Kings Coughton

8°CClear

• Today: 11° / 6° · 10% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:04Sunset 16:37

9h 32m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

23US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Birmingham A4540 Roadside, United Kingdom

• 6.5 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 4.8% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

62 reported · August 2026▲ 32% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences27
• Anti-social behaviour17
• Shoplifting10
• Criminal damage & arson3

Neighbourhood team: Alcester South · Warwickshire

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

275 reported road collisions (2025)

90 killed or seriously injured · 352 casualties · 20.4 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

66 food businesses within 2 miles

• 59 rated 4–5 ★ (51 top)
• 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Hillers Halt (5.1 km)
• 4 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£396,711 average▲ 1.3% YoY

Across Stratford-on-Avon · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,149 average monthly rent▲ 6% YoY

• 1 bed £816
• 2 bed £1,020
• 3 bed £1,267

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

7.5× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 7.5 times median annual pay (8.0× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

2,157 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

7 charging locations within ~8 km

• 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 75 kW
• Nearest: Kings Court Hotel (0.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Swimming pools2
• Sports pitches12
• Playgrounds5

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

134,725 residents in Stratford-on-Avon · 138/km²

• Under 16: 16%
• 16–64: 58%
• 65+: 25%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK10,489
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK7,501
• Net moves+2,988

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

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 246 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,484 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (28% of 67,350)

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

74 schools · 21,547 pupils

55 primary · 11 secondary · 8 other

Ofsted: 23 of 28 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (82%)

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

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Stratford-on-Avon

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
• 113 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

337 applications decided

91.7% granted · 309 granted, 28 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Manuela Perteghella

Liberal Democrat

Stratford-on-Avon

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat majority

• Con 10
• LD 24
• Grn 3
• Ref 2
• Oth 2

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

• Schools5
• Supermarkets1
• Parks & greens10
• Restaurants & cafés4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

9,130 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

1 jobs advertised · £26,436 avg

e.g. Kitchen Assistant - The Moat House Inn

Source: Adzuna

£818 median full-time weekly pay

2.2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£32,950 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

49% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: C · 78,626 certificates

14.9% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

51% low-carbon electricity

Gas 45% · Wind 24% · Nuclear 22% · Biomass 5%

182 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for West Midlands · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 85.5 yrs women · 82 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Warwickshire): 62.9 women · 63.3 men

61% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.7
• Feeling worthwhile7.8
• Happiness yesterday7.6
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3

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

2 GP surgeries · 3 pharmacies in B49

• Alcester Health Centre
• The Arrow Surgery

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Stratford-on-Avon:

• Ensure people whose parent had breast cancer under 45 can access genetic testing490 local signatures · 16,354 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks313 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills272 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth176 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Stop a single Minister having the final say on national infrastructure projects171 local signatures · 15,667 nationwide

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

• River Arrow Nature Reserve · 0.8 km

  River Arrow Nature Reserve is a local nature reserve located alongside the River Arrow in Alcester, Warwickshire, England. Established by Stratford-on-Avon District Council and English Nature, the reserve aims to be…

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  Alcester Grammar School · 1.1 km

  Alcester Grammar School (AGS) is a co-educational 11-18 maintained selective grammar school, situated in Alcester, Warwickshire, England. On 1 April 2011, Alcester Grammar School became the first school in south Warwi…

• Alcester Abbey · 1.2 km

  Alcester Abbey was a Benedictine monastery in Alcester, Warwickshire in England, founded in 1138 by the Botellers of Oversley, Warwickshire. Its many endowments included the Chapel of St. James and St. Peter, near Sha…

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  Alcester railway station · 1.2 km

  Alcester was a railway station serving Alcester in the English county of Warwickshire.

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  St Peter and St Paul and St Elizabeth Catholic Church, Coughton · 1.6 km

  St Peter and St Paul and St Elizabeth Catholic Church is a Catholic church built between 1851 and 1853 by the Throckmorton family in the grounds of their family home, Coughton Court. The church was commissioned by Sir…

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  St Benedict's Catholic High School, Alcester · 1.6 km

  St Benedict's Catholic High School is a co-educational Roman Catholic secondary school and sixth form. It is located in Alcester in the English county of Warwickshire. The school is named after Saint Benedict of Nursi…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)