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Baxterley

Baxterley is a village in Warwickshire, England, with a population of around 1,500. It has around 1 restaurant and café, 2 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Atherstone, 2.7 km away. There were around 8 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 Baxterley area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the North Warwickshire area is around the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 65,035 residents at roughly 229 people per km².

Council
North Warwickshire
County
Warwickshire
Constituency
North Warwickshire
Police force
Warwickshire
43/ 100

My Area Score

Mixed

Ranked 194th of 294 English council areas — better than 34% of them.

Low crime64
Home affordability67
Affordable rents64
Good schools1
Life expectancy27
Low deprivation49
Employment59
Low council tax25

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

18°COvercast

  • Today: 20° / 9° · 30% rain
  • Tomorrow: 19° / 11° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:30Sunset 19:35

13h 5m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

26US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Coventry Allesley, United Kingdom

Crime

4 reported · July 2026 33% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences2
  • Other theft1
  • Vehicle crime1

Neighbourhood team: North Warwickshire North · Warwickshire

Local policing priorities

  • Increase police presence in rural areas
  • Reduce motorbike/off-road bike nuisance

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

Road safety

196 reported road collisions (2024)

57 killed or seriously injured · 291 casualties · 30.1 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

46 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 40 rated 4–5 ★ (35 top)
  • 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Atherstone (3.0 km)
  • 2 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Atherstone (3.0 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£270,450 average 2.7% YoY

Across North Warwickshire · to 2026-06

Detached£419,013
Semi-detached£264,500
Terraced£210,047
Flat£136,341

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£978 average monthly rent 5.6% YoY

  • 1 bed £717
  • 2 bed £879
  • 3 bed £1,055

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

Affordability

7.1× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 7.1 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: 160.7p · Asda (9.4 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 147.8p · AppleGreen (10.6 km)

8 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

11 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 300 kW
  • Nearest: 65 Station Street, Atherstone (3.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

65,035 residents in North Warwickshire · 229/km²

  • Under 16: 17%
  • 16–64: 61%
  • 65+: 22%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Around the average in England

Ranked 155 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

3% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,532 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band B (25% of 29,660)

A £1,688
B £1,969
C £2,251
D £2,532
E £3,095
F £3,657
G £4,220
H £5,064

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

Schools

36 schools · 11,352 pupils

24 primary · 5 secondary · 7 other

Ofsted: 10 of 15 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (67%)

32inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics AcademyGood
  • The Polesworth SchoolGood
  • Hartshill AcademyRequires improvement
  • The Coleshill School
  • The Queen Elizabeth Academy

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · North Warwickshire

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

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

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

Planning decisions

78 applications decided

96.2% granted · 75 granted, 3 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Rachel Taylor

Labour

North Warwickshire and Bedworth

Recent votes:

  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Conservative (minority)

  • Lab 11
  • Con 17
  • Ref 2
  • Oth 5

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • Parks & greens2
  • Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

3,280 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

2 jobs advertised

e.g. Online Maths Tutor - Part Time, Online Maths Tutoring Job in Baxterley – Flexible Schedule

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£748 median full-time weekly pay

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

£23,858 disposable income per head (2024)

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

Energy efficiency

40% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 32,591 certificates

15.9% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

Grid electricity

75% low-carbon electricity

Wind 33% · Gas 24% · Biomass 21% · Solar 20%

120 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 82.3 yrs women · 79 yrs men

67% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.6
  • Feeling worthwhile7.8
  • Happiness yesterday7.6
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.8

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

Health services

3 GP surgeries · 5 pharmacies in CV9

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

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

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

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

Notable places nearby

  • Baxterley · 0.3 km

    Baxterley is a small village and civil parish in the North Warwickshire district of Warwickshire in England. According to the 2001 Census, it had a population of 335, reducing to 328 at the 2011 Census, increasing to…

  • Baddesley Ensor · 0.4 km

    Baddesley Ensor is a village and civil parish in the district of North Warwickshire in Warwickshire, England, about three miles west of Atherstone. At the 2021 census, the parish had a population of 1,950. It runs int…

  • Bentley, Warwickshire · 1.4 km

    Bentley is a village and civil parish in the North Warwickshire district of Warwickshire, England, about two miles south-west of Atherstone. According to the 2021 Census it had a population of 150.

  • Bentley Common · 1.6 km

    Bentley Common is a village in Warwickshire, England. For population details see Merevale.

  • St Mary The Church of Our Lady, Merevale · 1.6 km

    St. Mary The Church of Our Lady Merevale, is a historic parish church in Merevale, Warwickshire is known for its Jesse window. Originally, it was part of Merevale Abbey, but now is a Church of England parish church.

  • Merevale · 1.6 km

    Merevale is a small village and civil parish in the North Warwickshire district of the county of Warwickshire in England. Located about one and a half miles west of Atherstone, it is the site of a medieval Cistercian…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Baxterley?
Baxterley is a town in Warwickshire, England, in the North Warwickshire local authority.
How deprived is Baxterley?
The North Warwickshire local authority, which includes Baxterley, is around the average in England on the IoD2019.