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Overview

West Midlands · Non-metropolitan district

North Warwickshire

2026/27 view

North Warwickshire · ONS E07000218

Financial position as at 2026/27 Q1 quarter end

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COUNCIL AT A GLANCE

Who runs the council and its current position

67/ 100
COUNCILMETRICS FINANCIAL HEALTH SCORE

Good

Compared only with non-metropolitan district councils using central government returns.

164 councils in peer group Rank 45 of 164 High confidence 2024/25 outturn · 2026/27 Q1 debt How this is calculated
Reserves cover98
Debt burden45
Liquidity60
Debt direction49
YEAR-ON-YEAR CONTEXT Change from the previous reported period Each measure uses its own official reporting timetable.
Net debt £11.93m 2026/27 Q1 vs 2025/26 Q4
−£500.0k 4.0%
Service expenditure £12.59m 2024/25 vs 2023/24
+£719.0k 6.1%
Unallocated reserves £15.46m 2024/25 vs 2023/24
+£8.89m 135.1%
FIVE-YEAR FINANCIAL TREND

How this council's finances have changed

Official annual outturn. Each line uses its own scale so direction remains easy to read.

Through 2024/25
Service expenditure £12.59m
47.4%
2020/21: £23.95m 2021/22: £10.06m 2022/23: £10.67m 2023/24: £11.87m 2024/25: £12.59m
Net revenue expenditure £8.61m
63.6%
2020/21: £23.69m 2021/22: £9.68m 2022/23: £9.32m 2023/24: £9.50m 2024/25: £8.61m
Council Tax requirement £6.42m
15.9%
2020/21: £5.54m 2021/22: £5.67m 2022/23: £5.92m 2023/24: £6.18m 2024/25: £6.42m
Unallocated reserves £15.46m
520.5%
2020/21: £2.49m 2021/22: £2.51m 2022/23: £2.35m 2023/24: £6.58m 2024/25: £15.46m
COUNCILMETRICS COMMUNITY SCORE Share your experience 0 of 25 responses collected before results are published
Score this council
Political controlNot yet recordedAdministration not identified
Council leaderNot identifiedParty not identified
Resident population67,1172024 estimate
Latest net debt£11.93m2026/27 Q1 quarter end
WASTE & RECYCLING

What happens to household waste?

Official Defra measures for North Warwickshire, with like-for-like comparison against collection authorities.

2024/25
41.9%recycled
Household recycling rate

Recycling rate fell

5.9 percentage points vs 2023/24
101 of 196 peer authorities Peer median 42.1%
Residual waste529.5 kgper household+78.4 kg year on year
Waste collected403.5 kgper resident+17.2 kg year on year
Household waste27,086tonnes collected11,338 tonnes recycled
WHERE HOUSEHOLD WASTE WENT

Recycled versus residual waste

11,338 t recycled, composted or reused 15,748 t not recycled
RECYCLING RATE TREND

10 years of official data

41.9%
2015/16: 45.7%2016/17: 46.2%2017/18: 45.4%2018/19: 45.6%2019/20: 47.9%2020/21: 44.9%2021/22: 36.3%2022/23: 37.0%2023/24: 47.8%2024/25: 41.9%
2015/162024/25
Official Defra waste statistics · Annual local-authority return · Figures may not sum exactly because of published rounding.View source
EDUCATION

Schools and education

Schools, pupil numbers and latest education outcomes across North Warwickshire.

2024/25
SCHOOLS & PUPILS

Education at a glance

Explore schools
36 Open schools
11,352 Pupils
12,244 School places
92.7% Capacity utilisation
ATTAINMENT & OUTCOMES

Key Stage 4

Published outcomes for pupils living in North Warwickshire.

Attainment 8
41.6
West Midlands 44.6
England 46.1
4.5 points below England
English & maths grade 5+
37.6%
West Midlands 41.7%
England 45.4%
7.8 percentage points below England
EBacc entry
28.3%
West Midlands 37.9%
England 40.5%
12.2 percentage points below England
PROGRESS

Progress 8

-0.34

Latest published Progress 8 score, 2023/24.

