CV2 4RA Coventry
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Upper Stoke. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Duke Barn Field, Coventry: 35 addresses
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 (84% of about 760 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 1.0 km
- 4-8 and Adj Caludon Road, CV2 4LP: up to 21 homes, not permissioned (670 m)
- Land And Buildings On The South Side Of Awson Street, Foleshill: up to 63 homes, not permissioned (840 m)
- Land off Silverton Road, Foleshill (part of St Nicholas Court, Crabmill Lane development): up to 2 homes, not permissioned (900 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 35 addresses are between 94 m and 97 m above sea level (96 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 | 2.8 km |
| Coventry Arena 135,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km | |
| Canley 453,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 27 within 800 m; nearest Mercer Avenue Stoke Heath | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Pool Meadow Bus Station Coventry | 1.7 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Cromwell Street - Car Park | 620 m |
| EV charging points | 96 within 1.6 km; nearest Swan Lane 1 | 320 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 18.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Godiva Group Practice | 740 m |
| Pharmacies | 15 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Crestpharmacy - Clay Lane | 740 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Hillfields Dental Surgery | 920 m |
| Hospital | Walsgrave Hospital | 3.2 km |
| Police station | West Midlands Police | 1.0 km |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 450 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Barras Heath 2.5 ha | 120 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,240 m² | 190 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7.7 ha | 410 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,430 m² | 470 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 4.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Cook Street Gate, a scheduled monument, 1.7 km south-west.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cook Street Gate | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km south-west |
| Lady Herbert's Garden | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km south-west |
| Coventry city walls | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km south-west |
| Site of Cloister, Chapter House and Undercrofts of Coventry Priory | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km south-west |
| London Road Cemetery, Coventry | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 2.3 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Primrose Hill | Hill | 890 m south-west |
| Swanswell Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km south-west |
| Quinton Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.2 km south-west |
| Wyken Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km north |
| Stivichall Grove | Wood | 3.4 km south-west |
| Wyken Slough | Wetland | 3.5 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.4 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 53% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 26% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 32% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 15% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 74% | 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 | 32% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 80% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 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 Duke Barn Field.