CV2 1JG Coventry
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Longford. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Honeysuckle Drive, Coventry: 35 addresses
- Alderman's Green 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 (73% of about 670 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.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 20 at medium risk and 3 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 33 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 20 medium, 0 low and 0 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 36 addresses are between 82 m and 83 m above sea level (83 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 Arena 135,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Bedworth 69,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) | |
| Coventry 6.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km (3.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 40 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Dersingham Court Wood End | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Tesco Extra Longford | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Car parks | Arena car parking Coventry | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 49 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Honey Suckle Drive | 90 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 18.6 km (12 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wood End Health Centre | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Allied Pharmacy Bell Green | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bell Green Dental Surgery | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Walsgrave Hospital | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| Police station | West Midlands Police | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Payzone | 210 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,450 m² | 180 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Longford Park 27 ha | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 980 m² | 370 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.0 ha | 350 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.2 ha | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 8 parks and gardens, 42 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Lawrence, a listed building (Grade II*), 460 m (0.3 miles) west. 4 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Lawrence | Listed building, Grade II* | 460 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wyken Pool | Lake or reservoir | 760 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Wyken Slough | Wetland | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Whitsuntide Wood | Wood | 3 km (1.9 miles) north-east |
| Sweet Laud's Wood | Wood | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) north |
| Primrose Hill | Hill | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) south |
| Swanswell Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.8 km (2.3 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 24 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 12 | 36 |
24 of the postcode's 36 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 | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 27% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 49% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 28% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 33% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 16% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 16% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 82% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 19% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 81% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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 Honeysuckle Drive.