Knowle and Dorridge

22°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 22° / 16° · 66% rain
• Tomorrow: 24° / 16° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:36Sunset 19:29

12h 53m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

13US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Birmingham A4540 Roadside, United Kingdom

26 reported · July 2026

• Violence & sexual offences9
• Public order5
• Other theft4
• Anti-social behaviour3

Neighbourhood team: Warwick Rural West · 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)

95 food businesses within 2 miles

• 84 rated 4–5 ★ (73 top)
• 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Dorridge (1.4 km)
• 0 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: 157.9p · Esso (10.3 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 143.8p · AppleGreen (11.5 km)

20 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

29 charging locations within ~8 km

• 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 60 kW
• Nearest: Forest Rd (1.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Gyms1
• Swimming pools22
• Sports pitches16
• Playgrounds4

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
• 18 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

Sir Jeremy Wright

Conservative

Kenilworth and Southam

Source: UK Parliament

Green / Labour coalition

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

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

• Schools1
• GPs & clinics2
• Pharmacies1
• Supermarkets1
• Parks & greens6
• Restaurants & cafés10

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

8,285 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

£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

40% low-carbon electricity

Gas 56% · Solar 19% · Nuclear 14% · Imports 4%

225 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for West 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 Kenilworth and Southam:

• Pause housebuilding targets imposed on councils, review and identify local need1,355 local signatures · 16,962 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership447 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership361 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office321 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test293 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide

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

• Knowle and Dorridge rail crash · 1.2 km

  The Knowle and Dorridge rail crash was a fatal rail crash that occurred at Dorridge railway station in Warwickshire, England, on 15 August 1963. Three people died in the crash after a signalman's error routed a small…

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  Dorridge railway station · 1.4 km

  Dorridge railway station serves the large village of Dorridge in the West Midlands of England. The station is served by Chiltern Railways, who manage the station, and also by West Midlands Trains. It is situated 10+1⁄…

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  Dorridge · 1.5 km

  Dorridge is a large village in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull in the West Midlands (county), England. Historically part of the historic county of Warwickshire, the village is encompassed within the electoral war…

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  Packwood, England · 1.8 km

  Packwood is a medieval settlement and former civil parish of 1760 acres, now in the counties of the West Midlands and Warwickshire, England. In 1194 the ownership of Packwood estate was disputed between the Bishop of…

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  Arden Academy · 2.2 km

  Arden Academy is a ten form entry mixed comprehensive secondary school with academy status It was re-designated as an 11-18 school in September 2008. Arden is situated in the village of Knowle, three miles from Solihu…

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  Packwood House · 2.2 km

  Packwood House is a timber-framed Tudor manor house in Packwood on the Solihull border near Lapworth, Warwickshire. Owned by the National Trust since 1941, the house is a Grade I listed building. It has a wealth of ta…

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