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Leek Wootton

Leek Wootton is a village in Warwickshire, England, with a population of around 1,017. It has around 1 school, 2 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Kenilworth, 2.8 km away. There were around 3 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 Leek Wootton 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

18°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 22° / 17° · 83% rain
  • Tomorrow: 24° / 16° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:35Sunset 19:28

12h 53m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

15US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Leamington Spa Rugby Road, United Kingdom

Crime

10 reported · July 2026 29% YoY

  • Anti-social behaviour6
  • Violence & sexual offences3
  • Other theft1

Neighbourhood team: Warwick Rural West · Warwickshire

Local policing priorities

  • Burglary residential
  • Vehicle crime

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

164 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 135 rated 4–5 ★ (130 top)
  • 5 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Kenilworth (2.8 km)
  • 2 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Kenilworth (2.8 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 (11.4 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 146.8p · AppleGreen (11.4 km)

14 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

53 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 14 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 300 kW
  • Nearest: EVC The Warwickshire (0.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Swimming pools3
  • Sports pitches8
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds2

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 (Leek Wootton)
  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 25 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

  • Schools2
  • Parks & greens2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

8,285 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

16 jobs advertised · £28,532 avg

e.g. Online Russian Tutoring Job in Leek Wootton – Flexible Schedule, Online Guitar Tutoring Job in Leek Wootton – Flexible Schedule, Become a Spanish Tutor in Leek Wootton – Flexible & Remote

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

40% low-carbon electricity

Gas 54% · Biomass 33% · Imports 5% · Wind 5%

253 gCO₂/kWh · very high 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

  • Leek Wootton · 0.1 km

    Leek Wootton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Leek Wootton and Guy's Cliffe, in the Warwick district, in the county of Warwickshire, England, approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Kenilwort…

  • Wootton bridge collapse · 0.8 km

    The Wootton bridge collapse occurred on 11 June 1861, when the rail bridge over the road between Leek Wootton and Hill Wootton in Warwickshire collapsed under the weight of a passing goods train on the line between Le…

  • Leek Wootton and Guy's Cliffe · 1.0 km

    Leek Wootton & Guy's Cliffe is a civil parish in the Warwick District of Warwickshire, England. It was created when the smallest parish in England, Guy's Cliffe, was merged with Leek Wootton on 1 April 1986, and incl…

  • Old Milverton · 1.7 km

    Old Milverton is a village east of Warwick and north west of Leamington Spa in Warwickshire, England, and situated in a bend of the River Avon. The population as taken at the 2011 census was 319.

  • Warwick International School of Riding · 1.8 km

    The Warwick International School of Riding is a school of equitation (horsemanship), located just north of Warwick, Warwickshire, England. The school caters to an international clientele of riders in the disciplines…

  • Saxon Mill · 1.8 km

    The Saxon Mill is a former watermill, miller's house, and warehouse at Guy's Cliffe, in Warwickshire, England. It is situiated on the Coventry Road (A429) about one mile northeast of the town of Warwick. It is now a r…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Leek Wootton?
Leek Wootton is a town in Warwickshire, England, in the Warwick local authority.
What is the population of Leek Wootton?
Leek Wootton has an approximate settlement population of 1,017.
How deprived is Leek Wootton?
The Warwick local authority, which includes Leek Wootton, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.