CV6 5DN Coventry
Live postcode, introduced January 1993. Ward: Foleshill. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Peel Close, Coventry: 13 addresses
- Bright Street, Coventry: 1 address
- Cobden Street, 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 B (43% of about 820 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
- Land And Buildings On The South Side Of Awson Street, Foleshill: up to 63 homes, not permissioned (320 m)
- Broad Street/Francis Street: up to 25 homes, not permissioned (410 m)
- Land off Silverton Road, Foleshill (part of St Nicholas Court, Crabmill Lane development): up to 2 homes, not permissioned (650 m)
- 2 Lewis Road, CV1 4HZ: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (680 m)
- Bridge Street: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (920 m)
- 146-164 Lockhurst Lane (Lola Court): up to 45 homes, not permissioned (920 m)
- Foleshill Road/Eagle Street: up to 54 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
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 addresses are about 99 m above sea level.
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 6.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km |
| Coventry Arena 135,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km | |
| Canley 453,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 31 within 800 m; nearest Peel Street Stoke Heath | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Pool Meadow Bus Station Coventry | 1.5 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Cromwell Street - Car Park | 80 m |
| EV charging points | 105 within 1.6 km; nearest Cromwell Street | 60 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 17.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 12 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Central Medical Centre | 390 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest M W Phillips Chemists | 120 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Densmile Dental Care | 530 m |
| Hospital | Walsgrave Hospital | 3.8 km |
| Police station | West Midlands Police | 380 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Ar Express | 240 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Webster's Park 3.5 ha | 170 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,540 m² | 230 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7.7 ha | 740 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,240 m² | 320 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 5.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bird Grove House, a listed building (Grade II*), 770 m west. 6 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bird Grove House | Listed building, Grade II* | 770 m west |
| Cook Street Gate | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km south-west |
| Lady Herbert's Garden | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km south-west |
| Coventry city walls | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km south-west |
| Site of Cloister, Chapter House and Undercrofts of Coventry Priory | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km south-west |
| London Road Cemetery, Coventry | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 2.5 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Primrose Hill | Hill | 1.1 km south |
| Swanswell Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km south-west |
| Wyken Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.2 km north-east |
| Stivichall Grove | Wood | 3.3 km south-west |
| Quinton Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.4 km south |
| Wyken Slough | Wetland | 3.4 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; all three are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 15 | 15 |
None of the postcode's 15 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 29 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 26% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 5% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 14% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 5% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 45% | 17% |
| Private rented | 39% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 13% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 5% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 12% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 12% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 73% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 66% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 7% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Peel Close.