CV3 6LS Coventry
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Wainbody. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Girdlers Close, Coventry: 24 addresses
- Dewsbury Avenue, Coventry: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Girdlers Close, Stivichall: 1 address
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 D (42% of about 590 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: 2 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- 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 27 addresses are between 78 m and 83 m above sea level (80 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 | 1.9 km |
| Canley 453,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Tile Hill 542,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m, 54 within 800 m; nearest Chideock Hill Green Lane | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Coventry Station | 1.9 km |
| Car parks | UK Parking Control | 2.0 km |
| EV charging points | 29 within 1.6 km; nearest Memorial Park & Ride GeniePoint | 1.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 17.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Sky Blue Medical Group | 480 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Styvechale Pharmacy | 460 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Leamington Road Dental Practice | 490 m |
| Hospital | Walsgrave Hospital | 7.0 km |
| Police station | West Midlands Police | 2.4 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest One Stop Kenpass Highway | 730 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest War Memorial Park 50 ha | 420 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 580 m² | 1.0 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 9,390 m² | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | Baginton Mill Allotments 2.7 ha | 1.3 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 50 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is War Memorial Park, Coventry, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 840 m north. 9 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| War Memorial Park, Coventry | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 840 m north |
| Moated site at Bishop Ullathorne School | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km south-west |
| Stoney Road Allotments | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.8 km north-east |
| Deserted medieval village at King's Hill | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Stivichall Common | Wood | 880 m north-west |
| Stivichall Grove | Wood | 1.3 km north |
| Quinton Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km north-east |
| King's Hill | Hill | 1.8 km south |
| Wainbody Wood | Wood | 1.9 km south-west |
| Gibbet Hill Wood | Wood | 2.2 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 27 | 27 |
None of the postcode's 27 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 65 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 7% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 50% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 79% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 65% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 37% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 53% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 64% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 10% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 87% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 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 Girdlers Close.