CV11 5BB Nuneaton and Bedworth
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: St Mary's. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Central Avenue, Nuneaton: 29 addresses
- Bath Road, Nuneaton: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 2026-27: Band D £2,502 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,668 | £1,946 | £2,224 | £2,502 | £3,058 | £3,614 | £4,170 | £5,004 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (79% of about 1,160 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): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- St Marys Road Council Depot, St Marys Road, Nuneaton: up to 95 homes, permissioned (250 m)
- Land north of 116-120 Abbey Street Site 51a036 - Burgage Walk Nunetaon: up to 14 homes, permissioned (380 m)
- Site 51A073 - Ex Co-op buildings and car park, Abbey Street, Nuneaton, CV11 5BU: up to 1 home, permissioned (430 m)
- Tiny Town 126 Abbey Street, Nuneaton, Warwickshire: up to 9 homes, permissioned (450 m)
- Debenhams Retail plc, 5 Bridge Street, Nuneaton, CV11 4DY: up to 63 homes, permissioned (620 m)
- Mill Street/Bridge Street, Nuneaton: up to 15 homes, pending decision (690 m)
- Church Street & Justice Walk, Site 51A025 -Vicarage Street Nuneaton (Church Street Shops & Justice Walk Car Park ): up to 65 homes, permissioned (690 m)
- 265 Queens Road, Nuneaton: up to 14 homes, permissioned (760 m)
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 30 addresses are between 84 m and 88 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 | Nuneaton 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 570 m |
| Bermuda Park 28,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km | |
| Bedworth 69,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 31 within 800 m; nearest Newtown Road Nuneaton | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Nuneaton | 460 m |
| Car parks | 4 within 800 m; nearest Harefield Road car park | 440 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Coton Road, Nuneaton | 680 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 20.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Manor Court Surgery | 370 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Deakin Chemists | 240 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest B S Rai Dental Surgery | 360 m |
| Hospital | The Manor Hospital | 370 m |
| Police station | Nuneaton Police Station | 770 m |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 430 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Abbey Gardens 8,430 m² | 40 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Riversley Park 5.7 ha | 700 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 580 m² | 490 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.9 ha | 340 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest St Marys Road Allotments 7,760 m² | 210 m |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 13 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Benedictine priory and precinct of St Mary, Nuneaton, a scheduled monument, 430 m south-west. 15 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Benedictine priory and precinct of St Mary, Nuneaton | Scheduled monument | 430 m south-west |
| Church of St Nicolas | Listed building, Grade I | 900 m south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Dingle | Valley | 1.9 km west |
| Caldecote Hill | Hill | 2.1 km north-west |
| Signal Leys Gorse | Wood | 2.2 km north-west |
| Poors Piece | Wood | 2.2 km north-west |
| Windmill Hill | Wood | 2.2 km north-west |
| Stubbs Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 10 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 13 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 30 |
23 of the postcode's 30 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 | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 62% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 32% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 36% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 59% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 29% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 76% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 9% | 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 Central Avenue.