Leamingtons a great place to live, i moved from Belper in 1994 and love it.
Bit pricey house wise but there are some lovely little villages just outside Leamington too, loads of new builds around Whitnash and Bishops Tachbrook
Its about an hour and a half drive to PP, I usually get the train which is about an hour (I don't go often, i go to watch Leamington more)