CV1 2BS Coventry
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: St Michael's. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Northfield Road, Coventry: 51 addresses
- St George's Road, Coventry: 2 addresses
- St Margaret Road, Coventry: 1 address
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 (540 m)
- Lansdowne Street: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (550 m)
- New Gate Court Business Park, Paradise Street, Coventry, CV1 2RU: up to 303 homes, permissioned (700 m)
- Whitefriars Street Car Park: up to 185 homes, not permissioned (750 m)
- Yard at rear of 254 Humber Road: up to 7 homes, permissioned (770 m)
- Arden Windows, Arden House, Sparkbrook Street, Coventry, CV1 5ST: up to 35 homes, not permissioned (830 m)
- Milverton Gates Care Home, Dawson Road: up to 7 homes, 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 1 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 54 addresses are between 83 m and 86 m above sea level (86 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 | 1.5 km |
| Canley 453,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km | |
| Coventry Arena 135,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 44 within 800 m; nearest Irving Road Gosford Green | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Pool Meadow Bus Station Coventry | 1.1 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest RCP Parking - Far Gosford | 570 m |
| EV charging points | 110 within 1.6 km; nearest Firedrake Croft | 100 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 | 280 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bupa Dental Care Coventry | 400 m |
| Hospital | Walsgrave Hospital | 4.1 km |
| Police station | West Midlands Police | 1.1 km |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Happy Superstore Cashzone | 320 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.8 ha | 350 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 3.5 ha | 400 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 880 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 | 480 m |
Within 800 m: 7 parks and gardens, 10 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Medieval precinct wall to The Charterhouse, a listed building (Grade II*), 320 m south. 26 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Medieval precinct wall to The Charterhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 320 m south |
| Site of Charterhouse | Scheduled monument | 390 m south |
| The Charterhouse | Listed building, Grade I | 390 m south-west |
| Whitefriars Museum | Listed building, Grade I | 630 m west |
| London Road Cemetery, Coventry | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 690 m south-west |
| Nonconformist Cemetery Chapel | Listed building, Grade II* | 720 m south-west |
| Coventry city walls | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km north-west |
| Site of Cloister, Chapter House and Undercrofts of Coventry Priory | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north-west |
| Lady Herbert's Garden | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Primrose Hill | Hill | 930 m north |
| Swanswell Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km north-west |
| Quinton Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km south-west |
| Stivichall Grove | Wood | 1.9 km south-west |
| Rock Spinney | Wood | 2.3 km south-east |
| Whitley Grove | Wood | 2.3 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 24 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 3% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 26% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 19% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 68% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 13% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 3% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 39% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 25% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 55% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 66% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 6% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Northfield Road.