Leamington Spa Local Information
Practical local information for Leamington Spa: bin collection days, parking, council tax bands and planning, each one linked back to the official source.
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Leamington Christmas Bins: 2026 Dates Not Out Yet
No bins go out on Friday 25 December or Friday 1 January. Warwick District's 2026 table is not out yet, so here is last year's, plus trees and tip hours.
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Schools
Leamington School Term Dates 2026/27: Break Up 18 December
Warwickshire schools break up on Friday 18 December and return on 4 January. Half terms, INSET days, and the five local schools that set their own dates.
Trains
Leamington Christmas Trains: Last Ones Around 8pm on 24th
Chiltern's last Christmas Eve trains have left Marylebone at about 8pm, with none on Christmas or Boxing Day. What 2025 looked like and what is due.
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Leamington Roadworks This Week: Golf Lane and Mill Bridge
Golf Lane in Whitnash shuts on weekdays from 7 to 13 October and the Mill Bridge path to 9 October. Cubbington Road in Leamington follows on 14 October.
Bins
Leamington Bin Collection Days: Grey Bin Every 3 Weeks
Bank holidays are collected as normal, and only Christmas stops the rounds. Plus garden waste at £51, the three-week grey bin cycle and which tip needs booking.
Parking
Parking in Leamington: £3.75 Beside the £9.70 Station
Station Approach is £3.75 for 11 hours; the station's own car park is £9.70 a day. Full 2026 tariffs for Leamington, Warwick and Kenilworth, plus the free bays.
Council Tax
Leamington Council Tax Bands: £2,445.76 at Band D
The full A to H table for 2026/27 in Leamington, Warwick, Kenilworth and Whitnash, what each precept added, and why Whitnash pays £64.46 more than Leamington.
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Leamington house prices: £366,942 average, up 3.4%
The average Warwick district home sold for £366,942 in May 2026, up 3.4% in a year. Prices by property type, and how Leamington, Warwick and Kenilworth compare.
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Leamington train times to London: 1h22, twice an hour
Leamington Spa to London Marylebone takes about 1h22 on Chiltern, twice an hour. Fares, the £10,528 season ticket, first and last trains and station parking.
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Things to do in Leamington Spa: 13 places, 7 of them free
Seven free days out in and around Leamington Spa, plus what Kenilworth Castle and Compton Verney actually cost. Every venue checked against its own site.
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Leamington planning: 3,472 new homes on the Green Belt edge
Three sites north and east of Leamington would take 3,472 homes off 217ha of Green Belt in the South Warwickshire plan. Consultation closed on 8 September 2026.