CV8 2FX Warwick
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Kenilworth Park Hill. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Albion Street, Kenilworth: 46 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 C (58% of about 730 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 School Site, Leyes Lane: up to 315 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 6 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 46 addresses are between 81 m and 83 m above sea level (83 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% 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 | 600 m |
| Tile Hill 542,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.5 km | |
| Canley 453,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m, 44 within 800 m; nearest Henry Street Kenilworth | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Coventry Station | 7.1 km |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 570 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 16.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Abbey Medical Centre | 620 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Kenilworth Pharmacy | 620 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Priory Dental Clinic | 540 m |
| Hospital | Nuffield Warwickshire Hospital | 4.8 km |
| Police station | Kenilworth police | 730 m |
| Cash machines | MFG - Shell Kenilworth Cashzone | 1.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest The Park 25 ha | 360 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 780 m² | 280 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.0 ha | 530 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,160 m² | 150 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*), 510 m north-west. 93 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* | 510 m north-west |
| Church of St Nicholas | Listed building, Grade I | 590 m west |
| Abbey Ruins | Listed building, Grade I | 660 m west |
| Kenilworth Abbey | Scheduled monument | 670 m west |
| Garden at 1 Castle Hill (formerly Wantage) | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 950 m west |
| Fishpond complex, 260m east of Castle Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km south-west |
| Kenilworth Castle: a motte and bailey and enclosure castle with mere, dams and 16th century gardens | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km west |
| Kenilworth Castle | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.0 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Common | Wood | 920 m north-east |
| Knowle Hill | Hill | 1.2 km east |
| Little Wood | Wood | 1.2 km west |
| Crackley Wood | Wood | 1.5 km north |
| Victoria Spinney | Wood | 1.5 km east |
| Glasshouse Spinney | Wood | 1.5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 38 | 46 |
8 of the postcode's 46 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 | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 38% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 16% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 39% | 17% |
| Private rented | 23% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 42% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 90% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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 Albion Street.