Tewkesbury: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£518,833

Semi-detached

£320,475

Terraced

£255,303

Flat or maisonette

£144,407

First-time buyers

£263,903

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  70,721 in 1991 → 101,949 in 2024 (+44.2%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £175,826 in 2005 → £325,898 in 2026 (+85.4%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £365 in 2008 → £622 in 2025 (+70.7%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  77.8% in 2004 → 76.3% in 2023 (−1.9%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  1.3% in 2001 → 2.2% in 2025 (+69.2%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £11,516 in 1997 → £27,365 in 2024 (+137.6%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Tewkesbury; 30 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• New homes · Housing31.0 per 1,000 (2024/25) · 1st highest of 296
• High-growth businesses · Economy & work7.0% (2024) · 19th highest of 361
• Home gas use · Environment8,721 kWh (2024/25) · 46th lowest of 347
• Fuel poverty · Economy & work7.8% (2024) · 45th lowest of 296

Where it ranks worst

• Business births · Economy & work8.3% (2024) · 328th highest of 361
• No qualifications · Education & skills11.3% (2023) · 262nd lowest of 293
• Greenhouse gas emissions · Environment7.0 t per person (2024) · 286th lowest of 361
• Qualified to A level or above · Education & skills62.7% (2023) · 248th highest of 348

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Gloucestershire, which includes Tewkesbury.

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)81.1 years · England 80.0 · 32nd highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)84.4 years · England 83.8 · 48th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)63.4 years · England 60.9 · 33rd highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)63.4 years · England 61.3 · 34th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)286.9 per 100k · England 321.0 · 44th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)8.3% · England 10.4 · 31st lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)66.2% · England 64.6 · 80th lowest of 153

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Gloucestershire, which includes Tewkesbury.

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)68.6% · England 68.3 · 69th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)48.7 score · England 46.0 · 38th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)4.4% · England 5.8 · 61st lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)15.1% · England 19.8 · 42nd lowest of 153