Hawkesbury
Hawkesbury is a village in Warwickshire, England, with a population of around 1,200. It has around 1 pharmacy, 11 restaurants and cafés, 30 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Coventry Arena, 2.1 km away. There were around 160 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Shoplifting. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Hawkesbury area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Nuneaton and Bedworth area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 134,197 residents at roughly 1,700 people per km².
- Council
- Nuneaton and Bedworth
- County
- Warwickshire
- Constituency
- North Warwickshire
- Police force
- Warwickshire
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 223rd of 294 English council areas — better than 24% of them.
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
13°CCloudy
- Today: 14° / 7° · 21% rain
- Tomorrow: 12° / 5° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:00Sunset 16:38
9h 38m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
63US AQI · Moderate
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Coventry Allesley, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 7.2 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.4% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
116 reported · August 2026▼ 13% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences42
- Vehicle crime16
- Anti-social behaviour14
- Criminal damage & arson11
Neighbourhood team: Bedworth East · Warwickshire
Local policing priorities
- Retail Crime and Prolific Offender Management
- Anti-Social Behaviour
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
173 reported road collisions (2025)
40 killed or seriously injured · 215 casualties · 12.9 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
370 food businesses within 2 miles
- 313 rated 4–5 ★ (266 top)
- 11 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Coventry Arena (2.1 km)
- 30 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Coventry Arena (2.1 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£226,730 average▼ 0.2% YoY
Across Nuneaton and Bedworth · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£925 average monthly rent▲ 3.4% YoY
- 1 bed £655
- 2 bed £837
- 3 bed £1,014
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
7.1× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 7.1 times median annual pay (7.4× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
1,699 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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 138.8p · AppleGreen (9.2 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 144.8p · AppleGreen (9.2 km)
12 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
150 charging locations within ~8 km
- 16 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: Loades Ecoparc (0.6 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres2
- Sports pitches5
- Playgrounds5
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local news
- Enjoy a Victorian-themed half-term at Nuneaton Museum & Art Gallery· 27 Oct 2026
- New Council homes honour Exhall mining disaster survivor· 6 Oct 2026
- Nominations for Civic Honours now open· 5 Oct 2026
- Life in Elizabeth I’s reign: A free family event· 2 Oct 2026
- Local businesses connect with industry leaders at successful Nuneaton and Bedworth business event· 2 Oct 2026
Source: Nuneaton and Bedworth Council
Population
134,197 residents in Nuneaton and Bedworth · 1,700/km²
- Under 16: 19%
- 16–64: 62%
- 65+: 19%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK8,597
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK6,606
- Net moves+1,991
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
More deprived than the average in England
Ranked 88 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
8% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,502 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (34% of 61,560)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
55 schools · 20,300 pupils
35 primary · 8 secondary · 12 other
Ofsted: 21 of 24 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (88%)
50 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- George Eliot AcademyGood
- Nicholas Chamberlaine SchoolGood
- Nuneaton AcademyInadequate
- Ash Green School
- Etone College
- Higham Lane North Academy
- Higham Lane School
- St Thomas More Catholic Academy and Sixth Form College
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Nuneaton and Bedworth
Care & health services
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
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 11 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
65 applications decided
90.8% granted · 59 granted, 6 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Rachel Taylor
Labour
North Warwickshire and Bedworth
Recent votes:
- AyeDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
- AyeWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- AyeDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
- AyeDraft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Reform UK (minority)
- Lab 10
- Con 9
- Grn 3
- Ref 16
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools6
- GPs & clinics2
- Pharmacies1
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens17
- Restaurants & cafés13
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,370 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Local economy
£689 median full-time weekly pay
4.3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£20,856 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
42% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 60,769 certificates
14.4% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
47% low-carbon electricity
Gas 48% · Biomass 40% · Imports 5% · Nuclear 4%
236 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity
Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 82.1 yrs women · 79 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Warwickshire): 62.9 women · 63.3 men
72% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction6.8
- Feeling worthwhile7.1
- Happiness yesterday7.0
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.9
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
25 GP surgeries · 24 pharmacies in CV6
- Park Leys Medical Practice
- Longford Primary Care Centre
- The Gables Medicentre
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
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
Notable places nearby
- Hawkesbury, Warwickshire · 0.2 km
Hawkesbury or Hawkesbury Village is a village in the Nuneaton and Bedworth district of Warwickshire, England. It lies between Coventry and Bedworth. In 2021 it had a population of 2,290.
Hawkesbury Junction · 0.3 kmHawkesbury Junction or Sutton Stop is a canal junction in England, at the northern limit of the Oxford Canal where it meets the Coventry Canal, near Hawkesbury Village, Warwickshire, between Bedworth and Coventry. The…
Hawkesbury Lane railway station · 0.3 kmHawkesbury Lane was a railway station on the Coventry to Nuneaton Line, which served the village of Hawkesbury, just north of Coventry and south of Bedworth. It opened along with the line in 1850, and was closed in 19…
- Coventry power stations · 0.5 km
The two Coventry power stations supplied electricity to the county borough of Coventry and the wider Warwickshire area from 1895 to 1976. They were owned and operated by Coventry Corporation until the nationalisation…
- Foxford Community School · 0.9 km
Foxford Community School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in the Longford area of Coventry, West Midlands, England.
Exhall · 1.2 kmExhall is a suburban village in the Nuneaton and Bedworth borough in Warwickshire, England. It forms part of the Coventry and Bedworth urban area and is contiguous with the Coventry suburb of Longford and the village…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Hawkesbury?
- Hawkesbury is a town in Warwickshire, England, in the Nuneaton and Bedworth local authority.
- How deprived is Hawkesbury?
- The Nuneaton and Bedworth local authority, which includes Hawkesbury, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.