Photo: John Welford · CC BY-SA 2.0Across Nuneaton, life expectancy spans 8 years from one area to another
Inside the town, men’s life expectancy runs from 74.4 in Nuneaton Town Centre to 82.6 in Whitestone, 2 miles apart. Life expectancy is 77.8 for men and 82.3 for women. Across England the figures for 2019 to 2023 are 79.1 and 83.0. Nuneaton grades C− for health: life expectancy, healthy life expectancy, early deaths, hospital admissions, child obesity and Census health, each adjusted for age; #29 of 34 in Warwickshire.
What stands out about health in Nuneaton
More patients are seen within four hours than across England, but 12-hour waits for a bed are commoner
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust, which runs the A&E at George Eliot NHS Hospital, saw 81% of major-A&E patients within four hours in the 12 months to September 2026, against 61% across England: 2nd of 117 trusts. 26% of patients admitted through its A&Es waited more than 12 hours from the decision to admit, against 13% in England. A&E ↓
An 8-year gap from one part of Nuneaton to another
Men in Whitestone can expect to live to 82.6, longer than the English average of 79.1. In Nuneaton Town Centre, 2 miles away, the figure is 74.4, and Caldwell & Chilvers Coton records 161 deaths under 75 for every 100 expected for its ages. For women the range is 79.2 in Caldwell & Chilvers Coton to 86.2 in Whitestone. Neighbourhoods ↓
More of Nuneaton’s children are obese
25% of Year 6 children (aged 10 to 11) were measured as obese over the last three school years, against 22.3% across England; more than in 86% of UK towns. Health Grade ↓
NHS dentists are easier to get than in most of England
Of adults in the Coventry and Warwickshire area who tried to get an NHS dental appointment in the last two years, 90% succeeded, the highest of England’s 36 health areas; across England it was 82%. Dentists ↓
Written from the OHID, NHS England and GP Patient Survey figures on this page. Life expectancy covers 2019 to 2023; neighbourhoods are ONS middle-layer areas of about 8,000 people.
Nuneaton grades C− for health
Healthier than 20% of UK towns, on age-adjusted measures.
Behind the typical UK town on every measure. Even its strongest, disability and emergency admissions, are in the bottom 40% of UK towns; deaths under 75 and child obesity are furthest behind. Among the 91 UK towns of 62,000 to 120,000 people, Nuneaton’s Health Grade is the 43rd highest.
Each measure is ranked against every UK town of 1,000 or more, the ranks are averaged, and the average is ranked again. Every measure allows for the town’s ages: life expectancy is worked out from the death rate at each age, so it doesn’t depend on how old the town’s residents are; deaths and admissions are counted against what England’s rates would give a town with these ages, and the Census answers against England and Wales’s rates by single year of age, so a seaside town of retired people isn’t marked down for being old.
George Eliot Hospital saw 81% of major-A&E patients within four hours
Type 1 (major) A&E attendances seen, admitted or discharged within four hours of arrival, by month. NHS England publishes it by trust, not hospital: George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust runs the A&E at George Eliot NHS Hospital, the nearest to Nuneaton (1 mi).
The share seen within four hours rose from an average of 66% in April 2025 to September 2025 to 86% in the latest six months; England’s was 62%. Long waits for a bed are commoner than at 85% of trusts: 3,646 patients in 12 months, 26% of emergency admissions through A&E. CQC’s latest ratings for George Eliot NHS Hospital: urgent and emergency services good (2023), the hospital overall good (2024).
Midlands trusts
Hospitals within 25 miles
| Distance | Hospital | CQC overall | Urgent & emergency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.9 mi | George Eliot NHS Hospital A&E Nuneaton · George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust | Good2024 | Good2023 |
| 5.1 mi | Hinckley and Bosworth Community Hospital Hinckley · Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust | Not rated | — |
| 7.3 mi | University Hospital A&E Coventry · University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust | Good2026 | Requires improvement2025 |
| 12 mi | Sir Robert Peel Community Hospital Tamworth · University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust | Not rated | — |
| 13 mi | Feilding Palmer Community Hospital Lutterworth · Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust | Not rated | — |
| 14 mi | Hospital of St Cross Rugby · University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust | Good2025 | — |
| 14 mi | Good Hope Hospital A&E Sutton Coldfield · University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust | Not rated | Requires improvement2025 |
| 14 mi | Solihull Hospital Solihull · University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust | Not rated | — |
NHS acute hospitals registered with the Care Quality Commission (care directory, 01 October 2026). “A&E” marks a major (type 1) emergency department, open 24 hours and led by consultants, in NHS England’s Emergency Care Data Set; a hospital without the mark may still have a minor injury unit or urgent treatment centre. Ratings run Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement, Inadequate; the year is when each was published. Distances are straight lines from the town centre.
