Local servicesHospitalThe Manor Hospital4.4 miGP surgeryThe Atherstone Surgery3 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyAtherstone In-Practice Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDental Surgeryright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools4 primary, 1 secondary, 1 nurseryPrimaryOutwoods Primary Schoolages 3-11, 394 pupilsunder a milePrimaryRacemeadow Primary Academyages 4-11, 360 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Queen Elizabeth Academyages 11-16, 746 pupilsunder a mileCollegeNorth Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College5.1 miUniversityCoventry University11.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX12 miRailway stationAtherstoneunder a mileBus stationBus StationAtherstoneunder a mileBus stops66 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 51 min4:42 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 39 min8:14 am – 3:53 pm
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People11,740 residentsin the Atherstone census areaMedian age 44.15,240 households59% of homes owner-occupied34% owned outright21% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.0% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 5,402 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 21%, transport and storage 13%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 21% work from home, 64% go by car, 2% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle61% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages22% of adults hold a degree or higher26% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C680 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October46 days of air frost, 14 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksMerevale Lakelake · under a mileRatcliffe Poollake · 1.1 miMill Streamriver · 1.0 miRawn Hillhill · under a mileWard's Hillhill · under a mileOutwoodswoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesAtherstone Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 70 haHartshill Hayes Country Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 56 haThe Greenpark · under a mileCowpasture Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mileBaddesley Commonpark · 2.0 mi · 22 haWitherley Memorial Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes136 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200226 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202549 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: 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 8.7 · 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
Broadband76% 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)5,437 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation83 m272 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 67 to 137 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
