CV8 2EZ Warwick
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Kenilworth Abbey & Arden. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- New Street, Kenilworth: 33 addresses
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 D (21% of about 850 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Kenilworth (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 17.
- 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
- 12, NEW STREET, grade II
- 15 AND 17, NEW STREET, grade II
- 18-24, NEW STREET, grade II
- 19A AND 19, NEW STREET, grade II
- 23 AND 25, NEW STREET, grade II
- 33-39, NEW STREET, grade II
- 4 AND 6, NEW STREET, grade II
- 40 AND 42, NEW STREET, grade II
- 48, NEW STREER, grade II
- 5, NEW STREET, grade II
- 7, NEW STREET, grade II
- 8.8A AND 10, NEW STREET, grade II
- BURNT COTTAGE, grade II
- GAZEBO IN GARDEN OF NUMBER 48, grade II
- ROYAL OAK INN, grade II
- SUMMER LODGE, grade II
- THE COVENTRY CROSS INN (THE NORTH EAST SECTION), grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 2 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 33 addresses are between 79 m and 83 m above sea level (80 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 km (0.6 miles) |
| Tile Hill 542,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) | |
| Canley 453,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 34 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Manor Road Kenilworth | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Coventry Station | 7 km (4.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 16.2 km (10 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Abbey Medical Centre | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Kenilworth Pharmacy | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 320 m |
| Hospital | Nuffield Warwickshire Hospital | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| Police station | Kenilworth police | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | MFG - Shell Kenilworth Cashzone | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Park 25 ha | 240 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,040 m² | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 9,470 m² | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.9 ha | 350 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 25 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Abbotsford House, a listed building (Grade II*), 140 m south-west. 123 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Abbotsford House | Listed building, Grade II* | 140 m south-west |
| Church of St Nicholas | Listed building, Grade I | 270 m south-west |
| Abbey Ruins | Listed building, Grade I | 380 m south-west |
| Kenilworth Abbey | Scheduled monument | 500 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Garden at 1 Castle Hill (formerly Wantage) | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 620 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Fishpond complex, 260m east of Castle Farm | Scheduled monument | 910 m (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Kenilworth Castle: a motte and bailey and enclosure castle with mere, dams and 16th century gardens | Scheduled monument | 920 m (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Kenilworth Castle | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.7 km (1 mile) west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Common | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Little Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Crackley Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Knowle Hill | Hill | 1.6 km (1 mile) east |
| Diamond Wood | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Victoria Spinney | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 21 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 5 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 33 |
28 of the postcode's 33 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Warwick: see them on the Warwick page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 71% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 26% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 56% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 37% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 62% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 63% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 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 New Street.