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Would I like living here? What stands out, a day in the life, schools in reach, journey times, shops and leisure, and places with the same character.
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
| Winchcombe & Washbourne | Tewkesbury | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crimes per 1,000 residents a year | 16 | 26 | 99 |
| In good or very good health | 85% | 84% | 82% |
| Households with dependent children | 23% | 28% | 29% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 22% | 19% |
| Degree or higher | 43% | 36% | 34% |
| Nitrogen dioxide (µg/m³) | 4.4 | 6.7 | 10.1 |
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Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 42% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Ashchurch for Tewkesbury, a drive away (10 km), with 109k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Bristol Temple Meads.
The nearest bus stop is Gretton Turn, 300 m away, with a bus about every 46 minutes on weekdays (route 606); 8 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 53 minutes away by public transport (23 by car).
This is car country: only 9% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Winchcombe Abbey Church of England Primary School, a short drive or bike ride (1.8 km); 49% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Winchcombe School, 600 m away; Attainment 8: 42.8 · 3.7% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Pate's Grammar School (12.6 km).
The weekly shop is an easy trip: a food store is about 8 minutes away without a car.
The nearest GP surgery is Winchcombe Medical Centre (1.1 km), with Winchcombe Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.9 km).
For a haircut, Bleu is 1.9 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Cheltenham General Hospital, 11 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 62% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 70% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 11 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 23 restaurants and cafés, 10 pubs and bars.
Coffee Pot Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (600 m), and The Royal Oak the nearest pub (1.4 km).
It's a low-crime area: about 16 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 486 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 47% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
It's growing: about 170 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Winchcombe Park, 950 m away; for exercise, Prescott Speed Hill Climb (4.0 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 4.4 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winchcombe Abbey Church of England Primary School | Primary | 1.8 km | 49% met the expected standard |
| Gretton Primary School | Primary | 1.9 km | 43% met the expected standard |
| Isbourne Valley School | Primary | 2.9 km | 71% met the expected standard |
| Oak Hill Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3.8 km | 30% met the expected standard |
| Winchcombe School | Secondary | 600 m | Attainment 8: 42.8 · 3.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Winchcombe & Washbourne | Tewkesbury | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top-rated state primaries within 2 km | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Top-rated state secondaries within 6 km | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Good or outstanding nurseries within 2 km | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| Grammar schools within 15 km | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Minutes to a primary school | 13 min | 10 min | 9 min |
| Minutes to a secondary school | 26 min | 23 min | 18 min |
| Winchcombe & Washbourne | Tewkesbury | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rush hour to central London, public transport | 253 min | 211 min | 163 min |
| Rush hour to the nearest big city centre | 119 min | 71 min | 93 min |
| Minutes to a town centre | 44 min | 29 min | 20 min |
| Distance to the nearest station | 10 km | 4.9 km | 2.8 km |
| Buses an hour within a 5-minute walk | 3 | 12 | 21 |
| Commute by train or Tube | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home | 42% | 34% | 30% |
| Households without a car | 9% | 11% | 23% |
DfT journey time statistics, our rush-hour journey times, NaPTAN, ORR, Census 2021.
| Winchcombe & Washbourne | Tewkesbury | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurants and cafés | 23 | 12 | 10 |
| Pubs and bars | 10 | 5 | 4 |
| Independent cafés, takeaways and shops | 92% | 84% | 85% |
| Named parks within 2 km | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Postcodes within 400 m of a public park | 16% | 41% | 55% |
| Gyms, pools and sports centres within 2 km | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Public swimming pools within 5 km | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Cinemas, theatres and libraries within 5 km | 1 | 3 | 8 |
FSA, OpenStreetMap (ODbL), Sport England (CC BY).
Matched on character, not price: age mix, education, tenure, home types, how people travel, deprivation, crime, places to eat and distance to London. "Alike" is 100 for an identical profile and 0 for no closer than a typical area.
How the neighbourhoods around it compare on crime, schools, journeys, parks and price.
| Winchcombe & Washbourne (this one) | 16 | 0 | 119 min | 2 | £498k |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop's Cleeve West & North | 20 | 0 | 84 min | 4 | £355k |
| Cleeve Hill, Gotherington & Apperley | 21 | 0 | 86 min | 0 | £529k |
| Bishop's Cleeve East & South | 22 | 0 | 83 min | 4 | £318k |
| Churchdown & Innsworth | 24 | 0 | 46 min | 0 | £341k |
| Tewkesbury East & Ashchurch | 26 | 1 | 76 min | 0 | £280k |
| Shurdington, Staverton & Witcombe | 27 | 0 | 55 min | 0 | £390k |
| Brockworth & Coopers Edge | 28 | 0 | 50 min | 4 | £320k |
| Tewkesbury West & Twyning | 35 | 0 | 68 min | 2 | £263k |
| Highnam, Longford & Norton | 35 | 0 | 55 min | 3 | £407k |
For holidays, Birmingham is 56 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 49% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 31% are 65 or over.
It's highly educated: 43% of adults have a degree.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers.
DfE performance tables and Ofsted.
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| To | Public transport | Car |
|---|---|---|
| Central London (Bank) | 4 h 13 | 2 h 15 |
| Gloucester city centre | 1 h 59 | 31 min |
| Birmingham airport | 3 h 01 | 58 min |
From the middle of the neighbourhood, leaving on a weekday between 8 and 9am (the typical journey across that hour, including walking and waiting). Buses, trams and the Tube from the Bus Open Data Service, trains from the National Rail timetable; car times assume free-flowing traffic on OpenStreetMap road speeds, so rush-hour driving is often slower. The city and airport are the nearest by car. Contains OpenStreetMap data (ODbL).