CV3 1GR Coventry
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Lower Stoke. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Biggin Hall Crescent, Coventry: 34 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Coventry in 2026-27: Band D £2,517 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,678 | £1,957 | £2,237 | £2,517 | £3,076 | £3,635 | £4,195 | £5,033 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band B (36% of about 1,070 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): HMO - 30.9.23.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Milverton Gates Care Home, Dawson Road: up to 7 homes, permissioned (500 m)
- Former School Site, New Century Park - Land to the south of Isadora Lea, New Century Park, CV3 1JH: up to 93 homes, permissioned (510 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 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 34 addresses are between 80 m and 83 m above sea level (82 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 | Coventry 6.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km |
| Coventry Arena 135,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.9 km | |
| Canley 453,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 23 within 800 m; nearest Raleigh Road Stoke | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Pool Meadow Bus Station Coventry | 2.3 km |
| Car parks | RCP Parking - Far Gosford | 1.8 km |
| EV charging points | 61 within 1.6 km; nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 170 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 19.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Copsewood Medical Centre | 540 m |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Kara's Pharmacy | 320 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Stoke Aldermoor Clinic | 580 m |
| Hospital | Walsgrave Hospital | 2.9 km |
| Police station | West Midlands Police | 2.1 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Total Premier Cashzone | 150 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Stoke Green 2.9 ha | 570 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 640 m² | 630 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.0 ha | 110 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 640 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 5.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Michael, a listed building (Grade II*), 720 m north. 3 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Michael | Listed building, Grade II* | 720 m north |
| Site of Charterhouse | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km west |
| Ernesford Grange moated site, Binley | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km south-east |
| London Road Cemetery, Coventry | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.9 km west |
| Moated site 190m south of Caludon Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km north-east |
| Lady Herbert's Garden | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Primrose Hill | Hill | 1.6 km north-west |
| Rock Spinney | Wood | 1.6 km south |
| Binley Little Wood | Wood | 2.2 km south-east |
| Swanswell Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km west |
| Whitley Grove | Wood | 2.5 km south |
| Wyken Slough | Wetland | 4.8 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 24 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 10 | 34 |
24 of the postcode's 34 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 | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 68% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 35% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 76% | 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) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Biggin Hall Crescent.