Photo: Alan Hughes · CC BY-SA 2.0How long people live in Old Arley: 79.6 for men and 82.8 for women
For 2019 to 2023, England’s figures are 79.1 and 83.0. Old Arley has no Health Grade.
What stands out about health in Old Arley
Patients rate Old Arley’s GP practices below England’s
In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 55% of patients at Old Arley’s one practice called their overall experience good, against 77% across England, and 31% found it easy to get through by phone (57% in England). That is behind 99% of English towns. GP practices ↓
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 ↓
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.
55% of patients rate Old Arley’s GP practice good
GP Patient Survey 2026 (NHS England, run by Ipsos), about 100 patients a practice, against 77% across England.
| Practice | Overall experience | Easy by phone | Wait about right | CQC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Hill Medical Centre CV7 8FD · 6,407 adult patients | 55% good · range 44%–66% | 31% | 72% | Good2026 |
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 Old Arley when its main surgery is inside the built-up area; branch surgeries are part of their main practice. CQC ratings © Care Quality Commission.
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 Old Arley (4.4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.4 mi | George Eliot NHS Hospital A&E Nuneaton · George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust | Good2024 | Good2023 |
| 8.8 mi | University Hospital A&E Coventry · University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust | Good2026 | Requires improvement2025 |
| 9.4 mi | Hinckley and Bosworth Community Hospital Hinckley · Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust | Not rated | — |
| 9.5 mi | Sir Robert Peel Community Hospital Tamworth · University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust | Not rated | — |
| 10 mi | Good Hope Hospital A&E Sutton Coldfield · University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust | Not rated | Requires improvement2025 |
| 10 mi | Solihull Hospital Solihull · University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust | Not rated | — |
| 11 mi | Birmingham Heartlands Hospital A&E Birmingham · University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust | Not rated | Requires improvement2025 |
| 13 mi | Birmingham Children's Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust | Good2026 | — |
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.
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 Old Arley).
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.
Care in and near Old Arley
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.
Fewer people in Old Arley call their health good than across Warwickshire
Census 2021, all residents, as answered (not adjusted for age).
Old Arley’s residents are older than Warwickshire’s (28% are 65 or over, against 20%), which accounts for much of the difference. Adjusted for age, 127 report bad health for every 100 expected, more than the national rate.
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| Census 2021 | Old Arley | Warwickshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 72% | 83% | 82% |
| Fair health | 20% | 13% | 13% |
| Bad or very bad health | 8.4% | 4.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled under the Equality Act | 25% | 17% | 17% |
| Day-to-day activities limited a lot | 11% | 6.7% | 7.4% |
Warwickshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas (towns and cities), from the same Census 2021 output areas.
Health in the places around Old Arley
Life expectancy for men / women, and the nearest A&E. Tap a town for its health page.
Ansley, 1.1 miles away, has men’s life expectancy of 76.0, 3.6 years shorter than Old Arley’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 Old Arley.
- 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 Old Arley
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 Old Arley?
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.
How many GP practices are there in Old Arley?
Old Arley has 1 GP practice with surgeries inside the town; 1 of the 1 rated by the Care Quality Commission are good or outstanding.
What is the life expectancy in Old Arley?
79.6 years for men and 82.8 for women, on OHID’s figures for 2019 to 2023. Men can expect 66.2 of those years and women 67.3 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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