Men’s life expectancy across Nuneaton runs from 74.4 to 82.6
Life expectancy at birth, 2019–23, in Nuneaton’s 11 middle-layer neighbourhoods (about 8,000 people each). Circles are sized by residents and show men’s life expectancy.
The gap follows deprivation closely: Nuneaton Town Centre, where 36% of residents are income-deprived, has men’s life expectancy of 74.4. Caldwell & Chilvers Coton has the most deaths under 75 for its ages (161 per 100 expected), against 75 in Whitestone.
Show every measure as a table
| Neighbourhood | Men | Women | Deaths under 75 | Emergency admissions | Year 6 obese | Income-deprived |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitestone | 82.6 | 86.2 | 75 | 72 | 19% | 5.9% |
| Horeston Grange | 82.2 | 83.5 | 64 | 78 | 16% | 12% |
| Weddington & St Nicholas Park | 81.8 | 83.8 | 85 | 80 | 21% | 16% |
| Attleborough | 78.0 | 82.3 | 110 | 108 | 28% | 24% |
| Bermuda & Heath End | 77.8 | 83.3 | 97 | 96 | 23% | 18% |
| Stockingford | 77.4 | 81.6 | 124 | 122 | 28% | 32% |
| Galley Common & Whittleford | 77.1 | 82.5 | 101 | 90 | 27% | 20% |
| Tomkinson Road | 75.3 | 80.8 | 126 | 102 | 27% | 30% |
| Camp Hill | 75.2 | 80.5 | 148 | 107 | 28% | 35% |
| Caldwell & Chilvers Coton | 75.0 | 79.2 | 161 | 127 | 29% | 35% |
| Nuneaton Town Centre | 74.4 | 82.5 | 149 | 102 | 28% | 36% |
Deaths and admissions per 100 expected for each area’s ages (England = 100). Each figure has a range: Nuneaton Town Centre’s men’s life expectancy is 74.4 with a 95% range of 72.6 to 76.2. Neighbourhoods are ONS middle-layer areas at least 30% inside Nuneaton; names are the House of Commons Library’s.
90% of adults in the Coventry and Warwickshire area who tried got an NHS dental appointment
Adults who tried to get an NHS dental appointment for themselves in the last two years, and got one. GP Patient Survey 2026, by integrated care system (the NHS area that plans dentistry for Nuneaton).
Coventry and Warwickshire has the highest success rate of England’s 36 health areas; across England 82% of those who tried got an appointment. Of Coventry and Warwickshire patients who did, 82% rated the experience good (England 74%). NHS practices taking new patients are listed on the NHS website’s Find a dentist; for urgent dental pain, call NHS 111.
The survey asks GP patients about dentistry, so results are published for health areas, not towns or practices.
Men’s life expectancy in Nuneaton is 0.7 years below what its level of deprivation predicts
Across 1,996 English towns of 2,500 or more, men’s life expectancy tracks income deprivation closely (correlation −0.81). Each dot is a town.
25% of Nuneaton’s residents are income-deprived, more than in most English towns. For that level, the line predicts 78.5 years for men; Nuneaton’s is 77.8. For women it predicts 82.5, and Nuneaton’s 82.3 is close to it.
Income deprivation: share of residents in low-income households, English Indices of Deprivation 2025, averaged over each town’s neighbourhoods. A town above or below the line isn’t necessarily doing better or worse on care: students, prisons and hostels inside a boundary all shift the figures.
Care in and near Nuneaton
The nearest A&E, the practice patients rate highest, and where to go when it’s urgent but not an emergency. In an emergency, call 999.
