CV5 6QN Coventry
Live postcode, introduced December 2012. Ward: Earlsdon. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Bates Road, Coventry: 1 address
- Canley Ford, Coventry: 1 address
- Kenilworth Road, 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 E (38% 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: 1 protected tree within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 3 addresses are between 87 m and 93 m above sea level (91 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 km (0.7 miles) |
| Coventry 6.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) | |
| Tile Hill 542,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m (0.2 miles), 29 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cannon Park Road War Memorial Park | 360 m |
| Bus or coach station | Coventry Station | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Car parks | UK Parking Control | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 35 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Fletchamstead Highway 1 | 380 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 15.8 km (9.8 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Govind Health Centre | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Chemycare Pharmacy | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Walsgrave Hospital | 7.7 km (4.8 miles) |
| Police station | West Midlands Police | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cannon Hill News Cashzone | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Canley Ford 2.5 ha | 90 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 580 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Playing field | Spencer Park 6.0 ha | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7,740 m² | 100 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 2.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is War Memorial Park, Coventry, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east. 6 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| War Memorial Park, Coventry | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Moated site at Bishop Ullathorne School | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Stoney Road Allotments | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Stivichall Common | Wood | 620 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Stivichall Grove | Wood | 1.7 km (1 mile) east |
| Gibbet Hill Wood | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Tocil Wood and Meadow | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Windmill Hill | Hill | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south-west |
| Quinton Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.2 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 3 |
1 of the postcode's 3 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Coventry: see them on the Coventry page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 57 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 36% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 97% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 69% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 2% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 41% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 42% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 53% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 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 Bates Road.