Edingale

17°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 22° / 16° · 85% rain
• Tomorrow: 24° / 14° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:36Sunset 19:29

12h 53m 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

4 reported · July 2026

• Violence & sexual offences3
• Vehicle crime1

Neighbourhood team: Mease Tame & Whittington · 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)

12 food businesses within 2 miles

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

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Statfold Junction (6.3 km)
• 1 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: 140.9p · AppleGreen (10.9 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 147.9p · AppleGreen (10.9 km)

11 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

7 charging locations within ~8 km

• 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 75 kW
• Nearest: Zytek car park in front of entrance (6.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches2
• Playgrounds1

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
• 20 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

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,490 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

£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

79% low-carbon electricity

Wind 41% · Biomass 37% · Gas 17% · Imports 5%

111 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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  Edingale · 0.2 km

  Edingale is a village and civil parish in Lichfield District, Staffordshire, England. It lies on the River Mease, around 7 miles (11 km) north of Tamworth. Historically, the village is shared with Derbyshire. In 2001…

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  Harlaston · 1.2 km

  Harlaston is a village and civil parish in Staffordshire, England. It lies on the River Mease, about 5 miles (8 km) north of Tamworth. There is an Early English church, dedicated to St Matthew, and a public house, the…

• Elford railway station · 1.9 km

  Elford railway station was a railway station serving the village of Elford and the manor of Haselour Hall in Staffordshire.

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  St John the Baptist's Church, Croxall · 2.2 km

  St John the Baptist's Church, Croxall is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Croxall.

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  Croxall · 2.2 km

  Croxall is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Edingale, in the Lichfield district of Staffordshire, England. The settlement today is mainly the Church of England parish church of St John and Croxal…

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  Croxall Hall · 2.3 km

  Croxall Hall is a restored and extended 16th century manor house situated in the small village of Croxall, Staffordshire. It is a Grade II* listed building.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)