CV9 1JS North Warwickshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Atherstone Central. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Tannery Close, Atherstone: 53 addresses
- St Mary's Road, Atherstone: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Tannery Close, Atherstone: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in North Warwickshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,532 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,688 | £1,969 | £2,251 | £2,532 | £3,095 | £3,657 | £4,220 | £5,064 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (74% of about 1,050 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Atherstone (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): Borough wide.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- INDEPENDENT CHAPEL AND ATTACHED SUNDAY SCHOOL, grade II
- THE CONSERVATIVE CLUB, grade II
- THE MEWS, grade II
- THE OLD SWAN INN, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 110 Long Street, Atherstone: up to 5 homes, permissioned (140 m)
- Rowan Centre, North Street, Atherstone: up to 16 homes, permissioned (150 m)
- Magna House, South Street, Atherstone: up to 6 homes, permissioned (200 m)
- The Angel Inn, 24 Church Street, Atherstone: up to 12 homes, permissioned (360 m)
- Angel Ale House, Church Street, Atherstone: up to 6 homes, permissioned (380 m)
- Phoenix Yard, Church Street, Atherstone: up to 73 homes, permissioned (400 m)
- Britannia Mill, Coleshill Road, Atherstone: up to 70 homes, permissioned (550 m)
- BEC Engineering Ltd, Richmond Road, Atherstone: up to 6 homes, permissioned (570 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 12 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 18 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 55 addresses are between 81 m and 83 m above sea level (82 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 98%, gigabit 98% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Atherstone 113,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 730 m |
| Polesworth 150 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.1 km | |
| Nuneaton 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 7.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 33 within 800 m; nearest Tannery Close Atherstone | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Atherstone | 360 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Atherstone Station Side Car Park | 680 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 340 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 19.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Atherstone Surgery | 210 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Atherstone In-Practice Pharmacy | 210 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 80 m |
| Hospital | The Manor Hospital | 7.1 km |
| Police station | Warwickshire Police - Atherstone Police Station | 2.3 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Central England Co-Op - Long St Atherstone Cashzone | 230 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,650 m² | 370 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 170 m² | 170 m |
| Playing field | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,250 m² | 170 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.1 ha | 710 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Beech House and Attached Railings, a listed building (Grade II*), 280 m north-west. 65 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Beech House and Attached Railings | Listed building, Grade II* | 280 m north-west |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 330 m north-west |
| Roman camp | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km south-east |
| Merevale Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.5 km west |
| Merevale Abbey, a Cistercian monastery, associated water control features and industrial remains | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km west |
| Manduessedum Roman villa and settlement with associated industrial complex | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Well Spring Clump | Wood | 660 m east |
| Rawn Hill | Hill | 1.0 km south |
| Sand Hole Spinney | Wood | 1.0 km west |
| Galloper Hill Spinney | Wood | 1.1 km south-west |
| Fiddle Plantation | Wood | 1.2 km west |
| Merevale Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.2 | 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 | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 22% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 9% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 54% | 17% |
| Private rented | 23% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 25% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 61% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 18% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 32% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 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 2 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 Tannery Close.