CV2 2DP Coventry
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Henley. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
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 (33% 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: 6 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- The Bungalow, Dorchester way, Coventry, CV2 2NB: up to 4 homes, permissioned (920 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 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 14 addresses are between 76 m and 77 m above sea level (77 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 | 4.7 km |
| Coventry 6.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.0 km | |
| Bedworth 69,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 38 within 800 m; nearest Lucian CLose Walsgrave | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Tesco Extra Longford | 4.2 km |
| EV charging points | 25 within 1.6 km; nearest Brade Drive (North) | 40 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 21.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Walsgrave Health Centre | 730 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Asda Pharmacy | 320 m |
| NHS dentists | 67B Deedmore Road [Dental Practice] | 2.2 km |
| Hospital | Walsgrave Hospital | 600 m |
| Police station | West Midlands Police | 4.1 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Rontec - Woodway Cashzone | 410 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,320 m² | 220 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 6.2 ha | 730 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 280 m² | 390 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.9 ha | 1.3 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,690 m² | 700 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 7.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary the Virgin, a listed building (Grade II*), 650 m west. 8 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary the Virgin | Listed building, Grade II* | 650 m west |
| Caludon Castle: a moated site and part of an associated water management system | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km south-west |
| Moated site 190m south of Caludon Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km south-west |
| Combe Abbey | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.2 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Walsgrave Hill | Hill | 870 m south-east |
| Hill Park Wood | Wood | 1.5 km east |
| Coombe Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km south |
| Top Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km south-east |
| Little Rough | Wood | 3.1 km south |
| Wyken Slough | Wetland | 3.4 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 14 | 14 |
None of the postcode's 14 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 40% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 21% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 51% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 45% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 21% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 77% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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.