Aspley Heath

17°CSunny

• Today: 22° / 17° · 82% rain
• Tomorrow: 24° / 16° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:37Sunset 19:29

12h 53m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

13US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Birmingham A4540 Roadside, United Kingdom

3 reported · July 2026▲ 50% YoY

• Other theft2
• Anti-social behaviour1

Neighbourhood team: Alcester North · Warwickshire

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

137 reported road collisions (2024)

35 killed or seriously injured · 186 casualties · 13.8 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

34 food businesses within 2 miles

• 28 rated 4–5 ★ (24 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Wood End (1.7 km)
• 8 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£339,163 average▲ 2% YoY

Across Bromsgrove · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£985 average monthly rent▲ 1.6% YoY

• 1 bed £713
• 2 bed £893
• 3 bed £1,084

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

10.0× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 10.0 times median annual pay (9.7× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · BP (10 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 186.9p · Morrisons (4.6 km)

13 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

32 charging locations within ~8 km

• 12 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: Oakland International (1.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools13
• Sports pitches13
• Golf courses1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• More Responses Sought· 4 Sept 2026
• Step Inside Local History with Heritage Open Days· 3 Sept 2026
• Striding Into September· 26 Aug 2026
• Help Shape Future Improvements to Skateparks· 26 Aug 2026
• Taking the Ache Out of Arthritis· 25 Aug 2026

Source: Bromsgrove Council

99,183 residents in Bromsgrove · 457/km²

• Under 16: 18%
• 16–64: 59%
• 65+: 23%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 271 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,479 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (22% of 43,180)

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

43 schools · 18,149 pupils

25 primary · 6 secondary · 12 other

Ofsted: 17 of 19 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (89%)

38inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Bromsgrove

579 CQC-registered services

• Care homes180
• GP practices90
• Dentists126
• Homecare agencies114
• Hospitals & hospices26

CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 10 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Worcestershire

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

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

115 applications decided

94.8% granted · 109 granted, 6 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Manuela Perteghella

Liberal Democrat

Stratford-on-Avon

Source: UK Parliament

Conservative / Independent coalition

• Lab 6
• Con 11
• LD 6
• Oth 8

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

• Parks & greens71
• Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,420 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

£843 median full-time weekly pay

2.5% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£28,466 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

42% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 40,698 certificates

11.9% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

41% low-carbon electricity

Gas 52% · Nuclear 24% · Wind 8% · Biomass 7%

214 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for West Midlands · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 84.9 yrs women · 81.3 yrs men

62% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.4
• Feeling worthwhile7.7
• Happiness yesterday7.7
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.6

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

9 GP surgeries · 6 pharmacies in B98

• Winyates Health Centre
• Worcestershire Integrated Sexual Health
• Learning Dis

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Stratford-on-Avon:

• Pause housebuilding targets imposed on councils, review and identify local need1,263 local signatures · 16,962 nationwide
• Ensure people whose parent had breast cancer under 45 can access genetic testing446 local signatures · 11,416 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office379 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership368 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership348 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide

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

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  River Alne · 0.6 km

  The River Alne is a tributary of the Arrow and has its headwaters to the north of Wootton Wawen.

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  Ladbrooke, Tanworth-in-Arden · 1.4 km

  Ladbrooke is an historic estate in the parish of Tanworth-in-Arden, Warwickshire, England. The early history until the late 14th century is sparse and inextricably confused with the manor and parish of Ladbroke near S…

• Wood End, Stratford-on-Avon · 1.5 km

  Wood End is a village in Warwickshire, England. It is about 1 mile north of Tanworth-in-Arden, and has a railway station situated on the Birmingham Snow Hill to Stratford-upon-Avon on the North Warwickshire Line.

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  Tanworth-in-Arden · 1.5 km

  Tanworth-in-Arden is a village and civil parish in the county of Warwickshire, England. It is 12.5 miles (20 km) south-southeast of Birmingham, 5.5 miles (9 km) north-east of Redditch and 8 miles south-southwest of So…

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  Wood End railway station · 1.7 km

  Wood End is a railway station on the North Warwickshire Line serving the village of Wood End in Warwickshire, England. It received around 36 passengers a day in 2023/24.

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  Church of St Mary Magdalene, Tanworth-in-Arden · 1.7 km

  The Church of St Mary Magdalene is an Anglican church in the village of Tanworth-in-Arden, in Warwickshire, England, and in the Diocese of Birmingham. The building dates from the 13th and 14th centuries, with modifica…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)