CV6 5FD Coventry
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Foleshill. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Oliver Street, Coventry: 47 addresses
- Freeman 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 A (82% of about 730 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 (250 m)
- Land off Silverton Road, Foleshill (part of St Nicholas Court, Crabmill Lane development): up to 2 homes, not permissioned (380 m)
- Broad Street/Francis Street: up to 25 homes, not permissioned (490 m)
- Bridge Street: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (630 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 15 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 48 addresses are between 97 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 | Coventry Arena 135,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km |
| Coventry 6.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.0 km | |
| Canley 453,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 27 within 800 m; nearest Hanford Close Edgwick | 320 m |
| Bus or coach station | Pool Meadow Bus Station Coventry | 1.8 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Cromwell Street - Car Park | 270 m |
| EV charging points | 96 within 1.6 km; nearest Hampton Road | 80 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 17.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Paradise Medical Centre | 460 m |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest M W Phillips Chemists | 300 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Densmile Dental Care | 510 m |
| Hospital | Walsgrave Hospital | 3.5 km |
| Police station | West Midlands Police | 380 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Ar Express | 510 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Red House Park 1.2 ha | 100 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Webster's Park 3.5 ha | 420 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,540 m² | 290 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7.7 ha | 470 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,240 m² | 190 m |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 11 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Cook Street Gate, a scheduled monument, 1.8 km south-west. 2 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cook Street Gate | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km south-west |
| Lady Herbert's Garden | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km south-west |
| Coventry city walls | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km south-west |
| London Road Cemetery, Coventry | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 2.7 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Primrose Hill | Hill | 1.3 km south |
| Swanswell Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km south-west |
| Wyken Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.0 km north-east |
| Wyken Slough | Wetland | 3.2 km north-east |
| Quinton Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.6 km south |
| Stivichall Grove | Wood | 3.6 km south-west |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 40 | 48 |
8 of the postcode's 48 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 | 31% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 4% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 23% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 12% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 41% | 17% |
| Private rented | 35% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 12% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 70% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 19% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 35% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 65% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 11% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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 Oliver Street.