CV4 9FP Coventry
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Tile Hill & Canley. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Fir Tree Avenue, Coventry: 32 addresses
- Cadden Drive, 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 C (40% of about 550 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Land at the junction of Jardine Crescent and Jobs Lane: up to 25 homes, not permissioned (740 m (0.5 miles))
- Former Faseman House, Faseman Avenue, Coventry, CV4 9RB: up to 50 homes, pending decision (940 m (0.6 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 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 33 addresses are between 113 m and 117 m above sea level (115 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 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Tile Hill 542,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) | |
| Coventry 6.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 48 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Kings Gardens Whoberley | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Coventry Station | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| EV charging points | 53 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 160 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 13.6 km (8.5 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Westwood Medical H/Centre | 300 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wellbeing Pharmacy | 300 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 390 m |
| Hospital | Walsgrave Hospital | 8.7 km (5.4 miles) |
| Police station | Canley Police Station | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Heart of England Co-operative Tile Hill, Tile Hill Cashzone | 300 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.7 ha | 370 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 810 m² | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4.1 ha | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,450 m² | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 3.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Motte castle 150m SSW of Allesley Hall, a scheduled monument, 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Motte castle 150m SSW of Allesley Hall | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Limbrick Wood | Wood | 910 m (0.6 miles) west |
| Pig Wood | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Ten Shilling Wood | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Tilehill Wood | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) west |
| Windmill Hill | Hill | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) south |
| Swanswell Pool | Lake or reservoir | 4 km (2.5 miles) 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 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 27 | 33 |
6 of the postcode's 33 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 | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 84% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 45% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 70% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) 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 | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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 Fir Tree Avenue.