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 – 3:59 pm
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People7,250 residentsin the Upton-upon-Severn, Welland & Eldersfield census areaMedian age 53.93,229 households71% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright14% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,326 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 13%, education 10%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 56% go by car, 5% walk or cycle43% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C677 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October39 days of air frost, 17 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 landmarksAbbey Millhistoric site · 1.2 miWalmer Poollake · 1.8 miRipple Lakelake · 1.8 miCork's Hillhill · under a mileRed Hillhill · under a mileOld Severnwater · under a mileMythe Bridgebridge · under a mileQuay Pitpond · 1.2 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesVictoria Gardenspark · 1.2 miTewkesbury Park Hotelgolf course · 1.5 mi · 60 haKing George's Fieldplaying field · 1.4 mi · 12 haThe Greenpark · 2.3 miTewkesbury Leisure Centresports ground · 1.4 miHall Greenpark · 3.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes73 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 202546 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 4.8 · PM2.5 5.9 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband72% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,314 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation17 m56 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 8 to 55 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalTewkesbury Hospital1.5 miGP surgeryChurch Street Practice2 surgeries within 2 miles1.5 miPharmacyBoots4 pharmacies within 2 miles1.3 miDentistSpadental Tewkesbury1.3 miPolice stationWest Mercia PoliceUpton upon Severn4.2 miCash machineSGN Ltd - Tewkesbury (TGC)1.4 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools3 primary, 1 independent, 1 otherPrimaryTewkesbury Church of England Primary Schoolages 2-11, 296 pupils1.5 miIndependentBredon Schoolages 7-21, 192 pupils1.6 miSecondaryTewkesbury Academyages 11-18, 1,019 pupils2.2 miCollegeHartpury College8.7 miUniversityUniversity of Gloucestershire9.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX36 miRailway stationAshchurch for Tewkesbury3.2 miBus stationRoyal WellCheltenham8.5 miFerrySharpness Old Docks23 miBus stops6 within a mileCar parkSpring Gardens Car ParkTewkesbury1.4 miEV chargingConnected Kerb Charging StationsTewkesbury1.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the GL20 postcode district.
