Tamworth

7°CCloudy

• Today: 11° / 6° · 22% rain
• Tomorrow: 10° / 5° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:10Sunset 16:29

9h 19m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

20US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Birmingham A4540 Roadside, United Kingdom

• 7.3 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.5% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

251 reported · August 2026▼ 17% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences85
• Anti-social behaviour67
• Shoplifting19
• Public order17

Neighbourhood team: Bolehall · Staffordshire

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

92 reported road collisions (2025)

23 killed or seriously injured · 116 casualties · 11.7 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

434 food businesses within 2 miles

• 370 rated 4–5 ★ (331 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

£232,956 average▼ 0.1% YoY

Across Tamworth · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£925 average monthly rent▲ 0.5% YoY

• 1 bed £675
• 2 bed £828
• 3 bed £1,006

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

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

1,103 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 166.7p · Asda (1.4 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 197.7p · Asda (1.4 km)

5 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)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK4,108
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK3,756
• Net moves+352

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Around the average in England

Ranked 140 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

12% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£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 · 10,068 pupils

27 primary · 4 secondary · 6 other

Ofsted: 10 of 11 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (91%)

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

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Tamworth

833 CQC-registered services

• Care homes274
• GP practices127
• Dentists179
• Homecare agencies170
• Hospitals & hospices18

CQC ratings: 88% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 10 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Staffordshire

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

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

39 applications decided

97.4% granted · 38 granted, 1 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

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 & cafés82

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

2,835 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

756 jobs advertised · £38,296 avg

e.g. Cook - Tamworth Campus, Environmental Officer, Class 1 Driver - ongoing work

Source: Adzuna

£752 median full-time weekly pay

3.3% 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

77% low-carbon electricity

Wind 40% · Biomass 33% · Gas 18% · Imports 5%

111 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 82.9 yrs women · 79.4 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Staffordshire): 62.5 women · 63 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:

• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth257 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND234 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills204 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK169 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
• Remove the grey belt planning rules143 local signatures · 12,329 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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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, Tamworth, Staffordshire, England. It was designed by George Stephenson and…

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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)