Priors Hardwick
Priors Hardwick is a village in Warwickshire, England, with a population of around 1,000. It has around 1 restaurant or café and 3 bus stops. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Priors Hardwick area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Stratford-on-Avon area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 134,725 residents at roughly 138 people per km².
- Council
- Stratford-on-Avon
- County
- Warwickshire
- Constituency
- Kenilworth and Southam
- Police force
- Warwickshire
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 46th of 294 English council areas — better than 84% of them.
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
16°CSunny
- Today: 17° / 11° · 21% rain
- Tomorrow: 18° / 10° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:28Sunset 19:36
13h 8m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
27US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Leamington Spa, United Kingdom
Crime
Road safety
262 reported road collisions (2024)
75 killed or seriously injured · 352 casualties · 19.4 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
12 food businesses within 2 miles
- 11 rated 4–5 ★ (8 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- 3 bus stops within ~½ mile
Source: OpenStreetMap
House prices
£392,574 average▲ 1.4% YoY
Across Stratford-on-Avon · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,143 average monthly rent▲ 5.5% YoY
- 1 bed £811
- 2 bed £1,015
- 3 bed £1,261
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
7.5× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 7.5 times median annual pay (8.0× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 171.9p · Asda (10.4 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 191.9p · Asda (10.4 km)
1 station within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
9 charging locations within ~8 km
- 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 60 kW
- Nearest: Hellidon Lakes Golf & Spa Hotel (4.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
134,725 residents in Stratford-on-Avon · 138/km²
- Under 16: 16%
- 16–64: 58%
- 65+: 25%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Among the least deprived areas in England
Ranked 259 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,484 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band C (28% of 67,350)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
75 schools · 21,560 pupils
56 primary · 11 secondary · 8 other
Ofsted: 23 of 28 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (82%)
69inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Alcester Grammar SchoolOutstanding
- King Edward VI SchoolOutstanding
- Southam CollegeOutstanding
- Stratford Girls' Grammar SchoolOutstanding
- Studley High SchoolOutstanding
- Alcester AcademyGood
- Shipston High SchoolGood
- St Benedict's Catholic High SchoolGood
- Henley In Arden School
- Kineton High School
- Stratford Upon Avon School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Stratford-on-Avon
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
- Not in the Green Belt
- 21 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
285 applications decided
94% granted · 268 granted, 17 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Sir Jeremy Wright
Conservative
Kenilworth and Southam
Recent votes:
- NoDraft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots
- NoDraft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026
- AyePublic Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19
- AyeImmigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Liberal Democrat majority
- Con 10
- LD 24
- Grn 3
- Ref 2
- Oth 2
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
9,065 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
5 jobs advertised
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Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£818 median full-time weekly pay
2.2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£32,950 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
49% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: C · 78,626 certificates
14.9% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
59% low-carbon electricity
Gas 38% · Wind 25% · Biomass 19% · Solar 15%
173 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity
Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 85.5 yrs women · 82 yrs men
61% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.7
- Feeling worthwhile7.8
- Happiness yesterday7.6
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Kenilworth and Southam:
- Pause housebuilding targets imposed on councils, review and identify local need1,355 local signatures · 16,962 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership447 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership361 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office321 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test293 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Priors Hardwick · 0.3 kmPriors Hardwick is a village and civil parish in the Stratford district of Warwickshire, England. The population of the civil parish as taken at the 2011 census was 172. The name derives from the fact that it was orig…
Stoneton · 1.0 kmStoneton is a hamlet, civil parish and manor in Warwickshire, England. It lies just to the northeast of Wormleighton. It was documented in the Domesday Book. From the late 15th century onwards the wealthy Spencer fami…
- Priors Marston · 2.2 km
Priors Marston is a village and civil parish in the Stratford-on-Avon District of Warwickshire, England, 6 miles (9.7 km) southeast of Southam. The Oxford Canal and Jurassic Way both run nearby. According to the 2001…
Upper Boddington · 2.7 kmUpper Boddington is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Boddington, in West Northamptonshire, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 198. On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merge…
St Peter's Church, Wormleighton · 2.9 kmSt Peter's Church is an Anglican church in the village of Wormleighton, in Warwickshire, England. It is in the Diocese of Coventry and in the Bridges group of parishes. The building, dating from the 12th century and l…
Wormleighton · 3.0 kmWormleighton is a village in Warwickshire, England. It sits on Wormleighton Hill overlooking the River Cherwell. The population taken at the 2011 census was 183.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Priors Hardwick?
- Priors Hardwick is a town in Warwickshire, England, in the Stratford-on-Avon local authority.
- How deprived is Priors Hardwick?
- The Stratford-on-Avon local authority, which includes Priors Hardwick, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.