CV7 8TH Coventry
Live postcode, introduced December 2025. Ward: Bablake. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Worthington Avenue, Coventry: 34 addresses
- Hallbrook Road, Keresley: 1 address
- Earls Wood Drive, Coventry: 1 address
- Feltham Lane, 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 C (30% of about 1,260 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: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 37 addresses are between 124 m and 128 m above sea level (127 m on average).
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Coventry Arena 135,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km |
| Coventry 6.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km | |
| Canley 453,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 20 within 800 m; nearest Hill Cottage Keresley | 310 m |
| Bus or coach station | Tesco Extra Longford | 3.1 km |
| Car parks | Corley Services Northbound Parking | 1.1 km |
| EV charging points | 13 within 1.6 km; nearest Hall Brook Road | 750 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 14.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Park Leys Medical Practice | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Chemycare Pharmacy | 1.0 km |
| NHS dentists | Holbrooks Dental Surgery | 1.7 km |
| Hospital | Walsgrave Hospital | 7.2 km |
| Police station | Grangemouth Road Police Station | 2.3 km |
| Cash machines | SKM Convenience Cashzone | 1.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.1 ha | 580 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 3,830 m² | 1.0 km |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Coundon Hall Park 29 ha | 480 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2.4 ha | 890 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 2.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
6 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Spinney | Wood | 680 m south-west |
| Coventry Peace Orchard | Wood | 740 m south-west |
| The Alders | Wood | 1.0 km north-west |
| Hounds Hill | Hill | 1.2 km north |
| Swanswell Pool | Lake or reservoir | 4.3 km south-east |
| Wyken Slough | Wetland | 4.6 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.2 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 37 | 37 |
None of the postcode's 37 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 80% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 51% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 64% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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 Worthington Avenue.