CV9 2EX North Warwickshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Baddesley and Grendon. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Spon Lane, Grendon: 30 addresses
- Hastings Road, Grendon: 3 addresses
- Dordon Hall Lane, North Warwickshire: 2 addresses
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 C (36% of about 850 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): Borough wide.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land at Spon Lane, Grendon (former Sparrowdale School and Former Recycling Centre): up to 56 homes, permissioned (620 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 14 homes the Environment Agency counts, 4 are in areas at high risk, 1 medium, 1 low and 0 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 42 addresses are between 70 m and 84 m above sea level (74 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 79%, ultrafast 21%, gigabit 21% 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 | 3.0 km |
| Polesworth 150 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km | |
| Wilnecote (Staffs) 99,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 2 within 800 m; nearest Spon Lane Grendon | 750 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Atherstone | 3.4 km |
| EV charging points | Station Street | 3.5 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 19.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Dordon & Polesworth Group Practice | 2.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Grendon Pharmacy | 1.5 km |
| NHS dentists | Polesworth Dental Centre | 3.1 km |
| Hospital | Sir Robert Peel Community Hospital | 9.6 km |
| Police station | Warwickshire Police - Atherstone Police Station | 6.0 km |
| Cash machines | Baddesley Stores, Baddesley Ensor Cashzone | 2.2 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Baddesley Common 22 ha | 1.8 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,180 m² | 870 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.5 ha | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 7,010 m² | 2.0 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Grendon Bridge, a scheduled monument, 1.1 km north. 1 listed building is within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Grendon Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Sparrowdale Wood | Wood | 810 m south-east |
| Grendon Wood | Wood | 1.4 km south |
| Birch Coppice | Wood | 1.6 km west |
| Parker's Spinney | Wood | 1.7 km north-east |
| Waste Hill | Hill | 1.8 km south |
| Abbey Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 2 |
| Under 55 | 37 | 40 |
5 of the postcode's 42 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 2 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 83% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 36% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 52% | 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) | 19% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 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 6 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 Spon Lane.