 to 55 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNew Tewkesbury Community Hospital2.4 miGP surgeryBredon Hill Surgery2 surgeries within 2 miles1.7 miPharmacyNorthway Chemist2.1 miDentistTops Dental Care2.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools4 primaryPrimaryTwyning Schoolages 4-11, 126 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBredon Hancock's Endowed CofE First Schoolages 4-10, 145 pupils1.3 miSecondaryTewkesbury Academyages 11-18, 1,019 pupils2.2 miCollegeHartpury College11.0 miUniversityUniversity of Gloucestershire10.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX34 miRailway stationAshchurch for Tewkesbury2.5 miBus stationRoyal WellCheltenham9.2 miFerrySharpness Old Docks25 miBus stops20 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the GL20 postcode district.
