Shipston-on-Stour

7°COvercast

• Today: 9° / 6° · 25% rain
• Tomorrow: 9° / 6° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

19US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Leamington Spa, United Kingdom

• 6.5 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 4.8% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

29 reported · August 2026▲ 7% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour11
• Other theft6
• Violence & sexual offences5
• Public order3

Neighbourhood team: Shipston · Warwickshire

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

275 reported road collisions (2025)

90 killed or seriously injured · 352 casualties · 20.4 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

44 food businesses within 2 miles

• 39 rated 4–5 ★ (34 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• 18 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£396,711 average▲ 1.3% YoY

Across Stratford-on-Avon · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,149 average monthly rent▲ 6% YoY

• 1 bed £816
• 2 bed £1,020
• 3 bed £1,267

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

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

2,157 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: 174.9p · Asda (10.1 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 199.9p · Asda (10.1 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

3 charging locations within ~8 km

• 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: Feldon Valley (5.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres2
• Swimming pools3
• Sports pitches15
• Playgrounds13

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

134,725 residents in Stratford-on-Avon · 138/km²

• Under 16: 16%
• 16–64: 58%
• 65+: 25%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK10,489
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK7,501
• Net moves+2,988

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

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 246 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£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

74 schools · 21,547 pupils

55 primary · 11 secondary · 8 other

Ofsted: 23 of 28 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (82%)

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

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Stratford-on-Avon

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
• 98 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

337 applications decided

91.7% granted · 309 granted, 28 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Manuela Perteghella

Liberal Democrat

Stratford-on-Avon

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat majority

• Con 10
• LD 24
• Grn 3
• Ref 2
• Oth 2

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

• Schools2
• GPs & clinics2
• Pharmacies1
• Supermarkets1
• Parks & greens14
• Restaurants & cafés11

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

9,130 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

26 jobs advertised · £30,493 avg

e.g. Junior Sous Chef, Nursery Practitioner - Early Years Practitioner, Grounds Maintenance Operative

Source: Adzuna

£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

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

54% low-carbon electricity

Gas 42% · Wind 31% · Nuclear 22% · Imports 4%

165 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for West Midlands · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 85.5 yrs women · 82 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Warwickshire): 62.9 women · 63.3 men

61% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• 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

1 GP surgery · 2 pharmacies in CV36

• Shipston Medical Centre

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Stratford-on-Avon:

• Ensure people whose parent had breast cancer under 45 can access genetic testing490 local signatures · 16,354 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks313 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills272 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth176 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Stop a single Minister having the final say on national infrastructure projects171 local signatures · 15,667 nationwide

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

• Shipston High School · 0.4 km

  Shipston High School is a coeducational secondary school with academy status in Shipston-on-Stour in Warwickshire, England. It is situated in the North West of the town and has strong links with the community. In rece…

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  Shipston-on-Stour · 0.5 km

  Shipston-on-Stour is a town and civil parish in the Stratford-on-Avon District in southern Warwickshire, England. It is located on the banks of the River Stour, 9 miles (15 km) south-southeast of Stratford-upon-Avon,…

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  Ellen Badger Hospital · 0.6 km

  The Ellen Badger is a small community NHS hospital located within the town of Shipston-on-Stour in Warwickshire, England. It is operated by South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust.

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  Willington, Warwickshire · 1.4 km

  Willington is a village in Warwickshire, England. Population details are included within Barcheston. The origin of the place-name is from Old English tun of Wulfāf's people. It appears as Ullavintone in the Domesday B…

• Shipston-on-Stour Rural District · 2.0 km

  Shipston on Stour was a rural district in England from 1894 to 1974.

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  Evolution of Worcestershire county boundaries since 1844 · 2.0 km

  The administrative boundaries of Worcestershire, England have been fluid for over 150 years since the first major changes in 1844. There were many detached parts of Worcestershire in the surrounding counties, and conv…

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