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Tewkesbury South · Tewkesbury

Tewkesbury South: your neighbourhood

Tewkesbury South electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented from a council or housing association: 28% here, compared with 13% across Tewkesbury (15.8 percentage points higher).

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 27.6% here, compared with 35.9% across Tewkesbury (8.3 percentage points lower).

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 20.5% here, compared with 13.9% across Tewkesbury (6.6 percentage points higher).

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

22.6%

21 March 2021 · Tewkesbury South

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,293 out of 5,728.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

5.7%

21 March 2021 · Tewkesbury South

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

328 out of 5,727.

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People counted in the census

5,727

21 March 2021 · Tewkesbury South

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

5,727 out of 5,727.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

27.6%

21 March 2021 · Tewkesbury South

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,319 out of 4,781.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

55.7%

21 March 2021 · Tewkesbury South

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

1,523 out of 2,733.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

18.8%

21 March 2021 · Tewkesbury South

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

514 out of 2,733.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

41.2%

21 March 2021 · Tewkesbury South

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,965 out of 4,773.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

56%

21 March 2021 · Tewkesbury South

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

2,672 out of 4,773.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

5.1%

21 March 2021 · Tewkesbury South

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

243 out of 4,773.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

20.5%

21 March 2021 · Tewkesbury South

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

978 out of 4,781.

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Homes rented privately

17%

21 March 2021 · Tewkesbury South

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

452 out of 2,729.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

26.3%

21 March 2021 · Tewkesbury South

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,253 out of 4,773.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

28%

21 March 2021 · Tewkesbury South

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

777 out of 2,729.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.8%

21 March 2021 · Tewkesbury South

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

136 out of 4,773.

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Crime and safety

Police UK publication gap, checked 2026-10-17: Gloucestershire Constabulary: Crime data not provided for August 2026. The force will provide a data refresh as soon as possible. A complete two-year ward comparison is therefore withheld; other forces’ nearby records are not substituted.

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Projects and proposed responses

A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.

No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →

Proposed responses across Tewkesbury →