74% of patients rate Nuneaton’s 11 GP practices good
GP Patient Survey 2026 (NHS England, run by Ipsos), about 100 patients a practice, against 77% across England. 49th of 85 English towns of 62,000 to 120,000, from the highest.
| Practice | Overall experience | Easy by phone | Wait about right | CQC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Mill Surgery CV11 5PQ · 10,701 adult patients | 90% good · range 75%–96% | 53% | 70% | Good2023 |
| Dr Y Thankey, Dr A Kachhia & Dr S Johnson CV11 5QT · 5,732 adult patients | 85% good · range 77%–91% | 76% | 84% | Good2017 |
| The Chaucer Surgery CV11 4UZ · 2,582 adult patients | 82% good · range 78%–86% | 70% | 76% | Good2026 |
| Stockingford Medical Centre CV10 8EJ · 1,922 adult patients | 82% good · range 79%–85% | 84% | 88% | Good2016 |
| Queens Road Surgery CV11 5LE · 2,237 adult patients | 82% good · range 79%–85% | 84% | 81% | Good2019 |
| Chapel End Surgery CV10 0JH · 4,014 adult patients | 80% good · range 74%–84% | 67% | 86% | Good2018 |
| The Grange Medical Centre CV11 6AB · 9,768 adult patients | 77% good · range 60%–89% | 38% | 73% | Good2017 |
| Arbury Medical Centre CV10 8LW · 7,747 adult patients | 73% good · range 60%–83% | 36% | 60% | Good2019 |
| Camphill Health Centre CV10 9EB · 3,509 adult patients | 62% good · range 55%–69% | 41% | 57% | Good2024 |
| Manor Court Surgery CV11 5HX · 6,862 adult patients | 61% good · range 48%–73% | 43% | 65% | Good2016 |
| Red Roofs Practitioners CV11 5TW · 11,031 adult patients | 57% good · range 38%–74% | 25% | 59% | Good2016 |
Old Mill Surgery has the town’s highest rating (90%). You can register with any practice whose area covers your address.
GP Patient Survey 2026: surveys sent January to March 2026; results weighted by NHS England. The range is the 95% confidence interval. Adult patients: the survey’s practice population aged 16 and over. A practice counts as in Nuneaton when its main surgery is inside the built-up area; branch surgeries are part of their main practice. CQC ratings © Care Quality Commission.
80% of residents say their health is good or very good
Census 2021, all residents, as answered (not adjusted for age).
Adjusted for age, 110 report bad health for every 100 expected, more than the national rate.
Show as a table
| Census 2021 | Nuneaton | Warwickshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 80% | 83% | 82% |
| Fair health | 14% | 13% | 13% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.6% | 4.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled under the Equality Act | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| Day-to-day activities limited a lot | 8% | 6.7% | 7.4% |
Warwickshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas (towns and cities), from the same Census 2021 output areas.
Nuneaton’s Health Grade is 43rd of 91 UK towns of 62,000 to 120,000
Ordered by Health Grade: the top three, the towns either side of Nuneaton, and others in Warwickshire. Life expectancy for men / women; deaths under 75 per 100 expected.
| # | Town | People | Life expectancy | Deaths under 75 | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St Albans Hertfordshire | 75,544 | 80.7 / 84.6 | 79 | A− |
| 2 | Maidenhead Berkshire | 67,391 | 81.2 / 85.5 | 77 | B+ |
| 3 | Guildford Surrey | 77,870 | 81.4 / 85.5 | 78 | B+ |
| … | |||||
| 25 | Rugby Warwickshire | 78,130 | 78.6 / 82.2 | 107 | C |
| … | |||||
| 41 | Bedford Bedfordshire | 97,226 | 77.6 / 81.9 | 119 | C− |
| 42 | Gloucester Gloucestershire | 118,562 | 77.8 / 82.1 | 121 | C− |
| 43 | Nuneaton Warwickshire | 88,818 | 77.8 / 82.3 | 114 | C− |
| 44 | Kettering Northamptonshire | 63,149 | 77.7 / 81.3 | 116 | C− |
| 45 | Cannock Staffordshire | 63,057 | 77.9 / 82.4 | 111 | C− |
| … | |||||
| 91 | Oldham Greater Manchester | 110,722 | 74.0 / 78.2 | 166 | D− |
Health letters rank against every UK town of 1,000 or more; the order here is context only. Welsh towns are graded on life expectancy, healthy life expectancy and the two Census measures: OHID’s early-death, admissions and child-obesity figures cover England.
