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Kenilworth

Kenilworth is a town in Warwickshire, England, with a population of around 22,413. It has 1 pharmacy and around 12 restaurants and cafés, along with 56 bus stops and Kenilworth railway station 0.1 km away. The average sold house price is around £479,266, and there were around 98 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Kenilworth area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Warwick area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 148,453 residents at roughly 525 people per km².

Council
Warwick
County
Warwickshire
Constituency
Kenilworth and Southam
Police force
Warwickshire
60/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 84th of 294 English council areas — better than 71% of them.

Home affordability31
Affordable rents35
Good schools79
Life expectancy60
Low deprivation83
Employment78
Low council tax43

A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. Scored on 80% of the full weighting — some data isn't available here. See the rankings · methodology

Weather

17°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 22° / 16° · 82% rain
  • Tomorrow: 24° / 15° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:34Sunset 19:30

12h 57m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

18US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Coventry Allesley, United Kingdom

Crime

92 reported · July 2026 3% YoY

  • Anti-social behaviour33
  • Violence & sexual offences17
  • Shoplifting15
  • Public order10

Neighbourhood team: Kenilworth · Warwickshire

Local policing priorities

  • Theft from shops/business crime
  • School parking

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

Road safety

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)

Food hygiene

154 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 126 rated 4–5 ★ (121 top)
  • 5 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Kenilworth (1.0 km)
  • 32 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Kenilworth (1.0 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£372,922 average 4.7% YoY

Across Warwick · to 2026-06

Detached£659,518
Semi-detached£392,262
Terraced£326,045
Flat£216,948

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£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

Affordability

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 140.8p · AppleGreen (8 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 146.8p · AppleGreen (8 km)

21 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

150 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 10 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 300 kW
  • Nearest: Holiday Inn Kenilworth (0.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres3
  • Gyms2
  • Sports pitches29
  • Playgrounds7

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

148,453 residents in Warwick · 525/km²

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the least deprived areas in England

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

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,462 a year · Band D, 2026-27

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

A £1,641
B £1,915
C £2,188
D £2,462
E £3,009
F £3,556
G £4,103
H £4,923

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

Schools

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)

Secondary schools:

  • Kenilworth School and Sixth FormOutstanding
  • Trinity Catholic SchoolRequires improvement
  • Campion School
  • Myton School
  • North Leamington School

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Warwick

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

  • In a conservation area (Kenilworth)
  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 135 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

189 applications decided

88.9% granted · 168 granted, 21 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Sir Jeremy Wright

Conservative

Kenilworth and Southam

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
  • NoDraft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Green / Labour coalition

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

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools8
  • GPs & clinics5
  • Pharmacies2
  • Supermarkets2
  • Parks & greens5
  • Restaurants & cafés49

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

8,285 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

248 jobs advertised · £33,455 avg

e.g. Delivery Opportunities Near Me? - Deliver with Uber Eats, Private Client Paralegal, Looking For Part-Time Opportunities? - Deliver with Uber Eats

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£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

Energy efficiency

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

Grid electricity

81% low-carbon electricity

Wind 40% · Biomass 39% · Gas 17% · Imports 3%

113 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 84.2 yrs women · 80.8 yrs men

59% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Kenilworth and Southam:

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

Notable places nearby

  • St Nicholas Church, Kenilworth · 0.0 km

    St Nicholas Church is a Church of England parish church in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England.

  • St Mary's Abbey, Kenilworth · 0.1 km

    The remains of St Mary's Abbey, of Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England are situated in the grounds of St Nicholas' Church and in an adjacent area of Abbey Fields. Some of its ruins are above ground and some are below gr…

  • Abbey Fields · 0.3 km

    Abbey Fields is a 68-acre (28 ha) park that is found in the centre of Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England. The park was once farmland belonging to St Mary's Abbey, which was dissolved in the middle of the sixteenth cent…

  • Priory Theatre · 0.4 km

    The Priory Theatre is an amateur theatre building and company located in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England. It has 120 seats arranged in a circle and stall layout.

  • The Water Tower, Kenilworth · 0.6 km

    The Water Tower is a building in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England. It is understood that the building was constructed as a windmill in the mid-18th century by Joseph Lee of Warwick, described as Gentlemen and John La…

  • Kenilworth Castle · 0.7 km

    Kenilworth Castle is a castle in the town of Kenilworth in Warwickshire, England, managed by English Heritage; much of it is in ruins. The castle was founded after the Norman Conquest of 1066; with development through…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Kenilworth?
Kenilworth is a town in Warwickshire, England, in the Warwick local authority.
What is the population of Kenilworth?
Kenilworth has an approximate settlement population of 22,413.
How deprived is Kenilworth?
The Warwick local authority, which includes Kenilworth, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.