CV4 7EJ Coventry
Live postcode, introduced June 1996. Ward: Wainbody. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Squires Way, Coventry: 17 addresses
- Lynchgate Road, Coventry: 3 addresses
- De Montfort Way, Coventry: 2 addresses
- Stare Green, Coventry: 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 A (59% of about 1,650 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: 15 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Warwick University: up to 455 homes, permissioned (670 m)
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 23 addresses are between 86 m and 91 m above sea level (89 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 | Canley 453,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km |
| Coventry 6.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km | |
| Tile Hill 542,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 41 within 800 m; nearest Bransford Avenue Cannon Park | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Coventry Station | 3.0 km |
| EV charging points | 15 within 1.6 km; nearest Bransford Avenue 2 | 110 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 15.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Forrest Medical Centre | 1.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 300 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 1.1 km |
| Hospital | Nuffield Warwickshire Hospital | 8.5 km |
| Police station | Canley Police Station | 2.7 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Cannon Hill News Cashzone | 500 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Canley Ford 2.5 ha | 880 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 500 m² | 1.0 km |
| Playing field | Earlsdon Rugby Football Club 4.5 ha | 1.2 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 7,740 m² | 1.1 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Moated site at Bishop Ullathorne School, a scheduled monument, 1.3 km south-east. 6 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Moated site at Bishop Ullathorne School | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km south-east |
| War Memorial Park, Coventry | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.1 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Gibbet Hill Wood | Wood | 900 m south |
| Tocil Wood and Meadow | Wood | 1.0 km south |
| Old Brickyard Plantation | Wood | 1.1 km south-west |
| Windmill Hill | Hill | 1.2 km south-west |
| Stivichall Common | Wood | 1.5 km east |
| Quinton Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 64% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 47% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 23% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 37% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 59% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 31% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 60% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 47% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 80% | 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 Squires Way.