Birmingham

15°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 19° / 13° · 17% rain
• Tomorrow: 22° / 12° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:31Sunset 19:36

13h 5m 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 · Coventry Allesley, United Kingdom

23 reported · July 2026▲ 5% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences6
• Criminal damage & arson5
• Other theft4
• Public order3

Neighbourhood team: North Warwickshire South · Warwickshire

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

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)

149 food businesses within 2 miles

• 122 rated 4–5 ★ (108 top)
• 9 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Birmingham International (1.9 km)
• 4 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£270,450 average▲ 2.7% YoY

Across North Warwickshire · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£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

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

• Cheapest petrol: 139.8p · AppleGreen (10.8 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 143.8p · AppleGreen (10.1 km)

29 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

62 charging locations within ~8 km

• 15 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 300 kW
• Nearest: Holiday Inn Express (0.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

65,035 residents in North Warwickshire · 229/km²

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

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

£2,532 a year · Band D, 2026-27

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

78 applications decided

96.2% granted · 75 granted, 3 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Rachel Taylor

Labour

North Warwickshire and Bedworth

Source: UK Parliament

Conservative (minority)

• Lab 11
• Con 17
• Ref 2
• Oth 5

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

• Parks & greens1
• Restaurants & cafés8

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

3,280 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

12,764 jobs advertised · £43,919 avg

e.g. Roadside Vehicle Technician, Electrical Supervisor, Amazon Now E-Bike Delivery Partner - Earn £13 - £15 per hour*

Source: Adzuna

£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

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

84% low-carbon electricity

Wind 64% · Nuclear 15% · Gas 12% · Biomass 4%

51 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for West Midlands · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 82.3 yrs women · 79 yrs men

67% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• 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

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

• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office493 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s339 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership298 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test260 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth241 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide

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

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  Birmingham Interchange · 1.1 km

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  Birmingham Business Park · 1.2 km

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  Bp pulse LIVE · 1.4 km

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  UK Games Expo · 1.4 km

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  NHS Nightingale Hospital Birmingham · 1.4 km

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  National Exhibition Centre · 1.4 km

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