Polesworth

7°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 11° / 6° · 55% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 5° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:08Sunset 16:31

9h 23m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

22US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Coventry Allesley, United Kingdom

• 7.0 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.2% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

35 reported · August 2026▼ 17% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour12
• Violence & sexual offences8
• Criminal damage & arson3
• Burglary2

Neighbourhood team: North Warwickshire North · Warwickshire

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

210 reported road collisions (2025)

50 killed or seriously injured · 293 casualties · 32.3 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

98 food businesses within 2 miles

• 81 rated 4–5 ★ (64 top)
• 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

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

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£268,337 average▲ 2.5% YoY

Across North Warwickshire · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£982 average monthly rent▲ 4.9% YoY

• 1 bed £720
• 2 bed £882
• 3 bed £1,059

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

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

922 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

• Cheapest petrol: 166.7p · Asda (6.1 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 197.7p · Asda (6.1 km)

4 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)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK4,387
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK3,522
• Net moves+865

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

Around the average in England

Ranked 122 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

3% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£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

35 schools · 11,146 pupils

23 primary · 5 secondary · 7 other

Ofsted: 10 of 14 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (71%)

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

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

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

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

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

92 applications decided

98.9% granted · 91 granted, 1 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

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)

3,340 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

4 jobs advertised · £85,629 avg

e.g. HGV Class 1 Driver (Tamworth), Family Lawyer, School Crossing Patrol - The Nethersole CofE Academy

Source: Adzuna

£748 median full-time weekly pay

3% 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

48% low-carbon electricity

Gas 50% · Wind 27% · Biomass 20% · Imports 2%

219 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 82.3 yrs women · 79 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Warwickshire): 62.9 women · 63.3 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

4 GP surgeries · 6 pharmacies in B78

• Pear Tree Surgery
• Dordon & Polesworth Group Practice
• Tamworth Locality Network

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

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

• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth243 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases237 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND193 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK178 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills142 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide

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

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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)