A score of 0 represents the national average.
TREND

Attainment 8 over time

45.8 18/19
48.7 19/20
48.8 20/21
43.9 21/22
43.3 22/23
41.7 23/24
41.6 24/25
Education context

North Warwickshire's latest Key Stage 4 outcomes are below both West Midlands and England benchmarks across all three headline measures.

Department for Education · Key Stage 4 performance · Pupil residency
HOUSING & AFFORDABILITY

Housing costs and local earnings

House prices and affordability for North Warwickshire, based on the earnings of local residents.

2025
Median house price
£263,250
+ 17.0% over five years
Median resident earnings
£40,095
+ 27.7% over five years
House price to earnings
6.57×
Improved from 7.17× five years ago
PRIVATE RENTING

Average monthly private rent

Typical private rental cost across all property types in North Warwickshire.

£978 / month
+ 5.6% in the last year
July 2026
North Warwickshire
£978
+ 5.6%
West Midlands
£974
+ 4.5%
England
£1,451
+ 3.8%
Compared with West Midlands £4 more per month
Compared with England £473 less per month
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Housing affordability

Median house price as a multiple of median resident earnings. Lower is more affordable.

North Warwickshire
6.57×
West Midlands
6.80×
England
7.64×
Compared with West Midlands More affordable
Compared with England More affordable
Source: Office for National Statistics · Housing affordability in England and Wales · House prices year ending September · Residence-based earnings
PLANNING & HOUSING DELIVERY

Is development moving through the system?

Quarterly planning decisions and the government's latest three-year Housing Delivery Test.

2026 Q1
Applications received125this quarter+38 vs 2025 Q4
Applications decided78this quarter+9 vs 2025 Q4
Outstanding applications—at quarter end
96.2%approved
Overall approval rate75 granted3 refused+4.9 pts vs previous quarter
DECISION TIMELINESS

Decisions made within time

71.8%
Rank 282 of 294 reporting authoritiesNational median 92.5%

19.5 percentage points lower than 2025 Q4

APPLICATION MIX

Performance by development type

TypeDecisionsApprovedIn time Major2100.0%100.0% Minor2592.0%76.0% Other5198.0%68.6%
QUARTERLY FLOW

Applications through the system

Last 8 quarters
2024 Q2: 1012024 Q3: 1092024 Q4: 1112025 Q1: 1042025 Q2: 1232025 Q3: 942025 Q4: 872026 Q1: 1252024 Q2: 832024 Q3: 1032024 Q4: 1022025 Q1: 852025 Q2: 1202025 Q3: 1012025 Q4: 692026 Q1: 78
2024 Q2
Received Decided Outstanding
2026 Q1
HOUSING DELIVERY TEST

Homes delivered against requirement

164%
Required507homes over three years
Delivered831homes over three years
100% requirement
No consequenceHDT 2025 government assessment
CRIME & POLICING

Police-recorded crime

Latest police-recorded crime figures for North Warwickshire, excluding fraud.

Year ending Mar 2026
Recorded offences 4,110 Total police-recorded crime excluding fraud
Crime rate 61.2 offences per 1,000 residents
Annual change − 2.0% compared with the previous year
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Recorded crime rate

Offences per 1,000 residents
North Warwickshire Your council
61.2 − 2.0%
West Midlands Region
82.2 − 1.2%
England National
83.4 − 1.5%

North Warwickshire has a recorded crime rate 25.5% below West Midlands. It is 26.6% below the England rate.

OFFENCE PROFILE

Recorded crime by category

Warwickshire
Violence 1,542
23.0 per 1,000 + 6.5%
Theft 1,306
19.5 per 1,000 − 12.1%
Public order 372
5.5 per 1,000 + 3.3%
Criminal damage 407
6.1 per 1,000 + 1.0%
Shoplifting 165
2.5 per 1,000 + 16.2%
Vehicle offences 547
8.1 per 1,000 − 27.0%
Burglary 249
3.7 per 1,000 − 6.7%
Drug offences 80
1.2 per 1,000 − 9.1%
ONS / Home Office · Police-recorded crime · Community Safety Partnership data
SCHOOLS & OFSTED

Schools and inspection outcomes

Open schools, pupil numbers and the latest published Ofsted inspection position for North Warwickshire.

