Is Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire a nice place to live?

Is Tewkesbury a nice place to live or is Tewkesbury a bit rough? For us there are a number of factors that make any town a nice place to live, like a low crime rate, low levels of deprivation, the good health of the residents, rent affordability and excellent wages. In this article we will see if Tewkesbury meets our criteria.

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Tewkesbury?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Tewkesbury. They are a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal or material crime in an area, such as muggings or burglary. Naturally rural areas have less crime than urban areas, but for this part of our town assessment we've looked at the 10 wards nearest to the centre of Tewkesbury. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5

#	Ward	Crime Rank
1	Northway	31478
2	Cleeve Grange	29933
3	Tewkesbury East	29859
4	Ripple	28926
5	Bredon	28909
6	Cleeve West	27448
7	Severn Vale North	27192
8	South Bredon Hill	24356
9	Tewkesbury North & Twyning	22857
10	Tewkesbury South	16599

Is Tewkesbury a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Tewkesbury, you want to know if the place is likely to put you on a downward spiral of ill health. For this section of the town assessment, we've examined government health statistics from the 2021 Census General Health question and the Indices of Multiple Deprivation's health element.The table below shows what percentage of Tewkesbury residents answered saying their health was either bad or very bad. To pass this section, the local authority has to have a percentage score less than or equal to 7%.

Local Authority	%
Tewkesbury (Tewkesbury)	3.93
Cheltenham	4.03
Worcester	4.8
Gloucester	4.94

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Tewkesbury. They measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health, lovely! We've collated an average LSOA rank for 10 wards nearest to the centre of Tewkesbury. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5.

#	Ward	Health Rank
1	Severn Vale North (Best)	28844
2	Bredon	28831
3	South Bredon Hill	28749
4	Tewkesbury East	28271
5	Cleeve West	25704
6	Ripple	24243
7	Cleeve Grange	23775
8	Tewkesbury North & Twyning	20844
9	Northway	19851
10	Tewkesbury South (Worst)	15025

Is Tewkesbury rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Tewkesbury. In layman's terms, this is how rough the ward is based on mutiple measures of deprivation including; employment, income, health, crime, housing and outside space. To pass this section as the town assessment, 8 out of 10 wards must have a ranking higher than the English average of 16422.5

#	Ward	Deprivation Rank
1	Bredon	30292
2	Tewkesbury East	28503
3	Cleeve Grange	27709
4	Cleeve West	26745
5	South Bredon Hill	24432
6	Tewkesbury North & Twyning	22950
7	Northway	19963
8	Severn Vale North	19449
9	Ripple	18069
10	Tewkesbury South	14458

How affordable are the rents in Tewkesbury?

Every six months the Office for National statitics publishes a snapshot of rental costs. These market rental statistics are dated September 2023. We have used the median rental figure for this assessment as we believe this is a more realistic figure than the average (mean) that can be skewed by artificially low and high rents. To pass this section, Tewkesbury rents for each size property have to be less than 5% more than the median rent for Gloucestershire.

Beds	Tewkesbury	Gloucestershire
1	£545	£585
2	£700	£725
3	£898	£895
4	£1313	£1300

How much can I earn in Tewkesbury per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Tewkesbury, you'll want to know how much you can earn in a job in the town. Every year the government publishes statistics on gross weekly pay, these figures are for September 2023. To pass this section Tewkesbury's local authority needs to be in first or second place compared to the three nearest local authorities.

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Cheltenham	£689.80
2	Worcester	£681.20
3	Tewkesbury (Tewkesbury)	£651.00
4	Gloucester	£613.60

So, is Tewkesbury a nice place to live?

Tewkesbury has passed our core town assesment with a score of 3/5.  However, the rents in Tewkesbury are more expensive than other parts of Gloucestershire.

* Probably.