Princethorpe
Princethorpe is a town or village in Warwickshire, England, with five bus stops and the nearest railway station being Midgeway, 7.1 km away. There were around 2 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Other theft. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Princethorpe area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Rugby area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 114,362 residents at roughly 326 people per km².
- Council
- Rugby
- County
- Warwickshire
- Constituency
- Kenilworth and Southam
- Police force
- Warwickshire
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 52nd of 294 English council areas — better than 82% 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
8°CCloudy
- Today: 11° / 6° · 36% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:05Sunset 16:33
9h 28m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
30US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Leamington Spa, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 7.0 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.3% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
2 reported · August 2026
- Violence & sexual offences2
Neighbourhood team: Rugby Rural South · Warwickshire
Local policing priorities
- ASB - nuisance bikes
- Burglaries
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
202 reported road collisions (2025)
52 killed or seriously injured · 269 casualties · 17.7 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
12 food businesses within 2 miles
- 9 rated 4–5 ★ (7 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Grotto Halt (7.7 km)
- 5 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Leamington Spa (9.9 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£278,324 average▼ 2.2% YoY
Across Rugby · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,049 average monthly rent▲ 5.4% YoY
- 1 bed £755
- 2 bed £933
- 3 bed £1,123
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
6.9× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 6.9 times median annual pay (7.0× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
1,605 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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 154.9p · BP (10.7 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · BP (10.7 km)
7 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
34 charging locations within ~8 km
- 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 60 kW
- Nearest: Three Horseshoes (0.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Sports pitches9
- Playgrounds2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local news
- Update on local government reorganisation in Warwickshire· 29 Oct 2026
- Rugby Open searches for rising stars of contemporary art· 29 Oct 2026
- Drones set to dazzle at Rugby's Christmas lights switch-on· 27 Oct 2026
- Fly-tipping builder fined £5,000 by magistrates· 27 Oct 2026
- Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day in Rugby· 27 Oct 2026
Source: Rugby Council
Population
114,362 residents in Rugby · 326/km²
- Under 16: 19%
- 16–64: 62%
- 65+: 18%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK8,415
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK6,026
- Net moves+2,389
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in England
Ranked 216 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,483 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band C (24% of 51,990)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
55 schools · 21,506 pupils
37 primary · 8 secondary · 10 other
Ofsted: 20 of 22 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (91%)
46 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Lawrence Sheriff SchoolOutstanding
- Bilton SchoolGood
- Harris Church of England AcademyGood
- Houlton SchoolGood
- Rugby Free Secondary SchoolGood
- Rugby High SchoolGood
- The Avon Valley School and Performing Arts CollegeGood
- Ashlawn School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Rugby
Care & health services
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
Heritage & planning
- Within the Green Belt
- 9 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
108 applications decided
89.8% granted · 97 granted, 11 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Council control
Labour / Liberal Democrat coalition
- Lab 12
- Con 15
- LD 12
- Ref 3
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools2
- Parks & greens4
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,660 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
1 jobs advertised · £11,963 avg
e.g. HR And Recruitment Administrator
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£892 median full-time weekly pay
2.9% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£23,957 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
51% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 53,931 certificates
13.4% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Health
Life expectancy: 84.7 yrs women · 79.7 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Warwickshire): 62.9 women · 63.3 men
74% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.5
- Feeling worthwhile7.8
- Happiness yesterday7.3
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.0
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
5 GP surgeries · 1 pharmacy in CV23
- Revel Surgery
- Brookside Surgery
- Hmp Onley
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Kenilworth and Southam:
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks370 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills246 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND234 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases179 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth171 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
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Princethorpe College · 0.6 kmPrincethorpe College is a Catholic private day school located in Princethorpe, near Rugby, Warwickshire, England. Princethorpe College opened in September 1966 after the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart (MSCs), purcha…
River Itchen, Warwickshire · 1.8 kmThe River Itchen flows through east Warwickshire in England. It is a small river, about 18 miles (29 km) long, and its general course is from south to north.
Eathorpe · 1.9 kmEathorpe is a small village and civil parish five miles east of Leamington Spa, in Warwickshire, England. The parish is part of the electoral ward of Cubbington. It is close to the B4455, which follows the line of the…
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Stretton-on-Dunsmore · 2.0 kmStretton-on-Dunsmore is a village and civil parish in the English county of Warwickshire. Its population in the 2001 Census was recorded as 1,143, rising slightly to 1,159 at the 2011 census, increasing again to 1,175…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Princethorpe?
- Princethorpe is a town in Warwickshire, England, in the Rugby local authority.
- How deprived is Princethorpe?
- The Rugby local authority, which includes Princethorpe, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.