strength
Build a useful timetable at Homelands
An operator has taken over a purpose-built community centre.
Proposed response: Turn residents’ feedback into accessible activities.
What could help →Tewkesbury, in numbers
Issues and SWOT: Tewkesbury
Tewkesbury local authority area. Every figure carries its own date.
Strengths to build on. Pressures to address. Choices to make.
These assessments connect evidence with proposed responses. They are not ratings of council performance.
Strengths
strength
Make room for homes people can afford
Average private rent is £1,093 a month (August 2026) in Tewkesbury council area. This is £366 lower than the England average for the same month. Homes rented privately ranged from 7.9% in Cleeve Hill to 24.5% in Innsworth — a gap of 16.6 percentage points.
Housing costs matter most alongside earnings and the number of affordable homes available. A local average cannot tell us whether a particular household can afford its home.
What could help →strength
Bring support closer to people in poor health
3.9% of people reported bad or very bad health in Tewkesbury council area (21 March 2021). Across England, the figure was 5.2%. People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 2.3% in Isbourne to 6.2% in Brockworth East — a gap of 3.9 percentage points.
This is how residents described their health in the census. It can reveal differences between neighbourhoods, but does not diagnose illness or measure current waiting times. Age profiles differ between places, so these shares do not measure service quality.
What could help →strength
Connect local skills to local opportunities
35.9% of people aged 16 or over had a degree or equivalent (21 March 2021) in Tewkesbury council area. Across England, the figure was 33.9%. People aged 16+ with no qualifications ranged from 9.3% in Cleeve West to 20.5% in Tewkesbury South — a gap of 11.2 percentage points.
Qualifications show one part of the skills available locally. They do not show whether people have secure jobs or work that uses those skills.
What could help →Weaknesses
weakness
Match sports provision to new housing
Wheatpieces funding specifically responds to needs from growth.
Proposed response: Choose projects with evidence of demand and affordable access.
What could help →Opportunities
opportunity
Make developer contributions visible locally
Sports contributions are available for Wheatpieces pitches and changing rooms.
Proposed response: Track money from selection to usable facilities.
What could help →opportunity
Plan homes and care around an older population
22.2% of people in Tewkesbury council area were aged 65 or over (21 March 2021). People aged 65 or over ranged from 13.3% in Innsworth to 31.3% in Tewkesbury North & Twyning — a gap of 18 percentage points.
Age alone does not mean poor health or a need for care. Accessible homes, reliable transport and support close to home matter as people get older.
What could help →opportunity
Turn published plans into visible progress
3 named local projects or plans have official evidence in this collection.
A published plan makes responsibilities and intentions easier to inspect. It does not prove that funding is secured or that promised benefits have arrived.
What could help →opportunity
Target support where disadvantages overlap
Households facing two or more measured disadvantages ranged from 7.8% in Cleeve Hill to 18.8% in Tewkesbury South — a gap of 11 percentage points.
These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.
What could help →Threats
threat
Follow through on Tirley drainage actions
The approved plan includes action from the Tirley flooding review.
Proposed response: Maintain a clear list of owners and completed work.
What could help →| Evidence and response | Who could lead | Related published plans |
|---|---|---|
| Build a useful timetable at HomelandsHomelands Community Centre: New operator in tenancy; programme being developed | Tewkesbury Borough Council with the named delivery partners | |
| Match sports provision to new housingWheatpieces sports-facility funding: Expressions of interest invited | Tewkesbury Borough Council with the named delivery partners | |
| Make developer contributions visible locallyWheatpieces sports-facility funding: Expressions of interest invited | Tewkesbury Borough Council with the named delivery partners | |
| Follow through on Tirley drainage actionsTirley flood-review actions: Included in approved council plan | Tewkesbury Borough Council with the named delivery partners | |
| Make room for homes people can affordAverage private rent is £1,093 a month (August 2026) in Tewkesbury council area. Homes rented privately ranged from 7.9% in Cleeve Hill to 24.5% in Innsworth — a gap of 16.6 percentage points. 21 March 2021; 20 of 20 current wards have comparable figures. | The housing and planning authorities, housing associations and developers | |
| Plan homes and care around an older population22.2% aged 65 or over; 21 March 2021. People aged 65 or over ranged from 13.3% in Innsworth to 31.3% in Tewkesbury North & Twyning — a gap of 18 percentage points. 21 March 2021; 20 of 20 current wards have comparable figures. | Adult social care, local health services, housing providers and transport authorities | No reviewed project is linked yet. This remains a proposal, with funding and delivery to establish. |
| Bring support closer to people in poor health3.9% reporting bad or very bad health; 21 March 2021. People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 2.3% in Isbourne to 6.2% in Brockworth East — a gap of 3.9 percentage points. 21 March 2021; 20 of 20 current wards have comparable figures. | Local health services, public health teams, employers and community organisations | No reviewed project is linked yet. This remains a proposal, with funding and delivery to establish. |
| Connect local skills to local opportunities35.9% with a degree or equivalent; 21 March 2021. People aged 16+ with no qualifications ranged from 9.3% in Cleeve West to 20.5% in Tewkesbury South — a gap of 11.2 percentage points. 21 March 2021; 20 of 20 current wards have comparable figures. | Employers, colleges, universities and the relevant skills authority | No reviewed project is linked yet. This remains a proposal, with funding and delivery to establish. |
| Target support where disadvantages overlapHouseholds facing two or more measured disadvantages ranged from 7.8% in Cleeve Hill to 18.8% in Tewkesbury South — a gap of 11 percentage points. 21 March 2021; 20 of 20 wards. | The council's housing, public health and employment teams, with local services |