CV23 8BW Rugby
Live postcode, introduced March 2016. Ward: Dunsmore. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Daventry Road, Dunchurch: 7 addresses
- Daventry Road, Rugby: 7 addresses
- Daventry Road, Dunchurch: 1 address
- M45, West Northamptonshire: 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 E (33% of about 730 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.
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 16 addresses are between 79 m and 90 m above sea level (81 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% 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 | 6 km (3.7 miles) |
| Long Buckby 330,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.4 km (8.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Car parks | Parking Space on Guys Common, CV22 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | Warwickshire EV | 3 km (1.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 35.1 km (22 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dunchurch Surgery | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dunchurch Pharmacy | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Courtyard Dental Practice | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Hospital | St Cross Hospital | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
| Police station | Rugby Police Station | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | Heart Of England Co-operative Old Bilton, Old Bilton | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.0 ha | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Play area | Unnamed 950 m² | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.1 ha | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Allotments | Dunchurch Allotment Gardens 2.2 ha | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Dunchurch Lodge, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Dunchurch Lodge | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Medieval standing cross in The Square | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Bilton Grange | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Abandoned medieval village of Onley | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bunkers Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Railway Spinney | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Sutton's Spinney | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south |
| Cock Robin Plantation | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north |
| Beck Hill | Hill | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south-west |
| Draycote Water | Lake or reservoir | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 1 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 13 | 16 |
3 of the postcode's 16 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Rugby: see them on the Rugby page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 38% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 86% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 62% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 43% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 53% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 42% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 46% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 49% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 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 Daventry Road.