CV1 2BF Coventry
Live postcode, introduced March 2008. Ward: St Michael's. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Coventry in 2026-27: Band D £2,517 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,678 | £1,957 | £2,237 | £2,517 | £3,076 | £3,635 | £4,195 | £5,033 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (62% of about 910 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): HMO - 30.9.23.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land at Lansdowne Street and All Saints Lane, Coventry, CV1 5LN: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (480 m)
- Lansdowne Street: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (500 m)
- New Gate Court Business Park, Paradise Street, Coventry, CV1 2RU: up to 303 homes, permissioned (640 m)
- Whitefriars Street Car Park: up to 185 homes, not permissioned (680 m)
- Arden Windows, Arden House, Sparkbrook Street, Coventry, CV1 5ST: up to 35 homes, not permissioned (760 m)
- Yard at rear of 254 Humber Road: up to 7 homes, permissioned (850 m)
- Coventry Central Police Station: up to 600 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
- Student Union and Priory Halls, Priory Street: up to 84 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 17 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 19 addresses are between 78 m and 83 m above sea level (82 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Coventry 6.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km |
| Canley 453,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km | |
| Coventry Arena 135,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 46 within 800 m; nearest Irving Road Gosford Green | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Pool Meadow Bus Station Coventry | 1.1 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest RCP Parking - Far Gosford | 480 m |
| EV charging points | 107 within 1.6 km; nearest David Road (East) | 20 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 18.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Park House | 190 m |
| Pharmacies | 16 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Bj Chemists | 230 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bupa Dental Care Coventry | 350 m |
| Hospital | Walsgrave Hospital | 4.2 km |
| Police station | West Midlands Police | 1.0 km |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Happy Superstore Cashzone | 390 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.8 ha | 370 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 3.5 ha | 390 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,130 m² | 480 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7.7 ha | 580 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Seagrave Road Allotments 550 m² | 420 m |
Within 800 m: 8 parks and gardens, 11 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Medieval precinct wall to The Charterhouse, a listed building (Grade II*), 360 m south. 31 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade I and 6 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Medieval precinct wall to The Charterhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 360 m south |
| The Charterhouse | Listed building, Grade I | 430 m south |
| Site of Charterhouse | Scheduled monument | 430 m south |
| Whitefriars Museum | Listed building, Grade I | 560 m west |
| London Road Cemetery, Coventry | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 690 m south-west |
| Nonconformist Cemetery Chapel | Listed building, Grade II* | 740 m south-west |
| Coventry city walls | Scheduled monument | 900 m north-west |
| Site of Cloister, Chapter House and Undercrofts of Coventry Priory | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km north-west |
| Lady Herbert's Garden | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Primrose Hill | Hill | 860 m north |
| Swanswell Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km north-west |
| Quinton Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km south-west |
| Stivichall Grove | Wood | 1.9 km south-west |
| Rock Spinney | Wood | 2.4 km south-east |
| Whitley Grove | Wood | 2.4 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.7 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 18 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 19 |
18 of the postcode's 19 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 25 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 5% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 35% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 27% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 58% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 15% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 5% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 15% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 17% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 45% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 57% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 9% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.