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Rugby

Rugby is a district council in Warwickshire, in the West Midlands. All 24 figures Groundsense publishes are available here. Figures fetched 3 October 2026.

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Cost of living

Council tax, band D£2,483

Higher than 62% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026-27, Table 9 · 2026-27 · How this is measured

Housing

Average house price, all homes£276k

Higher than 50% of the 360 councils in the UK it is published for.

Up 0.2% since June 2025

UK House Price Index · June 2026 · How this is measured

Average monthly rent, two bedrooms£933

Higher than 51% of the 316 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

6th highest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

Up 5.4% since August 2025

ONS Price Index of Private Rents · August 2026 · How this is measured

Price to local earnings5.9

Lower than 73% of the 348 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

The lowest of the 5 districts in Warwickshire.

Joint 2nd lowest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

UK House Price Index average price (June 2026) over ASHE median gross annual pay, full time workers (2025) · June 2026 prices, 2025 pay · How this is measured

Energy efficiency score of the typical home72

Higher than 91% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Joint highest of the 5 districts in Warwickshire.

Joint highest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

ONS, Energy efficiency of housing, median score by local authority, from MHCLG certificates · to March 2025 · How this is measured

Transport

Households with no car or van14.6%

Lower than 69% of the 329 councils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland it is published for.

Census 2021: ONS TS045 for England and Wales, NISRA for Northern Ireland · 2021 · How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station11.8%

Lower than 85% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

The lowest of the 5 districts in Warwickshire.

Joint 5th lowest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

DfT NaPTAN active stations, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Amenities

Residents within 1km of a supermarket78.9%

Higher than 59% of the 358 councils in the UK it is published for.

The highest of the 5 districts in Warwickshire.

Food Standards Agency register of food businesses, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a pharmacy60.7%

Lower than 78% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

8th lowest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

NHS organisation register, dispensing contractors, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Premises with full fibre available90.8%

Higher than 84% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

The highest of the 5 districts in Warwickshire.

5th highest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, fixed broadband residential coverage by local authority · July 2025 · How this is measured

Education

Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths61%

Lower than 59% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

Joint 8th lowest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

Down 6 points since 2018/19

DfE, Key stage 2 attainment by pupil residency · 2025/26 · How this is measured

Attainment 8 at sixteen, average score47.7

Higher than 66% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

6th highest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

DfE, Key stage 4 performance, local authority district data by pupil residency · 2024/25 · How this is measured

Health

Patients per fully qualified GP2,080

Lower than 61% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

NHS England, General Practice Workforce, practice level, August 2026 · August 2026 · How this is measured

GP practices rated Good or Outstanding100%

Joint highest of the 293 councils in England it is published for.

Published for Warwickshire as a whole, so every district in it shows this figure.

Joint highest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

CQC Syndication API, GP practices (inspection category P2) · October 2026 · How this is measured

Safety

Recorded crime per 1,000 residents53.7

Lower than 79% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

The lowest of the 5 districts in Warwickshire.

4th lowest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

Down 7.4% since 2022-23

Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2025-26 · How this is measured

Residential burglary per 1,000 households3.2

Lower than 84% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

The lowest of the 5 districts in Warwickshire.

2nd lowest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over Census 2021 household counts · 2025-26 · How this is measured

Killed or seriously injured on the roads, per 100,000 residents a year48.1

Higher than 65% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

Published for Warwickshire as a whole, so every district in it shows this figure.

Joint 2nd highest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

DfT RAS0403, adjusted casualties by highway authority, 2023 to 2025, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2023 to 2025 · How this is measured

Community

Residents at the same address a year earlier88.8%

Lower than 75% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Joint 4th lowest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

ONS Census 2021, TS019 Migrant indicator · 2021 · How this is measured

Pubs, bars and licensed clubs per 10,000 residents6.0

Lower than 53% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

Down 11.8% since 2021

ONS UK Business Counts, SIC 56301 and 56302, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2026 · How this is measured

Wellbeing

Life satisfaction, mean out of 107.5

Higher than 51% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Anxiety, mean out of 103.0

Lower than 71% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Healthy life expectancy at birth, women62.9 yrs

Higher than 63% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

Published for Warwickshire as a whole, so every district in it shows this figure.

