CV21 2NY Rugby
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Benn. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Rugby in 2026-27: Band D £2,483 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,655 | £1,931 | £2,207 | £2,483 | £3,035 | £3,587 | £4,138 | £4,966 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (50% of about 1,360 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
- Finchley Court, 41 King Edward Road, Rugby, CV21 2TG, permissioned (230 m)
- Land Rear of 30, Albert Street, Rugby, CV21 2RS, permissioned (540 m)
- Brotherhood House, Gas Street, Rugby, CV21 2TX, permissioned (610 m)
- Former Newtown Vehicle Rentals Site, 117 Newbold Road, Rugby, CV21 2NZ, permissioned (620 m)
- Land adjacent to 9 Railway Terrace CV21 3EN, Rugby, not permissioned (620 m)
- Former Herbert Gray College Little Chruch Street, CV21AW, Rugby, not permissioned (750 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 8 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 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 61 addresses are between 95 m and 99 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 | Rugby 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 440 m |
| Long Buckby 330,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 40 within 800 m; nearest Manor Road Rugby | 190 m |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Mill Road Car Park | 500 m |
| EV charging points | 11 within 1.6 km; nearest Lancaster Road, Rugby | 310 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 34.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Market Quarter Medical Practice | 230 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Rugby Pharmacy | 230 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest 8 Regent Place (Dental Practice) | 430 m |
| Hospital | St Cross Hospital | 1.5 km |
| Police station | Warwickshire Police | 530 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 360 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Caldecott Park 4.2 ha | 270 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 4.4 ha | 760 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 40 m² | 190 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest The Millennium Green 4,480 m² | 560 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 640 m² | 920 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 12 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is British Thomson-Houston Co Ltd War Memorial, a listed building (Grade II*), 490 m north. 60 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 5 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| British Thomson-Houston Co Ltd War Memorial | Listed building, Grade II* | 490 m north |
| Church of Saint Andrew | Listed building, Grade II* | 720 m south-west |
| Old Quad Buildings at Rugby School | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km south-west |
| New Quad Buildings at Rugby School | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km south-west |
| The 'Island' tumulus | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Sow Brook (North) | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km south |
| Thurnmill Spinney | Wood | 2.4 km west |
| Sow Brook (South) | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km south-west |
| Oak Spinney | Wood | 3.2 km north |
| Smith's Spinney | Wood | 3.6 km north |
| Cock Robin Wood | Wood | 3.7 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.3 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 56 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 61 |
57 of the postcode's 61 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 | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 33% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 15% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 27% | 17% |
| Private rented | 40% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 68% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 83% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 71% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 9% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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.