Water Orton

16°COvercast

• Today: 17° / 12° · 23% rain
• Tomorrow: 17° / 11° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:29Sunset 19:38

13h 9m of daylight today

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 · Birmingham A4540 Roadside, United Kingdom

97 reported · July 2026▼ 13% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences45
• Criminal damage & arson10
• Burglary9
• Anti-social behaviour8

4 stop & searches · mostly stolen goods

Neighbourhood team: North Warwickshire West · 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)

209 food businesses within 2 miles

• 175 rated 4–5 ★ (136 top)
• 14 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Water Orton (0.5 km)
• 23 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: 136.8p · AppleGreen (10.5 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 143.8p · AppleGreen (10.5 km)

34 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

55 charging locations within ~8 km

• 15 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 300 kW
• Nearest: Pembroke House (1.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Sports pitches9
• Playgrounds5

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
• 9 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)

• Schools6
• GPs & clinics3
• Parks & greens3
• Restaurants & cafés8

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

3,280 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

46 jobs advertised · £39,894 avg

e.g. Delivery Opportunities Near Me? - Deliver with Uber Eats, Online Physics Tutoring Job in Water Orton – Flexible Schedule, Amazon Flex Delivery Driver - Earn £14 - £18 per hour*

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

83% low-carbon electricity

Wind 28% · Solar 26% · Nuclear 20% · Gas 10%

52 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for West 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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  St Peter and St Paul's Church, Water Orton · 0.4 km

  St Peter and St Paul's Church, Water Orton is a Grade II listed Church of England parish church in Water Orton, Warwickshire, England.

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  Water Orton · 0.4 km

  Water Orton is a village and civil parish in the North Warwickshire borough of Warwickshire in the West Midlands, England near the River Tame. It is located between Castle Bromwich and Coleshill, and borders the West…

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  Water Orton railway station · 0.6 km

  Water Orton railway station serves the village of Water Orton in Warwickshire, England. It is owned by Network Rail, and managed by West Midlands Railway. However, no West Midlands Trains stop there; it is only served…

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  Gilson, Warwickshire · 1.3 km

  Gilson is a hamlet in the civil parish of Coleshill, in the North Warwickshire district of Warwickshire, England. It lies between the M42 and the A446, on the B4117 road between the village of Water Orton and the smal…

• Park Hall Academy · 1.5 km

  Park Hall Academy is a mixed secondary school and sixth form located in Castle Bromwich in the West Midlands of England.

• Smith's Wood · 1.6 km

  Smith's Wood is a suburban civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull in the West Midlands of England. It is known best for its schools and ancient woodland. The civil parish has a population of 10,476, acco…

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