Polesworth

16°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 21° / 11° · 79% rain
• Tomorrow: 22° / 16° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:34Sunset 19:31

12h 57m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

30US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Coventry Allesley, United Kingdom

40 reported · July 2026▼ 7% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences13
• Anti-social behaviour9
• Vehicle crime6
• Burglary3

Neighbourhood team: North Warwickshire North · Warwickshire

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

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)

97 food businesses within 2 miles

• 80 rated 4–5 ★ (63 top)
• 3 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Polesworth (0.4 km)
• 17 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£270,450 average▲ 2.7% YoY

Across North Warwickshire · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£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

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

• Cheapest petrol: 161.9p · ESSO (5.3 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 186.9p · Asda (2.9 km)

5 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

20 charging locations within ~8 km

• 11 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 300 kW
• Nearest: Nissan Polesworth Tamworth (0.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches4
• Playgrounds3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

65,035 residents in North Warwickshire · 229/km²

• Under 16: 17%
• 16–64: 61%
• 65+: 22%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

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

£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

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)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · North Warwickshire

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

• Not in the Green Belt
• 18 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

78 applications decided

96.2% granted · 75 granted, 3 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Rachel Taylor

Labour

North Warwickshire and Bedworth

Source: UK Parliament

Conservative (minority)

• Lab 11
• Con 17
• Ref 2
• Oth 5

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

• Schools3
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies1
• Supermarkets1
• Parks & greens5
• Restaurants & cafés5

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

3,280 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

17 jobs advertised · £40,294 avg

e.g. Sign Up as A Delivery Person - Earn With Uber Eats, Be Your Own Boss - Deliver with Uber Eats, Looking For Part-Time Opportunities? - Deliver with Uber Eats

Source: Adzuna

£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

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

89% low-carbon electricity

Wind 56% · Solar 19% · Gas 11% · Biomass 10%

57 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 82.3 yrs women · 79 yrs men

67% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• 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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in North Warwickshire and Bedworth:

• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office493 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s339 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership298 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test260 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth241 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide

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

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  Polesworth Abbey · 0.4 km

  Polesworth Abbey was a Benedictine nunnery in Polesworth, North Warwickshire, England.

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  Polesworth Vicarage · 0.4 km

  Polesworth Vicarage stands adjacent to St Editha's Church in High Street, Polesworth, Warwickshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.

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  Polesworth railway station · 0.4 km

  Polesworth railway station serves the village of Polesworth, in Warwickshire, England. It is situated on the Trent Valley section of the West Coast Main Line. Since 2005, only the northbound platform has been accessib…

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  Pooley Hall · 0.5 km

  Pooley Hall is a manor house built in 1509 on the outskirts of Polesworth, Warwickshire, England. It is a Grade II* listed building and a private residence.

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  Polesworth · 0.9 km

  Polesworth is a large village and civil parish in the North Warwickshire district of Warwickshire, England. It is situated close to the northern tip of the county, adjacent to the border with Staffordshire. It is 3 mi…

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  The Polesworth School · 1.4 km

  The Polesworth School is a coeducational secondary school located in Dordon, near Polesworth, Warwickshire, England. The Headteacher is Maura Favell.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)