Wolvey

19°CCloudy

• Today: 24° / 16° · 32% rain
• Tomorrow: 20° / 13° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:36Sunset 19:25

12h 49m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

12US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Coventry Allesley, United Kingdom

2 reported · July 2026▼ 33% YoY

• Other theft2

Neighbourhood team: Rugby Rural North · 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)

15 food businesses within 2 miles

• 15 rated 4–5 ★ (9 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Hinckley (5.5 km)
• 2 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: 138.8p · AppleGreen (6 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 144.8p · AppleGreen (6 km)

22 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

45 charging locations within ~8 km

• 11 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: Nettle Hill (5.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches5
• Golf courses2
• Playgrounds1

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
• 5 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)

• Schools2
• GPs & clinics1
• Parks & greens1
• Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,515 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

£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

42% low-carbon electricity

Gas 55% · Biomass 20% · Wind 16% · Solar 5%

241 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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  Wolvey · 0.2 km

  Wolvey is a village and parish in Warwickshire, England. According to the 2011 census it had a population of 1,942, which increased to 2,121 at the 2021 census.

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  Copston Magna · 2.5 km

  Copston Magna is a very small village and civil parish in the Rugby borough of Warwickshire, England. It is located around 9 miles (14 km) northwest of the town of Rugby, 6 miles (9.7 km) southeast of Nuneaton. Though…

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  Burton Hastings · 2.8 km

  Burton Hastings is a village and civil parish in the English county of Warwickshire.

• Bramcote, Warwickshire · 2.8 km

  Bramcote is a village in the Rugby district of Warwickshire in England. It lies approximately 3.3 miles (5.3 km) south-east of Nuneaton, between the Ashby Canal and the River Anker. Historically, Bramcote was a disper…

• Stretton Baskerville · 3.5 km

  Stretton Baskerville is a deserted medieval village and civil parish in the English county of Warwickshire. It shares a parish council with the nearby parish of Burton Hastings. Stretton means "settlement on a Roman…

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  Withybrook · 3.6 km

  Withybrook is a rural village and civil parish in the English county of Warwickshire. Its population was 255 at the 2021 census, increased slightly from 242 at the 2011 census.

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