Over Whitacre
Over Whitacre is a town or village in Warwickshire, England. It has 1 bus stop and the nearest railway station is Coleshill Parkway, 5.9 km away. In June 2026, there were around 2 recorded street crimes, 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 Over Whitacre area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the North Warwickshire area is around the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 65,035 residents at roughly 229 people per km².
- Council
- North Warwickshire
- County
- Warwickshire
- Constituency
- Nuneaton
- Police force
- Warwickshire
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 194th of 294 English council areas — better than 34% 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
17°CPartly Cloudy
- Today: 22° / 16° · 81% 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
13US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Coventry Allesley, United Kingdom
Crime
1 reported · July 2026▼ 50% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences1
Neighbourhood team: North Warwickshire East · Warwickshire
Local policing priorities
- Anti-social behaviour in Atherstone
- Anti-social behaviour in Hartshill area
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
196 reported road collisions (2024)
57 killed or seriously injured · 291 casualties · 30.1 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
10 food businesses within 2 miles
- 10 rated 4–5 ★ (8 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Coleshill Parkway (5.6 km)
- 5 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Coleshill Parkway (5.7 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£270,450 average▲ 2.7% YoY
Across North Warwickshire · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£978 average monthly rent▲ 5.6% YoY
- 1 bed £717
- 2 bed £879
- 3 bed £1,055
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
7.1× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 7.1 times median annual pay (7.0× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 155.9p · Esso (9.4 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 147.8p · AppleGreen (10.2 km)
15 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
11 charging locations within ~8 km
- 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 125 kW
- Nearest: Coleshill Park and Ride / Coleshill Parkway Railway Station (5.7 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools2
- Sports pitches2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
65,035 residents in North Warwickshire · 229/km²
- Under 16: 17%
- 16–64: 61%
- 65+: 22%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Around the average in England
Ranked 155 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
3% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,532 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band B (25% of 29,660)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
36 schools · 11,352 pupils
24 primary · 5 secondary · 7 other
Ofsted: 10 of 15 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (67%)
32inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics AcademyGood
- The Polesworth SchoolGood
- Hartshill AcademyRequires improvement
- The Coleshill School
- The Queen Elizabeth Academy
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · North Warwickshire
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
- Within the Green Belt
- 52 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
78 applications decided
96.2% granted · 75 granted, 3 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Council control
Conservative (minority)
- Lab 11
- Con 17
- Ref 2
- Oth 5
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
Local businesses
3,280 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
5 jobs advertised
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Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£748 median full-time weekly pay
2.9% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£23,858 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
40% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 32,591 certificates
15.9% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Health
Life expectancy: 82.3 yrs women · 79 yrs men
67% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.6
- Feeling worthwhile7.8
- Happiness yesterday7.6
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.8
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Nuneaton:
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office385 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s350 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership342 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth262 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test227 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
- Over Whitacre · 0.2 km
Over Whitacre is a village and civil parish containing the hamlets of Botts Green, Furnace End and Monwode Lea in North Warwickshire, Warwickshire, England. The population of the parish at the 2021 census was 407. It…
Furnace End · 0.7 kmFurnace End is a large hamlet in the civil parish of Over Whitacre, and in the North Warwickshire district of Warwickshire, England. It is on the B4114 where the road intersects with the B4098 approximately midway bet…
- Shustoke railway station · 1.1 km
Shustoke was a railway station on what is now the Birmingham to Peterborough Line between Whitacre Junction and Arley and Fillongley.
Daw Mill · 1.3 kmDaw Mill was a coal mine located near the village of Arley, near Nuneaton, in the English county of Warwickshire. The mine was Britain's biggest coal producer. It closed in 2013 following a major fire. It was the last…
Botts Green · 1.7 kmBotts Green is a hamlet and green in the North Warwickshire district of the county of Warwickshire in England. It is located close to Whitacre Heath, Coleshill and Kingsbury. Population details can be found under Neth…
- Ballard's Green · 1.9 km
Ballard's Green is a village in Warwickshire, England. Population details may be found under Over Whitacre.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Over Whitacre?
- Over Whitacre is a town in Warwickshire, England, in the North Warwickshire local authority.
- How deprived is Over Whitacre?
- The North Warwickshire local authority, which includes Over Whitacre, is around the average in England on the IoD2019.