CV6 6BF Coventry
Live postcode, introduced April 2007. Ward: Longford. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Union Place, Coventry: 7 addresses
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 (59% of about 1,110 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: 1 protected tree within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 204-206 Longford Road, Coventry, CV6 6BH: up to 20 homes, permissioned (180 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 6 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 addresses are about 95 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 Arena 135,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 730 m |
| Bedworth 69,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km | |
| Bermuda Park 28,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 27 within 800 m; nearest Baptist Church Longford | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Tesco Extra Longford | 1.0 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Arena car parking Coventry | 650 m |
| EV charging points | 29 within 1.6 km; nearest Grindle Road 2, Coventry | 230 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 17.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Longford Primary Care Centre | 330 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Longford Chemist | 330 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Longford Road (Dental Surgery) | 320 m |
| Hospital | Walsgrave Hospital | 4.8 km |
| Police station | Bedworth Police Station | 3.0 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 620 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Longford Park 27 ha | 460 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 180 m² | 370 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,340 m² | 770 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.9 ha | 750 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 27 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Moated site at Exhall Hall, a scheduled monument, 1.5 km north. 4 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Moated site at Exhall Hall | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km north |
| Bedworth Cemetery (Coventry Road Cemetery) | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.9 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wyken Slough | Wetland | 1.4 km east |
| Wyken Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km south-east |
| Sweet Laud's Wood | Wood | 2.5 km north-east |
| Whitsuntide Wood | Wood | 2.6 km north-east |
| Cattell's Wood | Wood | 2.7 km north-west |
| Hounds Hill | Hill | 3.8 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.7 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 43% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 18% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 30% | 17% |
| Private rented | 27% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 11% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 73% | 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) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 86% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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 Union Place.