CV7 8XE Coventry
Live postcode, introduced March 2026. Ward: Bablake. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Carrington Way, Keresley Newlands: 66 addresses
- Knighton Grove, Keresley Newlands: 1 address
- Breeze View, Keresley Newlands: 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Keresley Clinic, Bennetts Road: up to 7 homes, not permissioned (470 m (0.3 miles))
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 68 addresses are between 122 m and 131 m above sea level (126 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 (1.8 miles) |
| Bedworth 69,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km (3.3 miles) | |
| Coventry 6.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 29 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ravenswood Keresley | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Tesco Extra Longford | 3.3 km (2 miles) |
| Car parks | Corley Services Northbound Parking | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Hall Brook Road | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 14.5 km (9 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Holbrooks Health Team | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Crest Pharmacy - Keresley Village | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Holbrooks Health Team | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Hospital | George Eliot Hospital | 7.4 km (4.6 miles) |
| Police station | Grangemouth Road Police Station | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Coventry Depot, Prologis Park, Keresley Cashzone | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 2.1 ha | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,070 m² | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5.1 ha | 290 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2.4 ha | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Corley camp univallate hillfort, a scheduled monument, 1.5 km (1 mile) north-west.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Corley camp univallate hillfort | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bunsons Wood | Wood | 440 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Hounds Hill | Hill | 580 m (0.4 miles) west |
| The Alders | Wood | 820 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Pikehorne Wood | Wood | 950 m (0.6 miles) west |
| Bedworth Sloughs | Lake or reservoir | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) north-east |
| Wyken Slough | Wetland | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.8 | 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 | 68 | 68 |
None of the postcode's 68 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 | 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 (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 64% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) 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 Carrington Way.