CV8 1FB Warwick
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Kenilworth St John's. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Warwick Road, Kenilworth: 35 addresses
- Rouncil Lane, Warwick: 1 address
- Warwick Road, Kenilworth: 1 address
- Warwick Road, Warwick: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Warwick in 2026-27: Band D £2,462 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,641 | £1,915 | £2,188 | £2,462 | £3,009 | £3,556 | £4,103 | £4,923 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band G (29% of about 770 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 1.0 km
- Kenilworth VI Form College, Rouncil Lane: up to 187 homes, not permissioned (510 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 38 addresses are between 82 m and 86 m above sea level (84 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 97%, gigabit 97% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Kenilworth 181,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km |
| Warwick 619,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km | |
| Warwick Parkway 493,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 31 within 800 m; nearest Rouncil Lane Kenilworth | 20 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Warwick | 6.0 km |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km; nearest Oaks Precinct Shops, Kenilworth | 910 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 17.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Castle Medical Centre | 860 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 860 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Kenilworth Dental Practice | 1.0 km |
| Hospital | Nuffield Warwickshire Hospital | 3.4 km |
| Police station | Kenilworth police | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest SGN Ltd - Warwick Road Cashzone | 0 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | The Park 25 ha | 1.4 km |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 370 m² | 270 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest St John's Playing Fields 1.5 ha | 240 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.2 ha | 550 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St John Evangelist, a listed building (Grade II*), 350 m north. 10 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St John Evangelist | Listed building, Grade II* | 350 m north |
| Fishpond complex, 260m east of Castle Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km north-west |
| Kenilworth Abbey | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km north-west |
| Kenilworth Castle: a motte and bailey and enclosure castle with mere, dams and 16th century gardens | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km north-west |
| Garden at 1 Castle Hill (formerly Wantage) | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km north-west |
| Kenilworth Castle | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.4 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bullimore Wood | Wood | 700 m south-east |
| Thickthorn Wood | Wood | 1.2 km east |
| Black Spinney | Wood | 1.3 km south |
| Glasshouse Spinney | Wood | 1.6 km north-east |
| The Lunch | Wood | 1.7 km south-west |
| Knowle Hill | Hill | 2.2 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.3 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 38% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 94% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 63% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | under 1% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 46% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 40% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 59% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 37% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 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) | 51% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 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 Warwick Road.