B46 2LY North Warwickshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Arley and Whitacre. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Atherstone Road, North Warwickshire: 3 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in North Warwickshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,532 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,688 | £1,969 | £2,251 | £2,532 | £3,095 | £3,657 | £4,220 | £5,064 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band D (24% of about 580 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Borough wide.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: yes, North Warwickshire.
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Coleshill Parkway 206,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.3 km |
| Atherstone 113,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.7 km | |
| Water Orton 47,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.5 km | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Atherstone | 6.8 km |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 5.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 12.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Spring Hill Medical Centre | 3.7 km |
| Pharmacies | Pear Tree Pharmacy | 3.0 km |
| NHS dentists | Kingsbury Dental Surgery | 5.2 km |
| Hospital | The Manor Hospital | 9.8 km |
| Police station | Warwickshire Police - Atherstone Police Station | 7.3 km |
| Cash machines | Baddesley Stores, Baddesley Ensor Cashzone | 5.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 610 m² | 2.8 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 7,210 m² | 2.8 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 7,110 m² | 3.0 km |
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 83% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 43% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 31% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Atherstone Road.