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Barnacle

Barnacle is a town or village in Warwickshire, England. It has four bus stops and Bedworth railway station is 3.9 km away. There were around 7 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence and sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Barnacle area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Rugby area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 114,362 residents at roughly 326 people per km².

Council
Rugby
County
Warwickshire
Constituency
Rugby
Police force
Warwickshire
64/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 50th of 294 English council areas — better than 83% of them.

Low crime77
Home affordability71
Affordable rents74
Good schools62
Life expectancy53
Low deprivation70
Employment59
Low council tax38

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°CPatchy rain nearby

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

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:36Sunset 19:25

12h 49m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

10US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Coventry Allesley, United Kingdom

Crime

7 reported · July 2026 17% YoY

  • Criminal damage & arson2
  • Violence & sexual offences2
  • Anti-social behaviour1
  • Other theft1

Neighbourhood team: Rugby Rural North · Warwickshire

Local policing priorities

  • Anti-Social Behaviour: The Rural North Team has identified an increase in anti-social behaviour (ASB) across parts of their area. This in…
  • Vehicle Related Crime: There has been a slight increase in vehicle-related crime across the Rural North area, including theft from motor…

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

Road safety

225 reported road collisions (2024)

60 killed or seriously injured · 310 casualties · 19.7 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

75 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 63 rated 4–5 ★ (60 top)
  • 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Bedworth (4.0 km)
  • 2 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Bedworth (4.0 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£276,208 average 0.2% YoY

Across Rugby · to 2026-06

Detached£454,537
Semi-detached£277,640
Terraced£216,348
Flat£127,127

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,046 average monthly rent 5.4% YoY

  • 1 bed £753
  • 2 bed £930
  • 3 bed £1,120

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

Affordability

6.9× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 6.9 times median annual pay (7.0× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 138.8p · AppleGreen (8.7 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 144.8p · AppleGreen (8.7 km)

27 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

150 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 14 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 150 kW
  • Nearest: Tesco Extra-Coventry Cross Point (2.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches2
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local news

Population

114,362 residents in Rugby · 326/km²

  • Under 16: 19%
  • 16–64: 62%
  • 65+: 18%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 222 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,483 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (24% of 51,990)

A £1,655
B £1,931
C £2,207
D £2,483
E £3,035
F £3,587
G £4,138
H £4,966

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

Schools

55 schools · 21,622 pupils

37 primary · 8 secondary · 10 other

Ofsted: 20 of 22 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (91%)

47inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Lawrence Sheriff SchoolOutstanding
  • Bilton SchoolGood
  • Harris Church of England AcademyGood
  • Houlton SchoolGood
  • Rugby Free Secondary SchoolGood
  • Rugby High SchoolGood
  • The Avon Valley School and Performing Arts CollegeGood
  • Ashlawn School

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Rugby

Care & health services

580 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes174
  • GP practices91
  • Dentists120
  • Homecare agencies143
  • Hospitals & hospices18

CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · Warwickshire

Heritage & planning

  • Within the Green Belt
  • 8 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

96 applications decided

90.6% granted · 87 granted, 9 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Council control

Labour / Liberal Democrat coalition

  • Lab 12
  • Con 15
  • LD 12
  • Ref 3

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

Amenities nearby

Amenity data is being compiled for this area.

Local businesses

5,515 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

5 jobs advertised · £26,436 avg

e.g. Become a Economics Tutor in Barnacle – Flexible & Remote, Online Maths Tutoring Job in Barnacle – Flexible Schedule, Warehouse / Supervisor

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£892 median full-time weekly pay

2.9% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£23,957 disposable income per head (2024)

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

Energy efficiency

51% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 53,931 certificates

13.4% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

Health

Life expectancy: 84.7 yrs women · 79.7 yrs men

74% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.5
  • Feeling worthwhile7.8
  • Happiness yesterday7.3
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.0

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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Rugby:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Shilton and Barnacle · 0.4 km

    Shilton and Barnacle is a civil parish in the Borough of Rugby in Warwickshire, England. It consists of the village of Shilton, and the nearby hamlet of Barnacle. In the 2001 census it had a population of 826, increas…

  • Barnacle, Warwickshire · 0.7 km

    Barnacle is a hamlet in the county of Warwickshire, England, in the civil parish of Shilton and Barnacle. Historically it was divided between the parishes of Shilton and Bulkington.

  • Ansty Hall · 1.0 km

    Ansty Hall is a 17th-century country house, located in the village of Ansty, and near Coventry and Rugby, Warwickshire, which is now a four star hotel operated by Exclusive Hotels. It is a Grade II* listed building su…

  • Shilton railway station · 1.1 km

    Shilton railway station was a railway station serving Shilton in the English county of Warwickshire, on the Trent Valley Line of the LNWR.

  • Ansty, Warwickshire · 1.2 km

    Ansty is a village and civil parish in the Rugby Borough of Warwickshire, England, about 5 miles (8 km) northeast of Coventry city centre and 7 miles (13 km) south of Hinckley. Ansty is on the B4065, which used to be…

  • Shilton, Warwickshire · 1.2 km

    Shilton is a village in the civil parish of Shilton and Barnacle in the English county of Warwickshire. The village is about 5.5 miles (8.9 km) northeast of Coventry on the B4065 road and at a crossroads with the B40…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Barnacle?
Barnacle is a town in Warwickshire, England, in the Rugby local authority.
How deprived is Barnacle?
The Rugby local authority, which includes Barnacle, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.