CV1 4FL Coventry
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Foleshill. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Stoney Stanton Road, Coventry: 41 addresses
- Stoney Stanton 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 (92% of about 750 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Foleshill Road/Eagle Street: up to 54 homes, not permissioned (360 m)
- 2 Lewis Road, CV1 4HZ: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (520 m (0.3 miles))
- Bishop Gate, Bishop Street/Tower Street, CV1 1AJ: up to 129 homes, not permissioned (550 m (0.3 miles))
- Dale buildings Tower Street: up to 200 homes, not permissioned (560 m (0.3 miles))
- Land at Sandy Lane: up to 250 homes, pending decision (580 m (0.4 miles))
- Former Gala Bingo, Fairfax Street: up to 874 homes, permissioned (640 m (0.4 miles))
- Former Vintage House, St. Nicholas Street/Leicester Row, Coventry, CV1 4BN: up to 100 homes, not permissioned (710 m (0.4 miles))
- Student Union and Priory Halls, Priory Street: up to 84 homes, not permissioned (730 m (0.5 miles))
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 42 addresses are between 80 m and 88 m above sea level (85 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 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Canley 453,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) | |
| Coventry Arena 135,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 18 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 54 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Frank Walsh House Hillfields | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Pool Meadow Bus Station Coventry | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Key Parking Solutions | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 134 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Stoney Stanton Road | 240 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 17.2 km (11 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 15 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Hillfields Health Centre - 1 | 380 m |
| Pharmacies | 14 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest M Hussain Chemists LTD | 130 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Hillfields Dental Surgery | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Walsgrave Hospital | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| Police station | Coventry Central Police Station | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest City Of Coventry Health Centre | 160 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Swanswell Recreation Ground 1.8 ha | 210 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Webster's Park 3.5 ha | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 380 m² | 380 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 90 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 770 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 8 parks and gardens, 7.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bird Grove House, a listed building (Grade II*), 510 m (0.3 miles) north. 55 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 9 of them Grade I and 9 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bird Grove House | Listed building, Grade II* | 510 m (0.3 miles) north |
| City Gate | Listed building, Grade I | 520 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Cook Street Gate | Scheduled monument | 520 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Lady Herbert's Garden | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 560 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Swanswell Gate and City Wall to North of Swanswell Gate | Listed building, Grade I | 610 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| The Old Grammar School (St John's Hospital Chapel) | Listed building, Grade I | 740 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Site of Cloister, Chapter House and Undercrofts of Coventry Priory | Scheduled monument | 780 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Coventry city walls | Scheduled monument | 810 m (0.5 miles) south |
| London Road Cemetery, Coventry | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Swanswell Pool | Lake or reservoir | 330 m south |
| Primrose Hill | Hill | 780 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Stivichall Grove | Wood | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south |
| Quinton Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) south |
| Stivichall Common | Wood | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) south-west |
| Wyken Slough | Wetland | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 5 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 32 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 42 |
39 of the postcode's 42 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 | 30 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 27% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 14% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 9% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 60% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 46% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 18% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 26% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 40% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 19% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 30% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 66% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 13% | 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.