CV21 3EL 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 (63% of about 1,100 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
- Land adjacent to 9 Railway Terrace CV21 3EN, Rugby, not permissioned (60 m)
- Brotherhood House, Gas Street, Rugby, CV21 2TX, permissioned (70 m)
- Former Herbert Gray College Little Chruch Street, CV21AW, Rugby, not permissioned (100 m)
- Land Rear of 30, Albert Street, Rugby, CV21 2RS, permissioned (170 m)
- Finchley Court, 41 King Edward Road, Rugby, CV21 2TG, permissioned (460 m)
- Former Newtown Vehicle Rentals Site, 117 Newbold Road, Rugby, CV21 2NZ, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 19 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 addresses are about 115 m above sea level.
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 | 900 m |
| Long Buckby 330,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 18 stops within 400 m, 51 within 800 m; nearest Heart of England Training Rugby | 30 m |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest John Barford Multi Storey Car Park | 150 m |
| EV charging points | 11 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 280 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 34.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Clifton Road Surgery | 410 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Well | 360 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Jones Dental Clinic & Implant Centre | 180 m |
| Hospital | St Cross Hospital | 800 m |
| Police station | Rugby Police Station | 660 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 150 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Jubilee Gardens 9,160 m² | 290 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Caldecott Park 4.2 ha | 450 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 830 m² | 480 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,400 m² | 660 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 640 m² | 860 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 5.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of Saint Andrew, a listed building (Grade II*), 220 m west. 102 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 7 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of Saint Andrew | Listed building, Grade II* | 220 m west |
| School House at Rugby School | Listed building, Grade II* | 390 m south-west |
| Old Quad Buildings at Rugby School | Listed building, Grade II* | 400 m south-west |
| New Quad Buildings at Rugby School | Listed building, Grade II* | 440 m south-west |
| The 'Island' tumulus | Scheduled monument | 490 m south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Sow Brook (North) | Lake or reservoir | 920 m south |
| Sow Brook (South) | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km south-west |
| Thurnmill Spinney | Wood | 2.5 km west |
| Cock Robin Wood | Wood | 3.1 km south-west |
| Cock Robin Plantation | Wood | 3.2 km south-west |
| Railway Spinney | Wood | 3.7 km south |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 6 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 12 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 8 | 26 |
18 of the postcode's 26 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 | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 32% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 7% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 3% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 77% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 32% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 16% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 24% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 86% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 13% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 33% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 83% | 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.