CV2 2EP 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 B (46% of about 710 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, 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 39 addresses are between 80 m and 83 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 Arena 135,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km |
| Coventry 6.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km | |
| Bedworth 69,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 18 stops within 400 m, 47 within 800 m; nearest Harmer Close Walsgrave | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Tesco Extra Longford | 3.7 km |
| EV charging points | 38 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 320 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 21.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Walsgrave Health Centre | 590 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Asda Pharmacy | 630 m |
| NHS dentists | 67B Deedmore Road [Dental Practice] | 1.7 km |
| Hospital | Walsgrave Hospital | 790 m |
| Police station | West Midlands Police | 3.6 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Rontec - Woodway Cashzone | 200 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,320 m² | 290 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Wyken Croft Nature Park 25 ha | 510 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 280 m² | 420 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.9 ha | 760 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,690 m² | 250 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 34 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary the Virgin, a listed building (Grade II*), 370 m south. 7 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* | 370 m south |
| Caludon Castle: a moated site and part of an associated water management system | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km south-west |
| Moated site 190m south of Caludon Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km south-west |
| Combe Abbey | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.7 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Walsgrave Hill | Hill | 1.4 km south-east |
| Hill Park Wood | Wood | 2.0 km east |
| Coombe Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km south-east |
| Top Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km south-east |
| Wyken Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km north-west |
| Wyken Slough | Wetland | 2.9 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 35 | 39 |
4 of the postcode's 39 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 | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 44% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 30% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 52% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 40% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 25% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 82% | 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) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 80% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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.