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Population 4,858: a town in Gloucestershire, South West.
Low prices, and some weak spots to weigh against them. Its strongest is cost of living: the median home sold for £245,000, 4.1 years of area income. Walking, cycling and public transport work well here (A−): on the way to work, 20% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. What counts against it is schools — primary results beat 58% of towns in England; secondary results beat 5% of towns in England. Put together, the subjects come to a B+ overall, ranking #16 of 48 in Gloucestershire. On that grade it does better than 70% of UK towns. Elsewhere it is close to typical: C+ for safety, C+ for health and B for jobs & income.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · commuting, Census 2021 · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · life expectancy and income, ONS · claimants, DWP.
Gloucestershire Police published 29 of the 36 months; rates are per year over the months published.
The 2 things Northway does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Northway is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 2 buildings inside Northway’s built-up area.
1% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Northway.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Per 10,000 residents, Northway counts 4 listed buildings, below Gloucestershire’s towns (105) and England’s towns (39) alike. Homes built before 1919 account for 1% of the housing.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Between them, two primaries teach 227 pupils in Northway. Of its 2 schools, one is shown below, with the reason. GCSE results at the one secondary school within 3 km: 27% of pupils get a strong pass (grade 5+) in English and maths, and the Attainment 8 average is 38.4.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrant Brook Junior SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 138 | C− |
Northway has a median age of 42.2 years. Aged 15 to 24: one in ten residents. Children under 15 make up 17%, in line with Gloucestershire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%).
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Northway | Gloucestershire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 19% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.9% | 5.8% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 21% | 34% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Gloucestershire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
16% rent privately, below both Gloucestershire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (21%). Private rents average £1,093 a month across the Tewkesbury council area. The median sale, £245,000, comes from 178 standard sales inside Northway’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £317,500 | 20 |
| Semi-detached | £257,000 | 49 |
| Terraced | £220,000 | 100 |
| Flat or maisonette | £125,000 | 9 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 18% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Among 16 to 64s, 2.8% claimed unemployment benefits in 2026. 18% of workers worked mainly from home, lower than both Gloucestershire’s towns (32%) and England’s towns (31%). Of the commuters living in Northway, 15% work in the town itself. Jobs per working resident: 1.1.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Of all the crimes, 56% were violence and sexual offences. A year of reports to August 2026 adds up to 86 offences in Northway and 16 cases of nuisance behaviour. Violence came to 26.9 per 1,000 residents a year, higher than both Gloucestershire’s towns (22.9) and England’s towns (22).
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
The nearest A&E to Northway is Cheltenham General Hospital, 8 miles away. This Gloucestershire town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.7 miles away. Life expectancy here is 83.2 for women and 80.4 for men (2019–23).
| Census 2021 | Northway | Gloucestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.9% | 4.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 18% | 17% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · A young population flatters these answers, which are not age-adjusted; the Health Grade instead uses measures that allow for age, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Northway. Best known first.
Abbey or prioryTewkesbury Abbey2.6 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumTewkesbury Museum2.2 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumOut of the Hat2.4 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumJohn Moore Countryside Museum2.6 km outside town, to the southwestWater parkWater parkCroft Farm Waterpark1.2 km outside town, to the northwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northway | 4,858 | — | B+ | A | C+ | C+ |
| Ashchurch | 1,102 | 0.7 | — | B+ | A | B |
| Bredon | 2,071 | 1.7 | — | B | A− | A+ |
| Tewkesbury | 14,387 | 1.8 | B− | A | C | C+ |
| Twyning | 1,079 | 2.3 | — | B− | A | B− |
| Gotherington | 1,131 | 3.9 | — | C+ | A | A |
| Bishop's Cleeve | 16,323 | 4.5 | A | B+ | B | A− |
| Eckington | 1,256 | 4.6 | — | C+ | A | A+ |
Ashchurch, Bredon, Twyning, Gotherington and Eckington have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Northway has 2 state schools; places are handled by Gloucestershire council.
Against all UK towns, it grades C+. Burglary was rare, with 5 reports in the year.
Town in Gloucestershire, England
Northway is a built-up area of 4,858 people, in the Tewkesbury council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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