CV5 8FF Coventry
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Whoberley. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
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: 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
- Argyle House, Collingwood Road: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (740 m)
- Land around the Rugby Stadium, between the Butts and railway line: up to 85 homes, not permissioned (800 m)
- 52-58 Moor Street: up to 5 homes, permissioned (860 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 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 30 addresses are between 96 m and 98 m above sea level (97 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 | 1.1 km |
| Coventry 6.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Tile Hill 542,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 19 stops within 400 m, 37 within 800 m; nearest Abercorn Road Chapel Fields | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Coventry Station | 1.5 km |
| Car parks | NCP | 1.4 km |
| EV charging points | 89 within 1.6 km; nearest Kingsland Avenue | 230 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 15.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Kensington Road Surgery | 590 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Roskells Pharmacy | 140 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Chapelfields Dental Practice | 70 m |
| Hospital | Walsgrave Hospital | 6.9 km |
| Police station | Coventry Central Police Station | 2.0 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Costcutter, Earlsden Cashzone | 420 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Hearsall Common 29 ha | 290 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 370 m² | 670 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Sovereign Park 7,770 m² | 630 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Hearsall Common Allotments 3.5 ha | 360 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 50 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 119-123, Upper Spon Street, a listed building (Grade II*), 1.0 km east. 9 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* | 1.0 km east |
| Cast iron single-span bridge 110m WNW of Sherbourne House | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km east |
| War Memorial Park, Coventry | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km south-east |
| Site of Cloister, Chapter House and Undercrofts of Coventry Priory | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km east |
| Lady Herbert's Garden | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.0 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Stivichall Grove | Wood | 1.9 km south-east |
| Stivichall Common | Wood | 2.0 km south |
| Swanswell Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km east |
| Quinton Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km south-east |
| Limbrick Wood | Wood | 2.7 km west |
| Primrose Hill | Hill | 3.0 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 13 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 11 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 30 |
24 of the postcode's 30 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 | 28 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 47% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 47% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 30% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 13% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 72% | 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) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 86% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 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.