CV6 5PR Coventry
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Foleshill. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Marion Road, Coventry: 20 addresses
- Unnamed street near Owenford Road, Whitmore Park: 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 (72% 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
- 146-164 Lockhurst Lane (Lola Court): up to 45 homes, not permissioned (300 m)
- Land at Durbar Avenue: up to 45 homes, not permissioned (640 m)
- Broad Street/Francis Street: up to 25 homes, not permissioned (780 m)
- Newfield House, Kingfield Rd: up to 50 homes, pending decision (850 m)
- 2 Lewis Road, CV1 4HZ: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 10 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 21 addresses are between 96 m and 98 m above sea level (97 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 95%, gigabit 95% 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 | 2.3 km |
| Coventry 6.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km | |
| Canley 453,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 29 within 800 m; nearest Livingstone Road Edgwick | 260 m |
| Bus or coach station | Tesco Extra Longford | 2.0 km |
| Car parks | Cromwell Street - Car Park | 1.2 km |
| EV charging points | 76 within 1.6 km; nearest Northey Road (South) | 400 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 16.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Alliance Teaching Practices | 360 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Foleshill Pharmacy | 650 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bhandal Dental Practice | 540 m |
| Hospital | Walsgrave Hospital | 4.7 km |
| Police station | Grangemouth Road Police Station | 610 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest *Deposit & Withdrawal* Snax 24 - Lockhurst Lane Cashzone | 310 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Edgwick Park 3.2 ha | 700 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 380 m² | 490 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.9 ha | 190 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,560 m² | 1.0 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 3.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Cook Street Gate, a scheduled monument, 1.9 km south. 6 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cook Street Gate | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km south |
| Lady Herbert's Garden | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.0 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Swanswell Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km south |
| Primrose Hill | Hill | 2.1 km south-east |
| The Spinney | Wood | 2.8 km north-west |
| Coventry Peace Orchard | Wood | 2.9 km north-west |
| Wyken Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km north-east |
| Wyken Slough | Wetland | 3.4 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 21 | 21 |
None of the postcode's 21 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 | 27% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 4% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 32% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 13% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 19% | 1% |
| Social rented | 15% | 17% |
| Private rented | 36% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 5% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 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) | 82% | 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) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 75% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 6% | 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 Marion Road.