36 schools
Open schools 36
Pupils 11,352
School places 12,244
Capacity used 92.7%
Primary 24 schools
5,683 pupils
Other / specialist 6 schools
600 pupils
Secondary 5 schools
4,974 pupils
Nursery 1 school
95 pupils
CURRENT POSITION

Inspection coverage

Latest Ofsted management information
Renewed framework 6
16.7% of open schools
Previous full framework 13
36.1% of open schools
Ungraded inspection 12
33.3% of open schools
No Ofsted record 4
11.1% of open schools
No published outcome 1
2.8% of open schools
RENEWED FRAMEWORK

Latest inspection standards

6 schools assessed
Achievement 6 assessed
Expected standard 4
Needs attention 1
Urgent improvement 1
Attendance & behaviour 6 assessed
Expected standard 3
Strong standard 2
Urgent improvement 1
Curriculum & teaching 6 assessed
Expected standard 5
Urgent improvement 1
Inclusion 6 assessed
Expected standard 3
Strong standard 2
Urgent improvement 1
Leadership & governance 6 assessed
Expected standard 4
Strong standard 1
Urgent improvement 1
Personal development 6 assessed
Expected standard 3
Strong standard 2
Needs attention 1
Safeguarding 6 assessed
Met 6
PREVIOUS FRAMEWORK

Legacy Ofsted ratings

These ratings apply only to schools whose latest full inspection remains under the previous Ofsted framework. Schools assessed under the renewed framework are shown separately above.

Good 9
Requires improvement 2
Not judged 2
LOCAL SCHOOLS

School directory

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School Phase Pupils Capacity Latest Ofsted position
Arley Primary Academy URN 150353 · CV7 8HB Primary 201 315 No published outcome
Austrey CofE Primary School URN 140125 · CV9 3EQ Primary 93 105 Ungraded inspection
Birchwood Primary School URN 138934 · B78 1QU Primary 451 420 Not judged
Bournebrook CofE Primary School URN 130881 · CV7 8ET Primary 115 159 Good
Coleshill Church of England Primary School URN 146171 · B46 3LL Primary 336 420 Renewed framework
Curdworth Primary School URN 146457 · B76 9HF Primary 106 119 Ungraded inspection
Dordon Primary School URN 138912 · B78 1PJ Primary 208 210 Good
High Meadow Community School URN 125584 · B46 1ES Primary 196 210 Good
School information: Get Information about Schools (GIAS). Inspection information: Ofsted monthly management information. Inspection frameworks differ over time, so renewed-framework standards and previous overall effectiveness grades are shown separately.
Published expenditure£0.00No spending file imported
Revenue budget£0.00Not imported
Reported overspend£0.00Not imported outturn
Contracts00 active
Identified suppliers0Normalised entities
PEOPLE AND PLACE

Population snapshot

View full People profile
Population 67,117 2024
West Midlands region 6,187,204
North Warwickshire represents 1.08% of the region's population
Five-year population change
+2,734 residents ↑ 4.2%
2019: 64,383 residents2020: 64,271 residents2021: 65,338 residents2022: 66,035 residents2023: 66,356 residents2024: 67,117 residents
North Warwickshire +4.2%
West Midlands +4.5%
England +4.3%
Growth context

North Warwickshire's population grew over five years. Its change was broadly in line with the West Midlands and broadly in line with England.

2019–2024 ONS mid-year estimates
Population estimates and labour-market measures from ONS/Nomis.Official profile
BENEFITS & FINANCIAL PRESSURE

How is Universal Credit changing in North Warwickshire?

People receiving Universal Credit and how the caseload has changed over the latest 24 months.

DWP · May 2026
PEOPLE ON UNIVERSAL CREDIT 6,957 10.4% of the 2024 resident population May 2026
CHANGE IN 12 MONTHS +9.7% +618 people
LATEST MONTHLY CHANGE +1.0% +71 since April 2026
LOCAL CONTEXT

Universal Credit recipients as a share of population

Comparison using 2024 resident population estimates.

May 2026
North Warwickshire LOCAL AUTHORITY
10.4%
West Midlands REGION
13.9%
England COUNTRY
12.3%
Percentage of the resident population receiving Universal Credit. This is not an unemployment rate.
24-MONTH TREND

People receiving Universal Credit

Monthly caseload recorded on the DWP Universal Credit system.

