CV1 4FF Coventry
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: St Michael's. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Stoney Stanton Road, Coventry: 17 addresses
- Stoney Stanton Road, Coventry: 3 addresses
- Byron Street, Coventry: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Stoney Stanton Road, Hillfields: 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 (83% of about 1,080 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: 8 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Bishop Gate, Bishop Street/Tower Street, CV1 1AJ: up to 129 homes, not permissioned (370 m)
- Dale buildings Tower Street: up to 200 homes, not permissioned (370 m)
- Former Gala Bingo, Fairfax Street: up to 874 homes, permissioned (460 m)
- Foleshill Road/Eagle Street: up to 54 homes, not permissioned (460 m)
- Land at Sandy Lane: up to 250 homes, pending decision (530 m)
- Student Union and Priory Halls, Priory Street: up to 84 homes, not permissioned (540 m)
- Former Vintage House, St. Nicholas Street/Leicester Row, Coventry, CV1 4BN: up to 100 homes, not permissioned (550 m)
- Land West of Bishop Street (corner with Well Street): up to 40 homes, permissioned (550 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 23 addresses are between 81 m and 99 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 | 1.6 km |
| Canley 453,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km | |
| Coventry Arena 135,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m, 67 within 800 m; nearest Coventry College Hillfields | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Pool Meadow Bus Station Coventry | 380 m |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest Key Parking Solutions | 340 m |
| EV charging points | 139 within 1.6 km; nearest Stoney Stanton Road | 40 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 17.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 15 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Hillfields Health Centre - 1 | 210 m |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Coventry Care Pharmacy | 210 m |
| NHS dentists | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 650 m |
| Hospital | Walsgrave Hospital | 4.6 km |
| Police station | Coventry Central Police Station | 1.1 km |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest City Of Coventry Health Centre | 70 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Swanswell Recreation Ground 1.8 ha | 20 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 380 m² | 180 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 280 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 770 m² | 1.0 km |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 3.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is City Gate, a listed building (Grade I), 320 m south-west. 81 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 13 of them Grade I and 13 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| City Gate | Listed building, Grade I | 320 m south-west |
| Cook Street Gate | Scheduled monument | 330 m south-west |
| Lady Herbert's Garden | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 360 m south-west |
| Swanswell Gate and City Wall to North of Swanswell Gate | Listed building, Grade I | 410 m south-west |
| The Old Grammar School (St John's Hospital Chapel) | Listed building, Grade I | 540 m south-west |
| Site of Cloister, Chapter House and Undercrofts of Coventry Priory | Scheduled monument | 580 m south |
| Former Blue Coat School | Listed building, Grade II* | 620 m south-west |
| Coventry city walls | Scheduled monument | 630 m south |
| London Road Cemetery, Coventry | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.6 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Swanswell Pool | Lake or reservoir | 140 m south |
| Primrose Hill | Hill | 830 m east |
| Stivichall Grove | Wood | 2.2 km south |
| Quinton Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km south |
| Stivichall Common | Wood | 3.3 km south-west |
| Wyken Slough | Wetland | 4.6 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.0 | 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 | 21 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 11% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 9% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 66% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 25% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 31% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 9% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 17% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 48% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 44% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 15% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 82% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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 Stoney Stanton Road.