CV5 9EX Coventry
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bablake. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Ramsay Crescent, Coventry: 20 addresses
- Staircase Lane, Coventry: 2 addresses
- Brown's Lane, Coventry: 1 address
- Butt Lane, Coventry: 1 address
- Henderson Close, Allesley: 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 (34% of about 610 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): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- 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)
- The Allesley Hotel, Birmingham Road, Coventry, CV5 9GP: up to 48 homes, pending decision (480 m (0.3 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 25 addresses are between 100 m and 103 m above sea level (102 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 | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Tile Hill 542,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) | |
| Coventry 6.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m (0.2 miles), 13 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Lion Fields Avenue Allesley Park | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Pool Meadow Bus Station Coventry | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 22 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Lion Fields Avenue 2 | 240 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 13.1 km (8.1 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Allesley Village Surgery | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Allesley Pharmacy | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Allesley Practice Limited | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Walsgrave Hospital | 8.3 km (5.2 miles) |
| Police station | Canley Police Station | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | Applegreen - Holyhead Service Station Cashzone | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Allesley Village Jubilee Nature Reserve 1.1 ha | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6,390 m² | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.2 ha | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 120 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 1.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of All Saints, a listed building (Grade I), 470 m (0.3 miles) south-east. 29 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade I | 470 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| 65, Birmingham Road | Listed building, Grade II* | 500 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Motte castle 150m SSW of Allesley Hall | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Coventry Peace Orchard | Wood | 2 km (1.3 miles) north-east |
| The Spinney | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-east |
| Hawkes End Wood | Wood | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) north |
| Pinkett's Wood | Wood | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) west |
| Wall Hill | Hill | 3 km (1.9 miles) north |
| Swanswell Pool | Lake or reservoir | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 24 | 25 |
1 of the postcode's 25 addresses is 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 | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 96% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 59% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 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) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 39% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 46% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 66% | 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) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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 Ramsay Crescent.