CV1 2WT Coventry
Live postcode, introduced December 1994. Ward: Cheylesmore. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Quinton Road, Coventry: 10 addresses
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 (41% of about 2,000 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
- Chestnut School, 8 Park Road: up to 6 homes, permissioned (230 m)
- New Union Street: up to 170 homes, not permissioned (380 m)
- Coventry Central Police Station: up to 600 homes, not permissioned (430 m)
- New Gate Court Business Park, Paradise Street, Coventry, CV1 2RU: up to 303 homes, permissioned (480 m)
- Land bounded by Railway, Grosvenor Road, Manor Road and including Greyfriars Green, Station Square.: up to 2,500 homes, permissioned (510 m)
- Whitefriars Street Car Park: up to 185 homes, not permissioned (550 m)
- City Centre South: up to 1,575 homes, permissioned (680 m)
- Student Union and Priory Halls, Priory Street: up to 84 homes, not permissioned (930 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 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 addresses are about 93 m above sea level.
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 | 360 m |
| Canley 453,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km | |
| Coventry Arena 135,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 15 stops within 400 m, 56 within 800 m; nearest Cheylesmore House Coventry | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Coventry Station | 570 m |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m; nearest UK Parking Control | 400 m |
| EV charging points | 114 within 1.6 km; nearest Stoney Road | 190 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 17.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 12 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Jubilee Healthcare | 780 m |
| Pharmacies | 13 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 780 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Park Road Dental Care | 280 m |
| Hospital | Walsgrave Hospital | 5.2 km |
| Police station | West Midlands Police | 390 m |
| Cash machines | 7 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 690 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Grey Friars Green 1.2 ha | 500 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Top Green 1.8 ha | 650 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 240 m² | 330 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7.7 ha | 670 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Stoney Road Allotments 4.4 ha | 290 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 3.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Stoney Road Allotments, a registered park or garden (Grade II*), 310 m south-west. 98 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 11 of them Grade I and 16 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Stoney Road Allotments | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 310 m south-west |
| The Register Office, formerly the Cheylesmore Manor gatehouse and cross-wings | Listed building, Grade II* | 480 m north-west |
| Whitefriars Gate, 36-37 Much Park Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 490 m north-east |
| Medieval Stone Building | Listed building, Grade II* | 540 m north |
| Kirby House and forecourt railings | Listed building, Grade II* | 580 m north |
| London Road Cemetery, Coventry | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 600 m east |
| Coventry city walls | Scheduled monument | 840 m north |
| Site of Cloister, Chapter House and Undercrofts of Coventry Priory | Scheduled monument | 910 m north |
| Site of Charterhouse | Scheduled monument | 930 m east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Stivichall Grove | Wood | 830 m south-west |
| Quinton Pool | Lake or reservoir | 920 m south |
| Swanswell Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km north |
| Primrose Hill | Hill | 1.6 km north-east |
| Stivichall Common | Wood | 2.1 km south-west |
| Whitley Grove | Wood | 2.5 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.1 | 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 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 5% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 36% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 17% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 46% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 30% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 25% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 40% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 18% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 65% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 15% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 60% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Quinton Road.