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Nuneaton

Nuneaton is a town in Leicestershire, England, with a population of around 88,813. It has around 1 pharmacy and 1 supermarket, along with 3 bus stops and the nearest railway station at Nuneaton, 2.7 km away. The average sold house price is around £265,014. There were around 369 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Nuneaton area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Hinckley and Bosworth area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 113,640 residents at roughly 382 people per km².

Council
Hinckley and Bosworth
County
Leicestershire
Constituency
Bosworth
Police force
Leicestershire
71/ 100

My Area Score

Excellent

Ranked 17th of 294 English council areas — better than 94% of them.

Low crime66
Home affordability73
Affordable rents76
Good schools81
Life expectancy60
Low deprivation73
Employment78
Low council tax64

A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology

Weather

17°CMist

  • Today: 22° / 15° · 28% rain
  • Tomorrow: 18° / 13° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:35Sunset 19:28

12h 53m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

15US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Coventry Allesley, United Kingdom

Crime

474 reported · July 2026 14% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences161
  • Anti-social behaviour124
  • Shoplifting47
  • Public order40

Neighbourhood team: Nuneaton Central · Warwickshire

Local policing priorities

  • Reduce ASB
  • Target the illegal use of e-scooters & e-bikes

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

Road safety

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)

Food hygiene

431 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 367 rated 4–5 ★ (325 top)
  • 15 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

Flood data temporarily unavailable.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Nuneaton (0.4 km)
  • 54 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Nuneaton (0.4 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£261,584 average 2.9% YoY

Across Hinckley and Bosworth · to 2026-06

Detached£385,858
Semi-detached£254,109
Terraced£202,439
Flat£118,634

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£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

Affordability

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 138.8p · AppleGreen (3.9 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 144.8p · AppleGreen (3.9 km)

17 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

49 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 13 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 125 kW
  • Nearest: Nuneaton Town Hall (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres4
  • Gyms3
  • Swimming pools2
  • Sports pitches65
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds11

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

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

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Less deprived than the average in England

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

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,383 a year · Band D, 2026-27

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

A £1,588
B £1,853
C £2,118
D £2,383
E £2,912
F £3,442
G £3,971
H £4,765

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

Schools

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)

Secondary schools:

  • The Market Bosworth SchoolOutstanding
  • Bosworth AcademyGood
  • Redmoor AcademyGood
  • The Hinckley SchoolGood
  • Brookvale Groby Learning Campus
  • Hastings High School
  • Heath Lane Academy
  • Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy
  • South Charnwood High School

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

Care & health services

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

Heritage & planning

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

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

Planning decisions

134 applications decided

85.8% granted · 115 granted, 19 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Jodie Gosling

Labour

Nuneaton

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Liberal Democrat majority

  • Lab 1
  • Con 9
  • LD 23
  • Oth 1

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools16
  • Pharmacies3
  • Supermarkets6
  • Parks & greens15
  • Restaurants & cafés40

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

5,010 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

1,418 jobs advertised · £40,614 avg

e.g. Therapist, Principal Engineer – Software Assurance, Child Protection Lead

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£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

Energy efficiency

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

Grid electricity

39% low-carbon electricity

Gas 56% · Biomass 27% · Wind 10% · Imports 5%

253 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 83.9 yrs women · 81 yrs men

69% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Nuneaton:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Nuneaton · 0.2 km

    Nuneaton is a market town in the Nuneaton and Bedworth district, in northern Warwickshire, England, close to the county border with Leicestershire to the north-east. Nuneaton's population at the 2021 census was 88,813…

  • Abbeygate Shopping Centre · 0.2 km

    The Abbeygate Shopping Centre is a shopping centre in the town centre of Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England. It was first opened in the 1960s and was originally known as Heron Way, and was once home to an indoor market.…

  • Nuneaton Town Hall · 0.2 km

    Nuneaton Town Hall is a municipal building on Coton Road in the town of Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England. The building is the headquarters of Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council.

  • Nuneaton and Bedworth · 0.2 km

    Nuneaton and Bedworth is a local government district with borough status in Warwickshire, England. It includes the towns of Nuneaton and Bedworth, as well as a modest rural hinterland including the village of Bulkington.

  • St Nicolas Church, Nuneaton · 0.3 km

    St Nicolas Church is the parish church of Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England owned by the Church of England. The building dates back to around 1340 and is a Grade I listed building.

  • Nuneaton's Gold Belt · 0.3 km

    The 'Gold Belt' is a public sculpture located in a walkway underneath the Vicarage Road bridge, Nuneaton, England. The walkway links Riversley Park and the George Eliot Memorial Gardens.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Nuneaton?
Nuneaton is a town in Leicestershire, England, in the Hinckley and Bosworth local authority.
What is the population of Nuneaton?
Nuneaton has an approximate settlement population of 88,813.
How deprived is Nuneaton?
The Hinckley and Bosworth local authority, which includes Nuneaton, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.