CV6 2HT Coventry
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Holbrooks. 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 C (56% of about 890 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 1.0 km
- Land to the rear of 284 Sadler Road: up to 2 homes, permissioned (800 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is 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 34 addresses are between 104 m and 108 m above sea level (106 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 Arena 135,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km |
| Coventry 6.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km | |
| Canley 453,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m, 44 within 800 m; nearest Malmesbury Road Holbrooks | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Tesco Extra Longford | 2.2 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Corley Services Northbound Parking | 380 m |
| EV charging points | 27 within 1.6 km; nearest Everdon Road | 430 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 15.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Park Leys Medical Practice | 840 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Chemycare Pharmacy | 0 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Holbrooks Dental Surgery | 680 m |
| Hospital | Walsgrave Hospital | 6.2 km |
| Police station | Grangemouth Road Police Station | 1.5 km |
| Cash machines | HN Convenience Cashzone | 850 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.1 ha | 310 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 350 m² | 780 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Holbrooks Park 11 ha | 470 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,560 m² | 170 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 2.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
3 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Spinney | Wood | 1.4 km west |
| Coventry Peace Orchard | Wood | 1.5 km west |
| The Alders | Wood | 1.9 km north-west |
| Hounds Hill | Hill | 2.0 km north-west |
| Swanswell Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.6 km south |
| Wyken Slough | Wetland | 3.7 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 14 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 19 | 34 |
15 of the postcode's 34 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 | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 69% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 49% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 29% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 70% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 31% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 71% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 6% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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.