Blackdown

22°COvercast

• Today: 22° / 11° · 66% rain
• Tomorrow: 23° / 16° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:34Sunset 19:30

12h 57m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

25US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Leamington Spa Rugby Road, United Kingdom

23 reported · July 2026▲ 10% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour10
• Violence & sexual offences5
• Criminal damage & arson4
• Vehicle crime2

Neighbourhood team: Warwick Rural East · Warwickshire

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

211 reported road collisions (2024)

46 killed or seriously injured · 261 casualties · 14.2 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

467 food businesses within 2 miles

• 401 rated 4–5 ★ (364 top)
• 13 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Leamington Spa (3.1 km)
• 10 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£372,922 average▲ 4.7% YoY

Across Warwick · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,239 average monthly rent▲ 1.9% YoY

• 1 bed £882
• 2 bed £1,104
• 3 bed £1,328

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

9.7× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 9.7 times median annual pay (9.8× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 140.8p · AppleGreen (11.8 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 146.8p · AppleGreen (11.8 km)

17 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

54 charging locations within ~8 km

• 13 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 300 kW
• Nearest: 52 Binswood Avenue (1.8 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Gyms1
• Swimming pools12
• Sports pitches18
• Playgrounds3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

148,453 residents in Warwick · 525/km²

• Under 16: 17%
• 16–64: 64%
• 65+: 19%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 263 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,462 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (27% of 69,250)

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

66 schools · 23,495 pupils

43 primary · 5 secondary · 18 other

Ofsted: 16 of 17 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (94%)

54inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Warwick

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
• 19 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

189 applications decided

88.9% granted · 168 granted, 21 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Matt Western

Labour

Warwick and Leamington

Source: UK Parliament

Green / Labour coalition

• Lab 7
• Con 5
• LD 9
• Grn 15
• Oth 8

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

• Schools4
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies1
• Parks & greens15

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

8,285 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

60 jobs advertised · £30,339 avg

e.g. Become a Piano Tutor in Blackdown – Flexible & Remote, Become a Personal trainers Tutor in Blackdown – Flexible & Remote, Online Accounting Tutor - Part Time

Source: Adzuna

£934 median full-time weekly pay

2.4% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£30,229 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 · 76,802 certificates

13% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

87% low-carbon electricity

Wind 60% · Gas 14% · Solar 13% · Biomass 10%

65 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 84.2 yrs women · 80.8 yrs men

59% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.5
• Feeling worthwhile7.6
• Happiness yesterday7.2
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4

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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Warwick and Leamington:

• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership442 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Pause housebuilding targets imposed on councils, review and identify local need352 local signatures · 16,962 nationwide
• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership312 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s286 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office280 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide

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

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  Warwickshire Nuffield Hospital · 0.2 km

  Warwickshire Nuffield Hospital is a not-for-profit private hospital situated in the north of Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England.

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  Blackdown, Warwickshire · 0.4 km

  Blackdown is a hamlet and civil parish in the Warwick district of Warwickshire, England. Blackdown is about two miles north of Leamington Spa, between Leamington, Warwick and Kenilworth. According to the 2001 Census,…

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  North Leamington School · 0.6 km

  North Leamington School (NLS) is a mixed, non-selective, comprehensive school for students aged 11 to 18 years located at the northeastern edge of Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England. It is rated as a good school by…

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  Ashow · 0.8 km

  Ashow is a small village and civil parish in the Warwick district of Warwickshire, England, about 2.5 miles (4 km) south-east of central Kenilworth. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 104, inc…

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  Leamington Cricket Club Ground · 1.3 km

  Leamington Cricket Club Ground is a cricket ground in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire.

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  St Mary Magdalene's Church, Lillington · 1.4 km

  St Mary Magdalene's Church, Lillington is the Church of England parish church of Lillington, Warwickshire, a part of Royal Leamington Spa with a population of about 11,000. The church is at the junction of Vicarage Ro…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)