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Whitacre Heath

Whitacre Heath is a village in Warwickshire, England, with a population of around 2,000. There are two bus stops serving the area, and the nearest railway station is Coleshill Parkway, 2.6 km away. There were around 5 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly vehicle crime. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Whitacre Heath area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the North Warwickshire area is around the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 65,035 residents at roughly 229 people per km².

Council
North Warwickshire
County
Warwickshire
Constituency
North Warwickshire
Police force
Warwickshire
43/ 100

My Area Score

Mixed

Ranked 194th of 294 English council areas — better than 34% of them.

Low crime64
Home affordability67
Affordable rents64
Good schools1
Life expectancy27
Low deprivation49
Employment59
Low council tax25

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

16°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 20° / 10° · 25% rain
  • Tomorrow: 20° / 13° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:31Sunset 19:36

13h 5m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

24US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Coventry Allesley, United Kingdom

Crime

10 reported · July 2026 150% YoY

  • Anti-social behaviour3
  • Other theft3
  • Criminal damage & arson2
  • Public order1

Neighbourhood team: North Warwickshire West · Warwickshire

Local policing priorities

  • Increase police presence in Coleshill and villages
  • Reduce motorbike/off-road bike nuisance

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

Road safety

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)

Food hygiene

27 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 25 rated 4–5 ★ (23 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Coleshill Parkway (2.6 km)
  • 2 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Coleshill Parkway (2.6 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£270,450 average 2.7% YoY

Across North Warwickshire · to 2026-06

Detached£419,013
Semi-detached£264,500
Terraced£210,047
Flat£136,341

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£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

Affordability

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 155.9p · Esso (6.5 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 185.7p · Asda (6.8 km)

20 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

24 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 60 kW
  • Nearest: Lea Marston Shooting Club (2.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches5
  • Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

65,035 residents in North Warwickshire · 229/km²

  • Under 16: 17%
  • 16–64: 61%
  • 65+: 22%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

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

Council tax

£2,532 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band B (25% of 29,660)

A £1,688
B £1,969
C £2,251
D £2,532
E £3,095
F £3,657
G £4,220
H £5,064

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

Schools

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)

Secondary schools:

  • Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics AcademyGood
  • The Polesworth SchoolGood
  • Hartshill AcademyRequires improvement
  • The Coleshill School
  • The Queen Elizabeth Academy

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

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

  • Within the Green Belt
  • 16 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

78 applications decided

96.2% granted · 75 granted, 3 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Rachel Taylor

Labour

North Warwickshire and Bedworth

Recent votes:

  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Conservative (minority)

  • Lab 11
  • Con 17
  • Ref 2
  • Oth 5

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

Amenities nearby

  • Parks & greens2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

3,280 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

29 jobs advertised · £40,271 avg

e.g. HGV Class 2 Driver, Warehouse Team Leader, IT Technician

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£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

Energy efficiency

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

Grid electricity

84% low-carbon electricity

Wind 64% · Nuclear 15% · Gas 12% · Biomass 4%

51 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for West Midlands · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 82.3 yrs women · 79 yrs men

67% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • 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

Local petitions

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

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Whitacre Heath · 0.1 km

    Whitacre Heath is a small village in the North Warwickshire district of the county of Warwickshire in England. It is one of 'The Whitacres' - Whitacre Heath, Nether Whitacre and Over Whitacre. Whitacre Heath is actual…

  • Ladywalk Reserve · 1.0 km

    Ladywalk Reserve is a nature reserve on the River Tame, at its confluence with the River Blythe, at Hams Hall in north Warwickshire, England, owned by Powergen, but leased to, and operated by, the West Midland Bird Cl…

  • River Bourne, Warwickshire · 1.3 km

    The River Bourne flows for 10.9 miles (17.6 km) through North Warwickshire, England, and is a tributary of the River Tame. In the 19th century, the river with its undeveloped catchment close to Birmingham, was selecte…

  • Nether Whitacre · 1.4 km

    Nether Whitacre is a small village and larger rural civil parish in North Warwickshire, Warwickshire, England.

  • Whitacre Junction railway station · 1.4 km

    Whitacre Junction railway station was opened in 1864 by the Midland Railway. It served the village of Whitacre Heath, Warwickshire, England.

  • North Warwickshire and Bedworth · 1.6 km

    North Warwickshire and Bedworth is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Whitacre Heath?
Whitacre Heath is a town in Warwickshire, England, in the North Warwickshire local authority.
How deprived is Whitacre Heath?
The North Warwickshire local authority, which includes Whitacre Heath, is around the average in England on the IoD2019.