Joint 7th highest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

Down 4.3 years since 2011 to 2013

ONS, Healthy life expectancy, UK · 2022 to 2024 · How this is measured

Environment

Park and public garden space within 1km of the average home26.4 ha

Higher than 50% of the 343 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

ONS, Access to public parks and playing fields, from OS Open Greenspace · April 2020 · How this is measured

Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean8 µg/m³

Higher than 50% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

Down 33.9% since 2019

Defra Pollution Climate Mapping, background NO2 on the 1km grid, read at every census area · 2024 · How this is measured

Next door, side by side

Rugby shares a boundary with Blaby, Coventry, Harborough, Hinckley and Bosworth, Nuneaton and Bedworth, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwick and West Northamptonshire. Lowest first.

Average monthly rent, two bedrooms
  1. Nuneaton and Bedworth£837
  2. Hinckley and Bosworth£844
  3. Harborough£911
  4. Blaby£912
  5. Coventry£913
  6. Rugby£933
  7. West Northamptonshire£954
  8. Stratford-on-Avon£1,020
  9. Warwick£1,105
Average house price, all homes
  1. Coventry£224k
  2. Nuneaton and Bedworth£231k
  3. Hinckley and Bosworth£262k
  4. Rugby£276k
  5. Blaby£283k
  6. West Northamptonshire£293k
  7. Harborough£346k
  8. Warwick£373k
  9. Stratford-on-Avon£393k
Council tax, band D
  1. Hinckley and Bosworth£2,383
  2. Harborough£2,390
  3. Warwick£2,462
  4. Rugby£2,483
  5. Stratford-on-Avon£2,484
  6. West Northamptonshire£2,487
  7. Blaby£2,490
  8. Nuneaton and Bedworth£2,502
  9. Coventry£2,517
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
  1. Harborough43.6
  2. Rugby53.7
  3. Stratford-on-Avon55.1
  4. Warwick55.1
  5. Hinckley and Bosworth58.7
  6. Blaby59.1
  7. West Northamptonshire70.3
  8. Nuneaton and Bedworth80.0
  9. Coventry89.4
Patients per fully qualified GP
  1. Stratford-on-Avon1,782
  2. Blaby2,050
  3. Nuneaton and Bedworth2,070
  4. Rugby2,080
  5. Warwick2,082
  6. Hinckley and Bosworth2,147
  7. Harborough2,205
  8. Coventry2,342
  9. West Northamptonshire2,438
Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
  1. Coventry58%
  2. Nuneaton and Bedworth59%
  3. Rugby61%
  4. Stratford-on-Avon62%
  5. Harborough64%
  6. West Northamptonshire64%
  7. Hinckley and Bosworth65%
  8. Warwick65%
  9. Blaby68%
Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean
  1. Stratford-on-Avon5 µg/m³
  2. Harborough6.9 µg/m³
  3. Warwick7.9 µg/m³
  4. Rugby8 µg/m³
  5. Hinckley and Bosworth8.5 µg/m³
  6. West Northamptonshire8.5 µg/m³
  7. Nuneaton and Bedworth9.6 µg/m³
  8. Blaby9.8 µg/m³
  9. Coventry11.1 µg/m³
Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station
  1. West Northamptonshire4.2%
  2. Blaby7.5%
  3. Harborough10.6%
  4. Hinckley and Bosworth11.4%
  5. Rugby11.8%
  6. Coventry11.8%
  7. Stratford-on-Avon16.4%
  8. Nuneaton and Bedworth19.3%
  9. Warwick30%

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