Birmingham

7°CPartly Cloudy

• Today: 10° / 7° · 16% rain
• Tomorrow: 10° / 6° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:10Sunset 16:30

9h 20m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

19US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Coventry Allesley, United Kingdom

• 7.0 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.2% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

24 reported · August 2026▼ 17% YoY

• Vehicle crime7
• Criminal damage & arson6
• Violence & sexual offences6
• Other theft3

Neighbourhood team: North Warwickshire South · Warwickshire

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

210 reported road collisions (2025)

50 killed or seriously injured · 293 casualties · 32.3 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

148 food businesses within 2 miles

• 124 rated 4–5 ★ (110 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

£268,337 average▲ 2.5% YoY

Across North Warwickshire · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£982 average monthly rent▲ 4.9% YoY

• 1 bed £720
• 2 bed £882
• 3 bed £1,059

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

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

922 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

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

16 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)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK4,387
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK3,522
• Net moves+865

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Around the average in England

Ranked 122 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

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

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£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

35 schools · 11,146 pupils

23 primary · 5 secondary · 7 other

Ofsted: 10 of 14 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (71%)

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

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

581 CQC-registered services

• Care homes172
• GP practices93
• Dentists121
• Homecare agencies143
• Hospitals & hospices18

CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 1 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Warwickshire

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

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

92 applications decided

98.9% granted · 91 granted, 1 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

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)

3,340 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

11,064 jobs advertised · £44,755 avg

e.g. Teaching Assistant - Great Barr Campus, Principal Engineer – Software Assurance, Market Research Field Interviewer Paid per Shift Car Required

Source: Adzuna

£748 median full-time weekly pay

3% 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

54% low-carbon electricity

Gas 42% · Wind 31% · Nuclear 22% · Imports 4%

165 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for West Midlands · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 82.3 yrs women · 79 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Warwickshire): 62.9 women · 63.3 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

3 GP surgeries · 2 pharmacies in B46

• Hazelwood Group Practice
• Satis House
• Apollo Collaborative Pcn Hub

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

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

• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth243 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases237 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND193 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK178 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills142 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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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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