CV5 6PY Coventry
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Earlsdon. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Davenport Road, Coventry: 73 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 G (24% of about 620 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Kenilworth Road Conservation Area. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): HMO - 30.9.23.
- Tree preservation orders: 12 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land bounded by Railway, Grosvenor Road, Manor Road and including Greyfriars Green, Station Square.: up to 2,500 homes, permissioned (480 m)
- Chestnut School, 8 Park Road: up to 6 homes, permissioned (620 m)
- Former Wisteria Lodge, Earlsdon Avenue South: up to 24 homes, permissioned (640 m)
- Land at York Street: up to 233 homes, permissioned (740 m)
- Argyle House, Collingwood Road: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (880 m)
- New Union Street: up to 170 homes, not permissioned (890 m)
- City Centre South: up to 1,575 homes, permissioned (930 m)
- 52-58 Moor Street: up to 5 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
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 73 addresses are between 100 m and 104 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 | Coventry 6.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 420 m |
| Canley 453,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km | |
| Tile Hill 542,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m, 47 within 800 m; nearest King Henry VIII School Earlsdon | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Coventry Station | 350 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest UK Parking Control | 490 m |
| EV charging points | 93 within 1.6 km; nearest E.ON Drive Public Charging Station | 400 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 16.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Jubilee Healthcare | 550 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 450 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 450 m |
| Hospital | Walsgrave Hospital | 6.0 km |
| Police station | West Midlands Police | 1.0 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Butts Food & Wine | 740 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Top Green 1.8 ha | 70 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | War Memorial Park 50 ha | 280 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,000 m² | 540 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Spencer Park 6.0 ha | 200 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Stoney Road Allotments 4.4 ha | 490 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 53 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is War Memorial in Coventry War Memorial Park, a listed building (Grade II*), 520 m south. 39 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| War Memorial in Coventry War Memorial Park | Listed building, Grade II* | 520 m south |
| Stoney Road Allotments | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 560 m east |
| War Memorial Park, Coventry | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 830 m south-west |
| The Register Office, formerly the Cheylesmore Manor gatehouse and cross-wings | Listed building, Grade II* | 860 m north-east |
| Cast iron single-span bridge 110m WNW of Sherbourne House | Scheduled monument | 920 m north |
| Christchurch Steeple | Listed building, Grade II* | 940 m north-east |
| Site of Cloister, Chapter House and Undercrofts of Coventry Priory | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km north-east |
| Coventry city walls | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Stivichall Grove | Wood | 330 m south |
| Quinton Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km south-east |
| Stivichall Common | Wood | 1.4 km south-west |
| Swanswell Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km north-east |
| Primrose Hill | Hill | 2.3 km north-east |
| Whitley Grove | Wood | 2.9 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.4 | 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 | 73 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 73 |
73 of the postcode's 73 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 | 57 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 3% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 37% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 66% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 50% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 14% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 38% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 37% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 51% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 33% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 48% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 88% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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 Davenport Road.