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Home to 6,454 people, this town lies in Gloucestershire, South West.
Strong in places, weak in others. Its lowest grade is for schools: primary results beat 18% of towns in England; secondary results beat 14% of towns in England. Tetbury grades B− overall, better than 47% of UK towns, and ranks #30 of 48 in Gloucestershire. Homes are dear (C−): a typical home costs £396,250 and rent runs £1,252 a month. Residents are healthier than most: life expectancy is 81.8 for men and 84.7 for women. Walking, cycling and public transport work well here (B+): on the way to work, 19% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for safety, B− for jobs & income and B− for hazard risk.
Figures: life expectancy and income, ONS · commuting, Census 2021 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · claimants, DWP · flood risk, Environment Agency.
Gloucestershire Police published 29 of the 36 months; rates are per year over the months published.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Tetbury is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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The 3 things Tetbury does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 226 buildings inside Tetbury’s built-up area, 4 of them Grade I, and 1 scheduled monument.
20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →226 listed buildings in Tetbury, 4 of them Grade I.
Church of St Mary the Virgin: Photo: Tilman2007 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Porch House: Photo: Sarah Charlesworth · CC BY-SA 2.0 · The Snooty Fox Hotel: Photo: Tilman2007 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wiltshire Bridge: Photo: Alan Murray-Rust · CC BY-SA 2.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Tetbury.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Grade II* covers 4 of them, Grade I 4. Tetbury’s listed buildings include the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Grade I. Of the town’s 226 listed buildings on Historic England’s list, Grade I counts 4 and Grade II* 4. Conservation areas cover nearly a quarter of the town’s land, above both Gloucestershire’s towns (9%) and England’s towns (7%).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Secondary results at the one secondary school within 3 km: an Attainment 8 score of 42.4, with 31% at grade 5 or above in English and maths. Both of the town’s schools appear below. Some 777 pupils attend Tetbury’s one primary and one secondary.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 282 | C |
| Sir William Romney's SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 495 | C− |
Under-15s account for 16% of the population. 8.2% of residents are 15 to 24, below Gloucestershire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%) alike. Tetbury has a median age of 46.8 years. Degrees are held by nearly two in five adults.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Tetbury | Gloucestershire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 26% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.7% | 5.8% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 39% | 34% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Gloucestershire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
84% of Tetbury’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, above Gloucestershire’s towns (83%) and England’s towns (82%) alike. A disability affects 15% of people in the town. Seeing a GP means leaving Tetbury: the nearest practice is 4.5 miles away. Men in Tetbury can expect to live to 81.8, women to 84.7 (2019–23).
| Census 2021 | Tetbury | Gloucestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 84% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.9% | 4.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 15% | 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.
18% live in social housing, above Gloucestershire’s towns (13%) and close to England’s towns (18%). Behind the median of £396,250: 338 standard sales inside Tetbury’s built-up area, September 2023 to August 2026. Home ownership stands at 66% of households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £592,000 | 89 |
| Semi-detached | £402,500 | 102 |
| Terraced | £360,000 | 103 |
| Flat or maisonette | £247,500 | 44 |
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 37% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Households had £61K a year before tax, near Gloucestershire’s towns (£59K) and higher than England’s towns (£55K). Four in five commuters drove to work at the census. Work in town: 21% of resident commuters. There are 0.7 jobs in Tetbury for each resident in work.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Violence and sexual offences made up three fifths of the total. The 12 months to August 2026 brought 103 recorded crimes inside Tetbury’s built-up area, and 26 reports of anti-social behaviour. Per 1,000 residents, 8 burglaries and acts of damage are recorded a year.
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.
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Tetbury. Best known first.
Historic houseHighgrove House1.1 km outside town, to the southwest
Historic houseGatcombe Park5 km outside town, to the north
GardenWestonbirt Arboretum4.4 km outside town, to the southwest
Historic houseChavenage House1.5 km outside town, to the northwest
Historic houseWestonbirt House3.5 km outside town, to the southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
11 notable people were born in Tetbury.
Mark Phillips: Antonisse, Marcel / Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl · Algernon Maudslay: photographer: Swaine, Public domain · David Mabberley: Tony Kanellos, CC BY 4.0
Town in Gloucestershire, England
Tetbury is a built-up area of 6,454 people, in the Cotswold 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
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tetbury | 6,454 | — | B− | C− | B− | A− |
| Avening | 1,054 | 2.7 | — | C− | A | A |
| Minchinhampton | 3,412 | 4.5 | A− | C | B+ | A |
| Malmesbury | 7,184 | 4.6 | A+ | B | B+ | A− |
| Nailsworth | 5,657 | 4.7 | B+ | B− | C | B |
| Sherston | 1,394 | 5.2 | — | C | A | A |
| Brimscombe and Thrupp | 2,187 | 5.5 | — | B− | B− | A |
| Amberley | 1,300 | 5.6 | — | C | A+ | A |
Avening, Sherston, Brimscombe and Thrupp and Amberley have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 14.4 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I buildings include Church of St Mary the Virgin. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
GCSE results trail 86% of towns in England, and primary results trail 83% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). Tetbury has 2 state schools; places are handled by Gloucestershire council.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £396,250, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £247,500, terraced houses £360,000, semi-detached houses £402,500 and detached houses £592,000.
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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