Tamworth

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• Today: 17° / 11° · 36% rain
• Tomorrow: 18° / 10° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:29Sunset 19:38

13h 9m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

19US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Birmingham A4540 Roadside, United Kingdom

300 reported · July 2026▲ 9% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences110
• Anti-social behaviour47
• Shoplifting44
• Public order36

4 stop & searches · mostly offensive weapons

Neighbourhood team: Bolehall · Staffordshire

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

70 reported road collisions (2024)

22 killed or seriously injured · 91 casualties · 8.9 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

422 food businesses within 2 miles

• 363 rated 4–5 ★ (322 top)
• 5 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Tamworth (1.4 km)
• 63 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£230,478 average▲ 1.9% YoY

Across Tamworth · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£920 average monthly rent▲ 0.5% YoY

• 1 bed £672
• 2 bed £824
• 3 bed £1,001

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

7.3× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 7.3 times median annual pay (7.0× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 160.7p · Asda (1.4 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 183.7p · Asda (1.4 km)

8 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

20 charging locations within ~8 km

• 11 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 300 kW
• Nearest: W H Horton (Tamworth) LTD (0.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Gyms2
• Sports pitches23
• Playgrounds13

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

78,647 residents in Tamworth · 2,550/km²

• Under 16: 19%
• 16–64: 62%
• 65+: 19%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

More deprived than the average in England

Ranked 125 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

8% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,301 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band B (35% of 35,090)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

37 schools · 10,592 pupils

27 primary · 4 secondary · 6 other

Ofsted: 11 of 12 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (92%)

34inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Tamworth

842 CQC-registered services

• Care homes273
• GP practices129
• Dentists179
• Homecare agencies178
• Hospitals & hospices18

CQC ratings: 88% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 8 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Staffordshire

• Not in the Green Belt
• 118 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

37 applications decided

97.3% granted · 36 granted, 1 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Sarah Edwards

Labour

Tamworth

Source: UK Parliament

Labour (minority)

• Lab 14
• Con 3
• Grn 1
• Ref 11
• Oth 1

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools16
• GPs & clinics10
• Pharmacies5
• Supermarkets13
• Parks & greens9
• Restaurants & cafés81

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

2,745 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

1,011 jobs advertised · £38,022 avg

e.g. Delivery Driver - Dordon, Amazon Flex Delivery Driver - Earn £14 - £18 per hour*, Looking For Part-Time Opportunities? - Deliver with Uber Eats

Source: Adzuna

£752 median full-time weekly pay

3.2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£20,842 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

47% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 32,250 certificates

12.7% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

66% low-carbon electricity

Gas 32% · Wind 30% · Biomass 19% · Solar 16%

148 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 82.9 yrs women · 79.4 yrs men

68% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.6
• Feeling worthwhile7.8
• Happiness yesterday7.8
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.1

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

5 GP surgeries · 7 pharmacies in B77

• Heathview Medical Practice
• Dr Khare'S Surgery
• Tri-Links Medical Practice

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Tamworth:

• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office552 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership338 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test325 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s302 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth257 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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  Tamworth F.C. · 0.7 km

  Tamworth Football Club is an association football club based in Tamworth, Staffordshire, England. The club competes in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system, as of the 2026–27 season.

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  The Lamb Ground · 0.7 km

  The Lamb Ground is a football stadium in the district of Kettlebrook, in Tamworth, Staffordshire, England and is the home of Tamworth Football Club. It has a capacity of 4,000, and is approximately half a mile south o…

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  Bolehall Viaduct · 0.7 km

  Bolehall Viaduct, also known as Bolebridge Viaduct or the Anker Viaduct, and known locally as the 19 Arches, is a railway bridge in Bolehall in Staffordshire, England. It was designed by George Stephenson and opened i…

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  Bolehall · 0.8 km

  Bolehall is a village in Staffordshire, England, part of the Tamworth Conurbation. The village sits on the south bank of the River Anker. The parish of Bolehall and Glascote, was historically part of Warwickshire.

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  Glascote · 0.9 km

  Glascote is an area of Tamworth in Staffordshire, England, which traditionally lies within the historic county of Warwickshire. The area centres on the Glascote Road, and is mainly residential with a few convenience s…

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  Snowdome · 0.9 km

  The Snowdome is an indoor ski slope just off the A5 road in Tamworth, Staffordshire, England. It opened in May 1994 and was the first full-sized recreational indoor ski slope in the UK.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)