Health in the places around Nuneaton
Life expectancy for men / women, and the nearest A&E. Tap a town for its health page.
| Town | People | Life expectancy | Nearest A&E | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuneaton | 88,818 | 77.8 / 82.3 | 1 mi | C− |
| Bermuda | 2,071 | 77.8 / 83.3 | 0.3 mi | C |
| Hartshill | 2,826 | 76.0 / 82.7 | 3 mi | C− |
| Bedworth | 31,083 | 77.1 / 80.7 | 2.3 mi | D |
| Ansley | 1,046 | 76.0 / 82.7 | 3.6 mi | C |
| Mancetter and Witherley | 2,689 | 77.7 / 80.9 | 4.7 mi | C− |
| Bulkington | 5,670 | 79.8 / 85.3 | 3.1 mi | C+ |
| New Arley | 1,666 | 78.7 / 82.7 | 3.9 mi | C |
Bulkington, 3.9 miles away, has men’s life expectancy of 79.8, 2.0 years longer than Nuneaton’s.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- A&E figures are for the trust. NHS England publishes four-hour waits by trust, not hospital, so George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust’s figures cover every major A&E it runs. They count type 1 (major) departments; minor injury units and urgent treatment centres are left out, which is why they sit below the all-types figure NHS England headlines (75% for England).
- The GP survey is a survey. About 100 patients answer for each practice, so a practice’s figure has a range (shown in the table); small differences between practices aren’t meaningful. The town figure weights each practice by its adult patients, some of whom live outside Nuneaton.
- Adjusted for age. A ratio of 100 means as many deaths, admissions or reports of bad health as England’s rates (England and Wales’s for the Census) would give a town with these ages; 120 means a fifth more.
- Small areas, summed to the town. OHID publishes these figures for middle-layer areas of about 8,000 people; the town’s figure averages the areas it covers, weighted by how many of their residents live in it, so a village shares its area’s figure with the countryside around it.
- Different years. Life expectancy and deaths cover 2019 to 2023; emergency admissions 2016/17 to 2020/21 (the latest OHID publishes for small areas, including the pandemic dip); child obesity the three school years to 2024/25; A&E the 12 months to September 2026; the GP Patient Survey early 2026; CQC ratings were published on different dates, shown in each row.
- Distances are straight lines. Miles are measured from the town’s centre to each site; the road is longer. For an emergency, call 999; for urgent advice, call NHS 111.
Questions about health in Nuneaton
How healthy is Nuneaton?
Nuneaton earns a C− for health, healthier than 20% of UK towns on measures adjusted for age, and 43rd of 91 UK towns of its size. Life expectancy is 77.8 for men and 82.3 for women (England 79.1 and 83.0), and there are 114 deaths under 75 for every 100 expected.
Which parts of Nuneaton have the highest life expectancy?
For men, Whitestone (82.6), Horeston Grange (82.2) and Weddington & St Nicholas Park (81.8); the shortest is Nuneaton Town Centre (74.4). For women, Whitestone is highest (86.2) and Caldwell & Chilvers Coton lowest (79.2). OHID figures for 2019 to 2023, by neighbourhood of about 8,000 people.
How long are A&E waits at George Eliot NHS Hospital?
NHS England publishes waits for the trust, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust. In the 12 months to September 2026 it saw 81% of major-A&E patients within four hours, against 61% across England; in September 2026 the figure was 84%. In an emergency call 999; for urgent advice call NHS 111.
Can I get an NHS dentist in Nuneaton?
It is easier than in most of England. In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 90% of adults in the Coventry and Warwickshire area who tried to get an NHS dental appointment in the last two years got one, against 82% across England. Practices taking new NHS patients are listed on the NHS website’s Find a dentist service.
Which GP practice in Nuneaton do patients rate highest?
In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, Old Mill Surgery (90% good overall), Dr Y Thankey, Dr A Kachhia & Dr S Johnson (85% good overall) and The Chaucer Surgery (82% good overall). Across all 11 Nuneaton practices, 74% of patients rate their practice good, against 77% in England.
What is the life expectancy in Nuneaton?
77.8 years for men and 82.3 for women, on OHID’s figures for 2019 to 2023. Men can expect 62.9 of those years and women 64.1 in good health.
CQC ratings © Care Quality Commission.
Sources: OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (life expectancy and deaths 2019–23, emergency admissions 2016/17–2020/21, NCMP 2022/23–2024/25); House of Commons Library MSOA names · ONS health state life expectancy for small areas (MSOAs), England and Wales, 2019 to 2023 (healthy life expectancy) · ONS Census 2021 general health and disability, adjusted for age · Care Quality Commission care directory and latest ratings, 01 October 2026 · NHS Organisation Data Service · GP Patient Survey 2026 (NHS England, run by Ipsos) · NHS England, A&E Attendances and Emergency Admissions (monthly, by trust) and Emergency Care Data Set activity by site, June–September 2026 (type 1 A&Es) · MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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