CV22 6BB Rugby
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Rokeby and Overslade. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Mellish Road, Rugby: 83 addresses
- Buchanan Road, Rugby: 2 addresses
- Elmore Road, Rugby: 1 address
- Saunton Road, Rugby: 1 address
- Mellish Court, Rugby: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Mellish Road, Overslade: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Mellish Road, Overslade: 1 address
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 (45% of about 640 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
- 76, Buchanan Road, Rugby, CV22 6AZ, permissioned (130 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 4 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 90 addresses are between 103 m and 114 m above sea level (111 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 | 2.4 km |
| Long Buckby 330,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 38 within 800 m; nearest Greenhill Road Rugby | 190 m |
| Car parks | Asda Rugby Car Park | 1.2 km |
| EV charging points | 7 within 1.6 km; nearest Barby Road, Rugby | 1.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 33.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Central Surgery | 1.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Rowlands Pharmacy | 1.1 km |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bilton Dental Clinic | 1.1 km |
| Hospital | St Cross Hospital | 1.1 km |
| Police station | Rugby Police Station | 1.6 km |
| Cash machines | Heart of England Co-operative New Bilton, New Bilton Cashzone | 1.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5.9 ha | 160 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,560 m² | 110 m |
| Playing field | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 100 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,060 m² | 620 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 10 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 32, Bilton Road, a listed building (Grade II*), 760 m north-east. 37 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| 32, Bilton Road | Listed building, Grade II* | 760 m north-east |
| Roman Catholic Church of St Marie | Listed building, Grade II* | 790 m east |
| Church of St Mark | Listed building, Grade II* | 800 m west |
| Bilton Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 910 m south-west |
| The 'Island' tumulus | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km north-east |
| Bilton Grange | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km south |
| Dunchurch Lodge | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.9 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Sow Brook (South) | Lake or reservoir | 570 m south-west |
| Sow Brook (North) | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km east |
| Cock Robin Wood | Wood | 1.8 km south |
| Cock Robin Plantation | Wood | 2.0 km south |
| Thurnmill Spinney | Wood | 2.2 km north-west |
| Railway Spinney | Wood | 2.6 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.1 | 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 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 86 | 90 |
4 of the postcode's 90 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 | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 42% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 13% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 29% | 17% |
| Private rented | 28% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 70% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 28% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 81% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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 Mellish Road.