June 2024 May 2026
6,957 6,312 5,666
June 2024 May 2026
What does this measure?

Universal Credit provides financial support to people who are on a low income or out of work. These figures count people receiving Universal Credit, not households and not the number of people who are unemployed.

DWP Stat-Xplore
HOUSING LICENSING

HMOs and property licensing

Coverage not assessedNational HMO explorer
Licensed HMOsAwaiting registerOnly licensed properties will be counted
Register accessNot assessedNo register record available
Identifiable HMO expenditureNot identifiableNot separately described in published transactions
Inspection and enforcement dataAwaiting dataNo activity source imported yet
Coverage note

A licensed HMO register has not yet been located for this council. CouncilMetrics does not estimate HMO expenditure from broad housing or social-care descriptions.

FINANCE

How this council raises and spends money

Comparable official outturn for 2024/25, reported to central government.

MHCLG official outturn
Total service expenditure
£12.59m 2024/25 actual outturn
Net revenue expenditure
£8.61m 2024/25 actual outturn
Council Tax requirement
£6.42m 2024/25 actual outturn
Unallocated reserves
£15.46m 2024/25 actual outturn
Service expenditure per resident £188
Median for councils of the same type £166 13.3% above peer median
2024/25 SERVICE SPENDING

Where the money was spent

Net current expenditure after service income.

Actual outturn
Central services Gross £14.59m · Income £10.25m
£4.35m
Environmental and regulatory services Gross £5.88m · Income £1.99m
£3.89m
Culture and related services Gross £4.12m · Income £1.57m
£2.55m
Planning and development Gross £2.00m · Income £988.0k
£1.01m
Housing Gross £978.0k · Income £362.0k
£616.0k
Highways and transport Gross £272.0k · Income £101.0k
£171.0k
Other services Gross £119.0k · Income £116.0k
£3.0k
CORE FUNDING

Selected funding sources

Major financing lines in the central return.

Council Tax requirement£6.42m
Retained business rates£11.62m
Revenue Support Grant£86.0k
UNALLOCATED RESERVES

Financial buffer

General unallocated reserves during the year.

Opening £6.90m
Closing £15.46m
£8.56m increase during 2024/25
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Revenue Outturn RS and RSX · values shown in pounds Official dataset
BORROWING AND INVESTMENTS

Balance-sheet position

A point-in-time view of debt and liquid investments at the end of 2026/27 Q1.

MHCLG quarterly return
Outstanding borrowing
£41.43m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Investments and cash
£29.50m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Net debt
£11.93m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Net debt per resident
£178 Per resident using latest population
This council's net debt per resident £178
Median for non-metropolitan district councils £95 86.7% higher than the peer median
QUARTERLY TREND

Borrowing, investments and net debt

2020/21 Q1 to 2026/27 Q1.

£500.0k quarterly reduction
2020/21 Q12021/22 Q32023/24 Q12024/25 Q32026/27 Q1
Latest quarterly movement −£500.0k −4.0%
Change across the series −£4.56m Net debt since 2020/21 Q1
What changed?

Net debt reduced during the latest quarter as the balance between borrowing and investments improved.

BORROWING COMPOSITION

Where the borrowing sits

PWLB, other longer-term borrowing and short-term borrowing.

2026/27 Q1
Public Works Loan Board£41.43m
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment live table · 2026/27 Q1 · values shown in pounds Official dataset
COUNCIL TAX & COLLECTION

How much council tax remains unpaid?

Council tax collection, outstanding arrears and write-offs reported to central government.

MHCLG 2025/26
Outstanding arrears
£6.10m Total outstanding at financial year-end
Collection rate
97.01% Collected against the in-year debit
Council tax written off
£346,000 Written off during the financial year
Council tax collected
£52.94m Receipts relating to the financial year
FIVE-YEAR TREND

How has unpaid council tax changed?

Outstanding arrears at each financial year-end.

