CV5 8DE Coventry
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Whoberley. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Mount Street, Coventry: 51 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 B (66% of about 650 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Chapelfields 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: 1 protected tree within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Argyle House, Collingwood Road: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (590 m)
- Land around the Rugby Stadium, between the Butts and railway line: up to 85 homes, not permissioned (650 m)
- 52-58 Moor Street: up to 5 homes, permissioned (800 m)
- Land at York Street: up to 233 homes, permissioned (930 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 51 addresses are between 92 m and 98 m above sea level (96 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 | 1.2 km |
| Coventry 6.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Tile Hill 542,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 19 stops within 400 m, 44 within 800 m; nearest Abercorn Road Chapel Fields | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Coventry Station | 1.3 km |
| Car parks | NCP | 1.3 km |
| EV charging points | 94 within 1.6 km; nearest Kingsland Avenue | 260 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 15.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Broomfield Park Med.ctr. | 480 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Roskells Pharmacy | 280 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Chapelfields Dental Practice | 90 m |
| Hospital | Walsgrave Hospital | 6.7 km |
| Police station | Coventry Central Police Station | 1.8 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Costcutter, Earlsden Cashzone | 280 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Hearsall Common 29 ha | 300 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 370 m² | 510 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Sovereign Park 7,770 m² | 480 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Sherbourne Valley Allotments 3.9 ha | 370 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 29 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 119-123, Upper Spon Street, a listed building (Grade II*), 840 m east. 10 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| 119-123, Upper Spon Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 840 m east |
| Cast iron single-span bridge 110m WNW of Sherbourne House | Scheduled monument | 940 m east |
| Site of Cloister, Chapter House and Undercrofts of Coventry Priory | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km east |
| War Memorial Park, Coventry | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km south-east |
| Lady Herbert's Garden | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km east |
| Cook Street Gate | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Stivichall Grove | Wood | 1.7 km south-east |
| Stivichall Common | Wood | 2.0 km south |
| Swanswell Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km east |
| Quinton Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km south-east |
| Limbrick Wood | Wood | 2.9 km west |
| Primrose Hill | Hill | 2.9 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.6 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 53% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 24% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 40% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 31% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 44% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 90% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Mount Street.