GL51 9SS postcode in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire

GL51 9SS is a postcode in Tewkesbury, in the Severn Vale South ward. It is in the Tewkesbury parliamentary constituency and the Gloucestershire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at GL51 9SS can get it Across Tewkesbury: 88% Typical price £260,000 Homes sold in GL51 9, last 12 months. ▲ 2.2% on the year before Nearest station Cheltenham Spa 3.4 km in a straight line

Where GL51 9SS is, and what is near it

Map of GL51 9SS and what is near it Map of GL51 9SS: its centre point, with the 226 other postcodes in the GL51 9 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 5 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. GL51 9DU: also in GL51 9GL51 9FE: also in GL51 9GL51 9FF: also in GL51 9GL51 9FJ: also in GL51 9GL51 9FT: also in GL51 9GL51 9FU: also in GL51 9GL51 9FW: also in GL51 9GL51 9FX: also in GL51 9GL51 9FY: also in GL51 9GL51 9FZ: also in GL51 9GL51 9GA: also in GL51 9GL51 9GE: also in GL51 9GL51 9NQ: also in GL51 9GL51 9NZ: also in GL51 9GL51 9PA: also in GL51 9GL51 9PD: also in GL51 9GL51 9PL: also in GL51 9GL51 9PX: also in GL51 9GL51 9QJ: also in GL51 9GL51 9QL: also in GL51 9GL51 9QW: also in GL51 9GL51 9RG: also in GL51 9GL51 9RJ: also in GL51 9GL51 9RL: also in GL51 9GL51 9RN: also in GL51 9GL51 9RQ: also in GL51 9GL51 9RR: also in GL51 9GL51 9RW: also in GL51 9GL51 9RY: also in GL51 9GL51 9SA: also in GL51 9GL51 9SD: also in GL51 9GL51 9SE: also in GL51 9GL51 9SG: also in GL51 9GL51 9SL: also in GL51 9GL51 9SN: also in GL51 9GL51 9SP: also in GL51 9GL51 9SQ: also in GL51 9GL51 9SR: also in GL51 9GL51 9ST: also in GL51 9GL51 9SU: also in GL51 9GL51 9SW: also in GL51 9GL51 9SX: also in GL51 9GL51 9TG: also in GL51 9GL51 9TH: also in GL51 9GL51 9TJ: also in GL51 9GL51 9TL: also in GL51 9GL51 9TN: also in GL51 9GL51 9TP: also in GL51 9GL51 9TU: also in GL51 9GL51 9TW: also in GL51 9GL51 9TX: also in GL51 9 School 1.5 kmGP 3.4 kmStation 8.3 kmSwindon Village GL51 9SS Map of GL51 9SS and what is near it Map of GL51 9SS: its centre point, with the 226 other postcodes in the GL51 9 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 5 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. School 1.5 kmGP 3.4 kmStation 8.3 kmSwindon Village GL51 9SS
  • GL51 9SS
  • Other postcodes in GL51 9: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 5 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.9251, longitude -2.1215)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after GL51 9SS?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at GL51 9SS?

Every home and business at GL51 9SS can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

GL51 9SS 100% Tewkesbury 88%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

GL51 9SS 100% Tewkesbury 96%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at GL51 9SS?

BinDayBuddy does not read Tewkesbury Borough Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Tewkesbury Borough Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is GL51 9SS at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include GL51 9SS.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Tewkesbury

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for GL51 9SS: 2,021 properties in Tewkesbury are at high risk (3.4% of all its properties). All the figures for Tewkesbury

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of GL51 9SS is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near GL51 9SS?

Homes in GL51 9 sold for a typical £260,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 59 sales, up 2.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£260,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£254,500 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 2.2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £410,000 7 sales
  • Semi-detached £288,500 18 sales
  • Terraced £254,975 22 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £121,500 12 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole GL51 district: a typical £300,000 from 548 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in GL51 9SS

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in GL51 9SS from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 20 August 2024. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near GL51 9SS?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 700 homes in the neighbourhood around GL51 9SS. The largest share of them, 20%, are in council tax band E. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (24%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around GL51 9SS

Band D in Tewkesbury for 2026‑27: £2,341. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,560 (band A) to £4,681 (band H); band E, the most common, is £2,861.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 110 (16%)£1,560
Band Babout 90 (13%)£1,820
Band Cabout 90 (13%)£2,080
Band Dabout 90 (13%)£2,341
Band Eabout 140 (20%)£2,861
Band Fabout 120 (17%)£3,381
Band Gabout 50 (7%)£3,901
Band Habout 10 (1%)£4,681

When the homes were built

  1. 22% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 9% 1919 to 1939
  4. 13% 1945 to 1964
  5. 13% 1965 to 1982
  6. 24% 1983 to 1999
  7. 12% 2000 to 2009
  8. 4% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Tewkesbury before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of GL51 9SS is in (ONS area E01022441), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near GL51 9SS?

The nearest open schools to GL51 9SS, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near GL51 9SS, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to GL51 9SS?

The nearest railway station to the centre of GL51 9SS is Cheltenham Spa Rail Station, 3.4 km away in a straight line.

  • Cheltenham Spa Rail Station Railway station 3.4 kmCycle
  • Ashchurch for Tewkesbury Rail Station Railway station 8.3 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

5 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest The Green, 254 m away.

More stations near GL51 9SS, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near GL51 9SS?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of GL51 9SS, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near GL51 9SS?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of GL51 9SS, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Electric Center Charging point · No details mapped 2.8 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near GL51 9SS?

The nearest to the centre of GL51 9SS, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to GL51 9SS?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near GL51 9SS?

The nearest care homes to the centre of GL51 9SS, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near GL51 9SS?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of GL51 9SS, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near GL51 9SS?

The nearest vets to the centre of GL51 9SS on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is GL51 9SS in a conservation area?

The centre of GL51 9SS is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near GL51 9SS?

Police.uk records 46 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of GL51 9SS in January 2026, the latest month Gloucestershire Constabulary has published.

Gloucestershire Constabulary has published no figures to Police.uk after January 2026, though Police.uk has figures to August 2026 for other forces. These figures run to January 2026, so no month is counted without them.

Anti-social behaviour18 reports
Violence and sexual offences9 reports
Shoplifting9 reports
Criminal damage and arson4 reports
Other crime2 reports
Public order1 report

Also: vehicle crime 1, other theft 1, drugs 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for GL51 9SS

Ward
Severn Vale South
Parish
Uckington
Region
South West
Country
England
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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GL51 9FT150 mGL51 9SR180 mGL51 9ST280 mGL51 9SW330 mGL51 9SX470 mGL51 9SU490 m
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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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