2021/22–2025/26
OUTSTANDING ARREARS 2025/26
£6.10m
CHANGE SINCE 2021/22
+ 21.6%
+ £1.09m
ENGLAND CHANGE
+49.5%
£5.01m 2021/22 £6.24m 2022/23 £6.88m 2023/24 £6.06m 2024/25 £6.10m 2025/26

Figures represent total outstanding council tax balances, including arrears carried forward from earlier years. Changes in council boundaries can affect historical comparisons.

OUTSTANDING ARREARS

Where does the unpaid council tax come from?

Breakdown of outstanding balances at the end of 2025/26.

£6.10m outstanding
CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR £1.75m

28.6% of outstanding arrears

EARLIER FINANCIAL YEARS £4.35m

71.4% of outstanding arrears

Current-year arrears Earlier-years arrears

Earlier-years arrears represent unpaid council tax carried forward from previous financial years. These figures do not identify individual households or establish whether balances are recoverable.

COLLECTION PERFORMANCE

How does this council compare?

England 2025/26
In-year collection rate 97.01%

England average: 95.60%  ·  1.41 percentage points above England

Outstanding arrears include unpaid balances from earlier financial years and are not the same as council tax uncollected during 2025/26. Monetary values are rounded for display. Official MHCLG source

SPENDING

Published directorate expenditure

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CONTRACTS

Largest contracts

Explore all 0 contracts
ContractSupplierStatusEnd dateOriginal value
SUPPLIERS

Largest supplier exposure

Dated transactions
SupplierPaymentsPublished expenditure
PROVENANCE

Source documents

39 imported
DocumentDatasetPeriodStatusOfficial source
Housing Delivery Test 2025 results — North Warwickshiremhclg housing delivery testHDT 2025–HDT 2025importedOpen
MHCLG district planning application decisions (PS2) — North Warwickshiremhclg planning ps21979 Q2–2026 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG district planning application statistics (PS1) — North Warwickshiremhclg planning ps11996 Q2–2026 Q1importedOpen
Defra local authority waste statistics — North Warwickshire Borough Councildefra local authority waste2010/11–2024/25importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2023/24 — North Warwickshiremhclg revenue outturn rsx2023/24importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2023/24 — North Warwickshiremhclg revenue outturn rs2023/24importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2022/23 — North Warwickshiremhclg revenue outturn rsx2022/23importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2022/23 — North Warwickshiremhclg revenue outturn rs2022/23importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2021/22 — North Warwickshiremhclg revenue outturn rsx2021/22importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2021/22 — North Warwickshiremhclg revenue outturn rs2021/22importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2020/21 — North Warwickshiremhclg revenue outturn rsx2020/21importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2020/21 — North Warwickshiremhclg revenue outturn rs2020/21importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q4 — North Warwickshiremhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q3 — North Warwickshiremhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q2 — North Warwickshiremhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q1 — North Warwickshiremhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q4 — North Warwickshiremhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q3 — North Warwickshiremhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q2 — North Warwickshiremhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q1 — North Warwickshiremhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q4 — North Warwickshiremhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q3 — North Warwickshiremhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q2 — North Warwickshiremhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q1 — North Warwickshiremhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q4 — North Warwickshiremhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q3 — North Warwickshiremhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q2 — North Warwickshiremhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q1 — North Warwickshiremhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q4 — North Warwickshiremhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q3 — North Warwickshiremhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q2 — North Warwickshiremhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q1 — North Warwickshiremhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q4 — North Warwickshiremhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q3 — North Warwickshiremhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q2 — North Warwickshiremhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q1 — North Warwickshiremhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2026/27 Q1 — North Warwickshiremhclg borrowing investment2026/27 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2024/25 — North Warwickshiremhclg revenue outturn rsx2024/25importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2024/25 — North Warwickshiremhclg revenue outturn rs2024/25importedOpen
How to read these figures and the Financial Health Score

Budget summaries and financial positions retain the reporting year and assurance status of their original source. Draft or unaudited values are labelled separately from audited outturn figures. The Financial Health Score uses reserves cover, net debt per resident, liquidity and quarterly debt direction from central MHCLG returns. Each component is converted to a percentile among councils of the same authority type; available components are weighted 35%, 30%, 20% and 15% respectively. A score is published only when at least three components covering 65% of the weighting are available. It is a comparative financial indicator, not an assessment of service quality or political performance.