Drayton Bassett

17°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 20° / 11° · 75% rain
• Tomorrow: 22° / 16° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:34Sunset 19:31

12h 57m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

17US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Birmingham A4540 Roadside, United Kingdom

2 reported · July 2026▼ 60% YoY

• Bicycle theft1
• Violence & sexual offences1

Neighbourhood team: Bourne Vale & Fazeley · Staffordshire

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

138 reported road collisions (2024)

31 killed or seriously injured · 188 casualties · 13 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

95 food businesses within 2 miles

• 79 rated 4–5 ★ (73 top)
• 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Wilnecote (2.9 km)
• 5 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£337,052 average▲ 3.9% YoY

Across Lichfield · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,100 average monthly rent▲ 8% YoY

• 1 bed £740
• 2 bed £965
• 3 bed £1,155

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

9.2× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 9.2 times median annual pay (8.4× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 155.9p · Esso (11.4 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 186.9p · Asda (7.3 km)

13 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

25 charging locations within ~8 km

• 12 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 300 kW
• Nearest: Longwood Pub & Restaurant (2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches2
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

106,436 residents in Lichfield · 321/km²

• Under 16: 17%
• 16–64: 59%
• 65+: 24%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 250 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,352 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (25% of 49,360)

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

60 schools · 17,466 pupils

42 primary · 6 secondary · 12 other

Ofsted: 14 of 17 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (82%)

55inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Lichfield

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
• 5 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

155 applications decided

82.6% granted · 128 granted, 27 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Sarah Edwards

Labour

Tamworth

Source: UK Parliament

Conservative (minority)

• Lab 14
• Con 21
• LD 7
• Grn 1
• Ref 1
• Oth 3

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

• Schools1
• Restaurants & cafés4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,490 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

12 jobs advertised

e.g. Deliver with Uber Eats - Sign Up and Start Earning, Online Primary school Tutor - Part Time, Become a French Tutor in Drayton Bassett – Flexible & Remote

Source: Adzuna

£862 median full-time weekly pay

2.3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£27,955 disposable income per head (2024)

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

46% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 46,236 certificates

12.7% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

77% low-carbon electricity

Wind 43% · Biomass 32% · Gas 19% · Imports 4%

114 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 84.7 yrs women · 80.5 yrs men

65% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.5
• Feeling worthwhile7.6
• Happiness yesterday7.4
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.8

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

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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  Drayton Bassett · 0.2 km

  Drayton Bassett is a village and civil parish since 1974 in Lichfield District in Staffordshire, England. The village is on the Heart of England Way, a footpath. Much of the housing is clustered together but more tha…

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  Drayton Manor · 1.1 km

  Drayton Manor, one of Britain's lost houses, was a British stately home at Drayton Bassett, since its formation in the District of Lichfield, Staffordshire, England. In modern administrative areas, it was first put in…

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  Gold Rush (Drayton Manor) · 1.3 km

  Gold Rush is a steel family roller coaster located at Drayton Manor Resort in Staffordshire, England. Manufactured by Intamin, the attraction opened as the centerpiece of the multimillion-pound Frontier Falls themed l…

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  Accelerator (roller coaster) · 1.3 km

  Accelerator is a steel shuttle roller coaster at Drayton Manor Resort.

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  Drayton Manor Resort · 1.3 km

  Drayton Manor Resort is a family theme park, zoo and accommodation in the grounds of the former Drayton Manor, in Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, England, UK. It covers 180 acres, of which about 113 acres are in use.…

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  The Wave (Drayton Manor) · 1.5 km

  The Wave is a steel roller coaster located at Drayton Manor Resort in Tamworth, Staffordshire, United Kingdom. Manufactured by the Swiss firm Intamin, the attraction originally opened in 1994 as The 7up Shockwave.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)