Wolston

17°CFog

• Today: 21° / 16° · 70% rain
• Tomorrow: 22° / 15° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:35Sunset 19:27

12h 53m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

16US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Leamington Spa, United Kingdom

11 reported · July 2026▼ 21% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences6
• Burglary2
• Public order2
• Anti-social behaviour1

Neighbourhood team: Rugby Rural Central · Warwickshire

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

225 reported road collisions (2024)

60 killed or seriously injured · 310 casualties · 19.7 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

33 food businesses within 2 miles

• 20 rated 4–5 ★ (16 top)
• 5 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Copsewood Miniature Railway (5.2 km)
• 12 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£276,208 average▲ 0.2% YoY

Across Rugby · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,046 average monthly rent▲ 5.4% YoY

• 1 bed £753
• 2 bed £930
• 3 bed £1,120

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

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

• Cheapest petrol: 140.8p · AppleGreen (11.2 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 146.8p · AppleGreen (11.2 km)

20 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

150 charging locations within ~8 km

• 9 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: Morrisons Binley (3.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches4
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• New exhibition explores literary influences of one of art's great storytellers· 9 Sept 2026
• Statement on Local Government Reorganisation· 8 Sept 2026
• Council support for voluntary and community sector delivers millions· 7 Sept 2026
• Join Rugby's Diwali celebrations· 7 Sept 2026
• New signs could make Rugby town centre easier to explore· 2 Sept 2026

Source: Rugby Council

114,362 residents in Rugby · 326/km²

• Under 16: 19%
• 16–64: 62%
• 65+: 18%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 222 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£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

55 schools · 21,622 pupils

37 primary · 8 secondary · 10 other

Ofsted: 20 of 22 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (91%)

47inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Rugby

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
• 23 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

96 applications decided

90.6% granted · 87 granted, 9 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

John Slinger

Labour

Rugby

Source: UK Parliament

Labour / Liberal Democrat coalition

• Lab 12
• Con 15
• LD 12
• Ref 3

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

• Schools1
• Pharmacies2
• Supermarkets1
• Parks & greens2
• Restaurants & cafés3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,515 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

8 jobs advertised · £30,368 avg

e.g. Deliver with Uber Eats - Sign Up and Start Earning, Sign Up as A Delivery Person - Earn With Uber Eats, Online Law Tutoring Job in Wolston – Flexible Schedule

Source: Adzuna

£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

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

29% low-carbon electricity

Gas 67% · Biomass 22% · Wind 5% · Imports 4%

292 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 84.7 yrs women · 79.7 yrs men

74% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• 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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Rugby:

• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership413 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office397 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s380 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test272 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership251 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide

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

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  Wolston · 0.1 km

  Wolston is a village and civil parish in the Rugby borough of Warwickshire, England. The village is located approximately midway between Rugby and Coventry, with a population of 2,692 at the 2021 census. It is close t…

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  Brandon Castle · 0.5 km

  Brandon Castle was sited overlooking the River Avon between the virtually adjacent villages of Brandon and Wolston in Warwickshire, which in turn lie between the town of Rugby and city of Coventry.

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  Wolston Priory · 0.5 km

  Wolston Priory was a Benedictine priory near Wolston in Warwickshire, England. The earthwork remains of the priory are a Scheduled Ancient Monument. A present grade II* listed house is based on the remains of the rect…

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  Brandon and Wolston railway station · 0.7 km

  Brandon and Wolston railway station was a railway station serving the villages of Brandon and Wolston in the English county of Warwickshire.

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  Brandon, Warwickshire · 0.8 km

  Brandon is a small village in Warwickshire, England. Along with nearby Bretford, it forms part of a joint civil parish of Brandon and Bretford. Administratively it is part of the Borough of Rugby. The River Avon passe…

• Brandon and Bretford · 1.6 km

  Brandon and Bretford is a civil parish in the Rugby borough of Warwickshire, England. It contains the village of Brandon and the smaller hamlet of Bretford. Both are within 1½ miles of each other, along the A428 roa…

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