Paddocks Close Polesworth, North Warwickshire
24 addresses across 2 postcodes (B78), about 110 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 28401040.
- Energy: 22 homes have an energy certificate (C: 8, D: 14).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in North Warwickshire costs £2,532 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Polesworth, about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Pooley Country Park, is about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 9.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 66 to 69 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 24 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Dordon & Polesworth Group Practice, about 1.5 km (0.9 miles) away.
- People: About 300 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 51% of households owned their home and 19% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 53 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
22 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 57 m². Most common: Bungalow, semi-detached (12); Bungalow, end-terrace (8); Bungalow, mid-terrace (2). Built: 1991-1995 (7); 1967-1975 (6); 1983-1990 (4). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (22).
Each home's certificates and sales (18 addresses)
- 1, Paddocks Close, Polesworth
- 2, Paddocks Close, Polesworth
- 4, Paddocks Close, Polesworth
- 7, Paddocks Close, Polesworth
- 8, Paddocks Close, Polesworth
- 9, Paddocks Close, Polesworth
- 10, Paddocks Close, Polesworth
- 11, Paddocks Close, Polesworth
- 12, Paddocks Close, Polesworth
- 14, Paddocks Close, Polesworth
- 15, Paddocks Close, Polesworth
- 17, Paddocks Close, Polesworth
- 18, Paddocks Close, Polesworth
- 19, Paddocks Close, Polesworth
- 20, Paddocks Close, Polesworth
- 21, Paddocks Close, Polesworth
- 22, Paddocks Close, Polesworth
- 23, Paddocks Close, Polesworth
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 street: most are in band B (36% of about 840 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Borough wide.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 12 Market Street, Polesworth: up to 7 homes, permissioned (60 m)
- 14 Market Street, Polesworth: up to 5 homes, permissioned (70 m)
- Former Polesworth Learning Centre, High Street, Polesworth: up to 12 homes, permissioned (530 m (0.3 miles))
- 49 High Street, Polesworth: up to 5 homes, permissioned (700 m (0.4 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 13 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 14 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 1 low and 0 very low.
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: at least one postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| B78 1HZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 7 | unlikely |
| B78 1HP | zone 2 | 1 / 0 / 6 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 24 addresses are between 66 m and 69 m above sea level (68 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B78 1HP | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| B78 1HZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Polesworth 150 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Wilnecote (Staffs) 99,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) | |
| Tamworth 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km (3.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 29 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Fire Station Polesworth | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Atherstone | 6.5 km (4 miles) |
| EV charging points | Gridserve Charging Station | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 20.2 km (13 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dordon & Polesworth Group Practice | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Polesworth Pharmacy | 340 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Polesworth Dental Centre | 310 m |
| Hospital | Sir Robert Peel Community Hospital | 7.2 km (4.5 miles) |
| Police station | Thornhill Road Police Station | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | Moto - Tamworth - Amenity, Green Lane Cashzone | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Pooley Country Park 59 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 740 m² | 260 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Abbey Green Park 4.8 ha | 150 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,850 m² | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Polesworth Bridge, a scheduled monument, 200 m north-east. 17 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 5 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Polesworth Bridge | Scheduled monument | 200 m north-east |
| Remains of Polesworth Abbey | Scheduled monument | 440 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Church of St Editha | Listed building, Grade II* | 450 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| 22, High Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 490 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Abbey Gatehouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 500 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Gate House | Listed building, Grade II* | 520 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Stiper's Hill Plantation | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Hoo Hill | Hill | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Alvecote Wood | Wood | 1.7 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Birch Coppice | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Holt Wood | Wood | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south |
| Alvecote Pools | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 23 | 24 |
1 of the street's 24 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for North Warwickshire: see them on the North Warwickshire page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Polesworth School | Secondary | 11–18 | 720 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Birchwood Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 800 m (0.5 miles) | No overall grade (Apr 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| The Nethersole CofE Academy Church of England | Primary | 2–11 | 890 m (0.6 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Dordon Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Yard Spice B78 1HW | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 80 m | 4 Good | 27 Jun 2025 |
| Fosters Yard B78 1HW | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 80 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 15 Jul 2025 |
| Domino's Pizza B78 1HW | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 90 m | 5 Very good | 17 Feb 2025 |
| Dragon Edge B78 1HN | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 110 m | 4 Good | 12 Mar 2025 |
| No. 3 Bistro & Bar B78 1DF | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 110 m | 5 Very good | 22 Jan 2025 |
| Anker Bridge Nursery Ltd B78 1DR | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 240 m | 5 Very good | 7 Jan 2026 |
| Spar Shop B78 1DT | Retailers - other | 290 m | 5 Very good | 12 Jun 2024 |
| Siam Food Shop Ltd B78 1DT | Retailers - other | 290 m | 5 Very good | 9 Mar 2026 |
| Tarrants Flowers B78 1DR | Retailers - other | 290 m | 4 Good | 4 Jul 2025 |
| Polesworth Group Homes Ltd B78 1JA | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 300 m | 5 Very good | 14 Sep 2022 |
| M J Smith (Butchers) Ltd B78 1DT | Retailers - other | 310 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 16 Apr 2026 |
| A & A Premier Stores B78 1DR | Retailers - other | 310 m | 4 Good | 17 Feb 2025 |
| Polesworth Pharmacy B78 1DT | Retailers - other | 320 m | Exempt | |
| Wokaway B78 1DT | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 320 m | 5 Very good | 26 Mar 2026 |
| Cliffords B78 1DT | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 330 m | 5 Very good | 15 Jan 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 18 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 13 |
| Other theft | 8 |
| Drugs | 3 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Waterside (19); On or near Market Street (18); On or near The Lynch (4); On or near Miners Walk (3); On or near The Gullet (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 51% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 27% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 37% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 42% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 19% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 30% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Market Street · Miners Walk · Millers Wharf · Saxon Close · Foxwood Road · The Gullet · Waterside · Bridge Street · Baxters Court · The Lynch · Ensor Drive · Dexter Way
All the streets in B78 and across North Warwickshire.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.