CV21 3PQ Rugby
Live postcode, introduced June 2000. Ward: Benn. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Cambridge Street, Rugby: 6 addresses
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 (41% of about 680 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
- 42-54 Winfield Street, Rugby, not permissioned (340 m)
- Land adjacent to 9 Railway Terrace CV21 3EN, Rugby, not permissioned (690 m)
- Brotherhood House, Gas Street, Rugby, CV21 2TX, permissioned (740 m)
- Land Rear of 30, Albert Street, Rugby, CV21 2RS, permissioned (800 m)
- Finchley Court, 41 King Edward Road, Rugby, CV21 2TG, permissioned (810 m)
- Former Herbert Gray College Little Chruch Street, CV21AW, Rugby, not permissioned (820 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 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 110 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 | 680 m |
| Long Buckby 330,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 47 within 800 m; nearest Windsor Street Rugby | 90 m |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest John Barford Multi Storey Car Park | 750 m |
| EV charging points | 10 within 1.6 km; nearest Connect Chargers | 240 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 35.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Clifton Road Surgery | 350 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Rowlands Pharmacy | 350 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Clifton Road (Dental Surgery) | 80 m |
| Hospital | St Cross Hospital | 1.2 km |
| Police station | Rugby Police Station | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Winfield Supermarket Cashzone | 450 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,710 m² | 400 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 3,940 m² | 630 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,040 m² | 380 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest The Millennium Green 4,480 m² | 340 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 640 m² | 130 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 0.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of Saint Andrew, a listed building (Grade II*), 950 m west. 31 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of Saint Andrew | Listed building, Grade II* | 950 m west |
| The 'Island' tumulus | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Sow Brook (North) | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km south-west |
| Sow Brook (South) | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km south-west |
| Thurnmill Spinney | Wood | 3.1 km west |
| Rainsbrook Wood | Wood | 3.3 km south-east |
| Cock Robin Wood | Wood | 3.5 km south-west |
| Cock Robin Plantation | Wood | 3.6 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 6 |
1 of the postcode's 6 addresses is 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 | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 42% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 21% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 14% | 17% |
| Private rented | 41% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 67% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 16% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 19% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 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) | 19% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 82% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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 Cambridge Street.