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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People12,084 residentsin the Tewkesbury East & Ashchurch census areaMedian age 40.85,004 households70% of homes owner-occupied32% owned outright11% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate69% of adults are economically active, 6,473 in work, 20% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, manufacturing 13%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 62% go by car, 2% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle57% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 6% 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°C660 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December38 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)
Parks and green spacesVictoria Gardenspark · under a mileTewkesbury Park Hotelgolf course · under a mile · 60 haKing George's Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 12 haTewkesbury Leisure Centresports ground · under a mileThe Greenpark · 3.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes71 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19709 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199049 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 2 Jul 202548 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 7.4 · PM2.5 6.5 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband98% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,377 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation14 m46 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 10 to 18 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNew Tewkesbury Community Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryChurch Street Practice4 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBadham Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistCommunity Services Clinicunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi14 schools8 primary, 1 secondary, 2 independent, 2 special, 1 otherPrimaryThe John Moore Primary Schoolages 2-11, 375 pupilsunder a milePrimaryQueen Margaret Primary Academyages 4-11, 136 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryTewkesbury Academyages 11-18, 1,019 pupils1.0 miCollegeHartpury College8.9 miUniversityUniversity of Gloucestershire7.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX37 miRailway stationAshchurch for Tewkesbury1.8 miBus stationRoyal WellCheltenham6.5 miFerrySharpness Old Docks23 miBus stops55 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HR2 postcode district.
