CV8 2FB Warwick
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Kenilworth Park Hill. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Upper Ladyes Hills, Kenilworth: 12 addresses
- Coventry Road, Kenilworth: 6 addresses
- Common Lane, Kenilworth: 1 address
- Crackley Lane, Kenilworth: 1 address
- Hawkesworth Drive, Kenilworth: 1 address
- Tainters Hill, Kenilworth: 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 C (32% of about 870 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: 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
- CAVERSHAM HOUSE HAZELWOOD, grade II
- DELL HOUSE THE PLEASANNCE, grade II
- ROSEBANK SOUTHBANK, grade II
- ST ANDREWS STANFORD HOUSE, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 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 23 addresses are between 86 m and 94 m above sea level (92 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 73%, gigabit 73% 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 | 1.2 km |
| Tile Hill 542,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.9 km | |
| Canley 453,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 27 within 800 m; nearest Tainters Hill Kenilworth | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Coventry Station | 6.6 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 16.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Abbey Medical Centre | 1.2 km |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Kenilworth Pharmacy | 1.2 km |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 710 m |
| Hospital | Nuffield Warwickshire Hospital | 5.4 km |
| Police station | Kenilworth police | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | MFG - Shell Kenilworth Cashzone | 1.7 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest The Park 25 ha | 630 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 780 m² | 500 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 9,470 m² | 840 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.9 ha | 190 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 25 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Abbotsford House, a listed building (Grade II*), 540 m south-west. 86 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 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* | 540 m south-west |
| Church of St Nicholas | Listed building, Grade I | 670 m south-west |
| Abbey Ruins | Listed building, Grade I | 780 m south-west |
| Kenilworth Abbey | Scheduled monument | 900 m south-west |
| Garden at 1 Castle Hill (formerly Wantage) | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.0 km south-west |
| Kenilworth Castle: a motte and bailey and enclosure castle with mere, dams and 16th century gardens | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km south-west |
| Fishpond complex, 260m east of Castle Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km south-west |
| Kenilworth Castle | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.0 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Common | Wood | 700 m east |
| Crackley Wood | Wood | 900 m north |
| Knowle Hill | Hill | 1.3 km east |
| Little Wood | Wood | 1.5 km south-west |
| Diamond Wood | Wood | 1.5 km north-east |
| Victoria Spinney | Wood | 1.8 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 4 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 9 | 23 |
14 of the postcode's 23 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 | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 84% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 55% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 37% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 52% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 41% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 55% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 64% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 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 8 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 Upper Ladyes Hills.