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Wood End (North Warwickshire)

Wood End (North Warwickshire) is a village in Warwickshire, England, with a population of around 1,000. It has 4 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Wilnecote, 4.1 km away. There were around 12 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly criminal damage & arson. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Wood End (North Warwickshire) 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

20°COvercast

  • Today: 21° / 15° · 63% rain
  • Tomorrow: 24° / 15° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:35Sunset 19:29

12h 53m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

19US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Coventry Allesley, United Kingdom

Crime

8 reported · July 2026 100% YoY

  • Anti-social behaviour4
  • Burglary1
  • Public order1
  • Violence & sexual offences1

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

78 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 60 rated 4–5 ★ (50 top)
  • 4 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Wilnecote (4.1 km)
  • 4 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Wilnecote (4.1 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: 161.7p · Asda (10.8 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 186.9p · Asda (2.8 km)

9 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

23 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 10 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 300 kW
  • Nearest: Premier Inn (2.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches8
  • Playgrounds8

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

  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 8 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:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1

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

  • Schools1
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens3
  • Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

3,280 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

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

37% low-carbon electricity

Gas 61% · Solar 18% · Biomass 18% · Imports 3%

261 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for East 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

  • Wood End, Kingsbury, Warwickshire · 0.0 km

    Wood End is a former Pit village in North Warwickshire, England. It lies to the south east of Tamworth and close to the border with Staffordshire. It grew around the former Kingsbury Colliery but now it serves as a co…

  • St Michael & All Angels Church, Wood End · 0.2 km

    St Michael & All Angels Church is a Church of England church in the village of Wood End, Warwickshire, England. Built in 1906, this small wooden church is part of the parish of Baxterley with Hurley and Wood End

  • Kingsbury Wood · 1.2 km

    Kingsbury Wood is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) located between Kingsbury and Freasley in Warwickshire, England.

  • Hurley Common · 1.2 km

    Hurley Common is a village in North Warwickshire, England, between Wood End and Hurley, it consists of several houses and 2 Farms, Hurley common does not have its own Parish Church so it is technically a hamlet. Popul…

  • Birch Coppice freight terminal · 1.3 km

    Birch Coppice freight terminal, also known as Birmingham Intermodal Freight Terminal or Freightliner Birmingham, is a goods station on the outskirts of the English city of Birmingham. It is an inland container port wh…

  • Piccadilly, Warwickshire · 1.5 km

    Piccadilly is a small village in the North Warwickshire district of the county of Warwickshire in England. It is located near to the larger village of Kingsbury, and is four miles south of Tamworth.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Wood End (North Warwickshire)?
Wood End (North Warwickshire) is a town in Warwickshire, England, in the North Warwickshire local authority.
How deprived is Wood End (North Warwickshire)?
The North Warwickshire local authority, which includes Wood End (North Warwickshire), is around the average in England on the IoD2019.