Atherstone
| Station Name | Atherstone |
| Station Code | ATH |
| Station Owner | West Midlands Trains (London Northwestern Railway) |
| Developable Area | 35.74ha |
| Development Capacity | 1,430 homes (at 40dph) |
| Local Planning Authority | North Warwickshire |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Required | 517 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Delivered | 689 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Score | 133% |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Consequence | None |
| Network Rail Region | West Midlands |
| Network Rail Sub-Region | Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire |
| Passengers, 2020 - 2021 | 29,300 |
| Passengers, 2019 - 2020 | 151,174 |
| UK Station Passenger Rank (Use) | 1,590 |
Development Potential
England's busiest station (apart from those serving airports) had 4,170,558 passenger movements in the period 2019-2020. The station with the least was 68. Atherstone station had 151,174 passengers enter or exit it during this period. That's roughly 415 people per day.
For a station with this number of passengers passing through it each year a density of 40 homes per hectare is reasonable, based on its proximity to major population centres and existing infrastructure.
Atherstone is located within the West Midlands railway region. The potential area for development around the station (excluding existing buildings, national parks, flood zones, public green space, protected habitats, areas of outstanding natural beauty, world heritage sites and surface water) is approximately 35.74ha.
Assuming an appropriate (but not prevailing) development density of 40 dwellings per hectare, this area has a development capacity of around 1,430 homes.
The station sits within North Warwickshire planning authority, which in 2021 achieved a Housing Delivery Test Score of 133%, having delivered 689 homes from a target of 517. There are no consequences for the planning authority as a result.
The total capacity of all North Warwickshire's stations is 2,941 homes. That's 569% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
Taking green belt into account, the capacity of North Warwickshire's stations is 2,079 homes without building on protected land. That's 402% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
