CV6 6DF Coventry
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Longford. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Sutton Stop, Coventry: 22 addresses
- Parrotts Grove, Coventry: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Sutton Stop, Hawkesbury: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Sutton Stop, Hawkesbury: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Sutton Stop, Hawkesbury: 1 address
- Black Horse Road, Bedworth: 1 address
- Sephton Drive, Hawkesbury: 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 (52% of about 1,080 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Hawksbury Junction Conservation Area (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 4.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- 4-14, SUTTON STOP, grade II
- FOOTBRIDGE OVER JUNCTION OF COVENTRY AND OXFORD CANALS, grade II
- ROVING BRIDGE OVER OXFORD CANAL, grade II
- THE GREYHOUND INN, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Hawkesbury Pump House, Heritage Drive, Hawkesbury: up to 13 homes, not permissioned (150 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 1 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 28 addresses are between 91 m and 99 m above sea level (93 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 88%, gigabit 88% 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 |
| Bedworth 69,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Bermuda Park 28,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 13 within 800 m; nearest Ironbridge Way Exhall | 210 m |
| Bus or coach station | Tesco Extra Longford | 2.1 km |
| Car parks | Arena car parking Coventry | 1.3 km |
| EV charging points | 7 within 1.6 km; nearest Loach Drive | 850 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 18.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Longford Primary Care Centre | 1.4 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Longford Chemist | 1.4 km |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Longford Road (Dental Surgery) | 1.4 km |
| Hospital | Walsgrave Hospital | 4.5 km |
| Police station | Bedworth Police Station | 2.3 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest ANP Blackhorse News & Wine Cashzone | 200 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.0 ha | 380 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,460 m² | 340 m |
| Playing field | Heckley Playing Fields 5.6 ha | 1.3 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.9 ha | 610 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 2.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Moated site at Exhall Hall, a scheduled monument, 1.9 km north-west. 8 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Moated site at Exhall Hall | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km north-west |
| Bedworth Cemetery (Coventry Road Cemetery) | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.3 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wyken Slough | Wetland | 1.0 km south |
| Wyken Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km south |
| Sweet Laud's Wood | Wood | 1.3 km north-east |
| Whitsuntide Wood | Wood | 1.3 km north-east |
| Bedworth Sloughs | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km north-west |
| Pink Hill | Hill | 4.0 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 23 | 28 |
5 of the postcode's 28 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 | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 47% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 13% | 1% |
| Social rented | 20% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 58% | 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) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Sutton Stop.