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County or areaWarwickshire
Postcode districtB78
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 51 min4:42 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 38 min8:15 am – 3:53 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People10,956 residentsin the Polesworth, Warton & Austrey census areaMedian age 45.74,522 households78% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright11% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 5,496 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, health and social work 12%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 66% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle51% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages26% of adults hold a degree or higher22% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C635 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month June44 days of air frost, 14 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksPooley Hallhistoric site · under a mileAmington Hallhistoric site · 2.8 miHoo Hillhill · under a mileAlvecote Poolswater · 1.3 miQuarry Hillhill · 2.0 miAbbey Poollake · 3.6 miBlack Poollake · 3.7 miAlvecote Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesPooley Country Parkpark · under a mile · 59 haKettlebrook Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 37 haAbbey Green Parkplaying field · under a mile · 5 haHodge Lane Nature Reservepark · 1.7 mi · 5 haBrowns Lane Allotmentsallotments · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes138 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200224 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202548 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 8.2 · PM2.5 6.8 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband70% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,950 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation67 m220 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 60 to 111 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSir Robert Peel Hospital4.5 miGP surgeryThe Surgery7 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyPolesworth Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistPolesworth Dental Centreright herePolice stationThornhill Road Police StationTamworth2.5 miCash machineMOTO - Tamworth - Amenity (internal), Green Lane1.4 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi12 schools10 primary, 1 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryThe Nethersole CofE Academyages 2-11, 221 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Polesworth Schoolages 11-18, 1,459 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBirchwood Primary Schoolages 4-11, 451 pupilsunder a mileCollegeNorth Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College9.3 miUniversityAston University14.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX13 miRailway stationPolesworthunder a mileBus stationBus StationAtherstone4.1 miBus stops44 within a mileEV chargingGridserveTamworth1.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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