Wolston

7°COvercast

• Today: 10° / 6° · 26% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Partly Cloudy

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:05Sunset 16:33

9h 28m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

32US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Leamington Spa, United Kingdom

• 7.0 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.3% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

18 reported · August 2026▲ 157% YoY

• Shoplifting7
• Anti-social behaviour3
• Violence & sexual offences3
• Burglary1

Neighbourhood team: Rugby Rural Central · Warwickshire

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

202 reported road collisions (2025)

52 killed or seriously injured · 269 casualties · 17.7 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

32 food businesses within 2 miles

• 21 rated 4–5 ★ (17 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

£278,324 average▼ 2.2% YoY

Across Rugby · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,049 average monthly rent▲ 5.4% YoY

• 1 bed £755
• 2 bed £933
• 3 bed £1,123

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

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

1,605 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: 140.8p · AppleGreen (11.2 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 146.8p · AppleGreen (11.2 km)

8 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)

• Update on local government reorganisation in Warwickshire· 29 Oct 2026
• Rugby Open searches for rising stars of contemporary art· 29 Oct 2026
• Drones set to dazzle at Rugby's Christmas lights switch-on· 27 Oct 2026
• Fly-tipping builder fined £5,000 by magistrates· 27 Oct 2026
• Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day in Rugby· 27 Oct 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)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK8,415
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK6,026
• Net moves+2,389

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

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 216 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£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 · 21,506 pupils

37 primary · 8 secondary · 10 other

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

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

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Rugby

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
• 23 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

108 applications decided

89.8% granted · 97 granted, 11 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

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)

5,660 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

1 jobs advertised · £45,000 avg

e.g. Heating and Plumbing Estimator

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

77% low-carbon electricity

Wind 43% · Biomass 31% · Gas 19% · Imports 4%

113 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 84.7 yrs women · 79.7 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Warwickshire): 62.9 women · 63.3 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

3 GP surgeries · 6 pharmacies in CV8

• Castle Medical Centre
• Wolston Surgery
• Abbey Medical Centre

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Rugby:

• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND258 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth205 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills188 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks163 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Ensure fair and transparent faith security funding for all faith communities150 local signatures · 20,440 nationwide

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

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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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