Atherstone

16°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 21° / 16° · 83% rain
• Tomorrow: 24° / 16° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:35Sunset 19:28

12h 53m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

13US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Coventry Allesley, United Kingdom

99 reported · July 2026▲ 3% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences46
• Anti-social behaviour22
• Vehicle crime11
• Public order5

Neighbourhood team: North Warwickshire East · Warwickshire

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

123 reported road collisions (2024)

37 killed or seriously injured · 155 casualties · 10.8 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

105 food businesses within 2 miles

• 79 rated 4–5 ★ (65 top)
• 4 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Atherstone (0.5 km)
• 26 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£261,584 average▲ 2.9% YoY

Across Hinckley and Bosworth · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£933 average monthly rent▲ 3.8% YoY

• 1 bed £638
• 2 bed £843
• 3 bed £1,028

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

6.7× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 6.7 times median annual pay (7.1× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 138.8p · AppleGreen (10.4 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 144.8p · AppleGreen (10.4 km)

13 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

14 charging locations within ~8 km

• 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 60 kW
• Nearest: 65 Station Street, Atherstone (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres2
• Gyms3
• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches13
• Golf courses2
• Playgrounds4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

113,640 residents in Hinckley and Bosworth · 382/km²

• Under 16: 17%
• 16–64: 60%
• 65+: 22%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 232 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,383 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band B (31% of 52,830)

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

57 schools · 19,387 pupils

34 primary · 9 secondary · 14 other

Ofsted: 18 of 19 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (95%)

46inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Hinckley and Bosworth

633 CQC-registered services

• Care homes163
• GP practices107
• Dentists135
• Homecare agencies172
• Hospitals & hospices14

CQC ratings: 89% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 6 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Leicestershire

• In a conservation area (Atherstone)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 90 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

134 applications decided

85.8% granted · 115 granted, 19 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Rachel Taylor

Labour

North Warwickshire and Bedworth

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat majority

• Lab 1
• Con 9
• LD 23
• Oth 1

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

• Schools5
• GPs & clinics3
• Pharmacies3
• Supermarkets3
• Parks & greens10
• Restaurants & cafés28

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,010 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

231 jobs advertised · £38,102 avg

e.g. Amazon Flex Delivery Driver - Earn £14 - £18 per hour*, Sign Up as A Delivery Person - Earn With Uber Eats, Looking For Part-Time Opportunities? - Deliver with Uber Eats

Source: Adzuna

£729 median full-time weekly pay

2.4% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£24,005 disposable income per head (2024)

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

45% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 52,940 certificates

9.4% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

41% low-carbon electricity

Gas 53% · Biomass 34% · Wind 6% · Imports 6%

250 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 83.9 yrs women · 81 yrs men

69% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.8
• Feeling worthwhile8.0
• Happiness yesterday7.4
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3

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

3 GP surgeries · 5 pharmacies in CV9

• The Atherstone Surgery
• Station Street Surgery
• North Arden Pcn Extended Access

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in North Warwickshire and Bedworth:

• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office493 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s339 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership298 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test260 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth241 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide

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

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  North Warwickshire · 0.1 km

  North Warwickshire is a local government district with borough status in Warwickshire, England. The borough includes the two towns of Atherstone and Coleshill, and the large villages of Hartshill, Kingsbury, Mancetter…

• Atherstone rail accident · 0.2 km

  The Atherstone rail accident happened near Atherstone railway station in the small hours of the morning of 16 November 1860, and killed 10 people.

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  St Mary's Church, Atherstone · 0.4 km

  St Mary's Church is a Grade II* listed parish church in Atherstone, Warwickshire, England.

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  Atherstone · 0.4 km

  Atherstone is a market town and civil parish in the North Warwickshire district of Warwickshire, England. Located in the far north of the county, Atherstone is on the A5 national route, and is adjacent to the border w…

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  Atherstone railway station · 0.6 km

  Atherstone is a railway station serving the market town of Atherstone, in Warwickshire, England. It is on the Trent Valley section of the West Coast Main Line, exactly 102 miles (164 km) from London Euston.

• Atherstone Rural District · 0.6 km

  Atherstone Rural District was located in the administrative county of Warwickshire, England, from 1894 to 1974. It was named after its main town and administrative headquarters of Atherstone.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)