CV4 9BT Coventry
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Tile Hill & Canley. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Standard Avenue, Coventry: 56 addresses
- Timothy Grove, Coventry: 2 addresses
- Torrington Avenue, 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 B (57% of about 670 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
- Land at the junction of Jardine Crescent and Jobs Lane: up to 25 homes, not permissioned (740 m)
- Former Faseman House, Faseman Avenue, Coventry, CV4 9RB: up to 50 homes, pending decision (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 10 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 2 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 59 addresses are between 101 m and 107 m above sea level (104 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 | 1.4 km |
| Tile Hill 542,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km | |
| Coventry 6.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 29 within 800 m; nearest William Kirby Close Tile Hill North | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | Coventry Station | 3.5 km |
| EV charging points | 56 within 1.6 km; nearest Tile Hill Lane | 340 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 13.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Westwood Medical H/Centre | 630 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Tile Hill Lane Pharmacy | 430 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 820 m |
| Hospital | Walsgrave Hospital | 9.1 km |
| Police station | Canley Police Station | 710 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Heart of England Co-operative Tile Hill, Tile Hill Cashzone | 430 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 11 ha | 460 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 630 m² | 650 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 4.1 ha | 830 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 570 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 11 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Motte castle 150m SSW of Allesley Hall, a scheduled monument, 1.9 km north. 1 listed building is within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Motte castle 150m SSW of Allesley Hall | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Limbrick Wood | Wood | 700 m north-west |
| Ten Shilling Wood | Wood | 1.1 km south |
| Pig Wood | Wood | 1.3 km west |
| Plants Hill Wood | Wood | 1.5 km west |
| Windmill Hill | Hill | 2.5 km south |
| Quinton Pool | Lake or reservoir | 4.4 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 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 | 55 | 59 |
4 of the postcode's 59 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 | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 50% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 7% | 1% |
| Social rented | 21% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 47% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 64% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 85% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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 Standard Avenue.