Alison Square Coventry
9 addresses across 2 postcodes (CV2), about 60 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 9500042.
- Sales: 16 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £153,500 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 8 homes have an energy certificate (C: 3, D: 4, E: 1).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in Coventry costs £2,517 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Coventry Arena, about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Longford Park, is about 230 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 11.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 88 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 9 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Longford Primary Care Centre, about 480 m (0.3 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 550 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 70% of households owned their home and 26% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 68 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £153,500 | £153,500 | £153,500 |
| 2024 | 1 | £155,000 | £155,000 | £155,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £129,250 | £129,250 | £129,250 |
| 2015 | 1 | £92,500 | £92,500 | £92,500 |
| 2009 | 1 | £85,000 | £85,000 | £85,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | £70,000 | £70,000 | £70,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £90,000 | £90,000 | £90,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £94,000 | £94,000 | £94,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £90,000 | £90,000 | £90,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £78,000 | £78,000 | £78,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | £63,000 | £63,000 | £63,000 |
| 2000 | 1 | £38,000 | £38,000 | £38,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jun 2025 | 2 CV2 1RU | Terraced | £153,500 | |
| 30 Jul 2024 | 7 CV2 1RU | Terraced | £155,000 | |
| 20 Jul 2021 | 6 CV2 1RU | Terraced | £129,250 | |
| 19 Nov 2020 | 8 CV2 1RU | Semi-detached | £127,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 19 Oct 2018 | 3 CV2 1RU | Terraced | £117,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 1 Oct 2015 | 1 CV2 1RU | Terraced | £92,500 | |
| 20 Mar 2009 | 3 CV2 1RU | Terraced | £85,000 | |
| 26 Sep 2008 | 3 CV2 1RU | Terraced | £70,000 | |
| 9 Mar 2007 | 7 CV2 1RU | Terraced | £90,000 | |
| 19 May 2006 | 8 CV2 1RU | Semi-detached | £94,000 | |
| 10 Mar 2005 | 1 CV2 1RU | Terraced | £90,000 | |
| 25 Jun 2004 | 5 CV2 1RU | Terraced | £78,000 | |
| 21 Mar 2003 | 4 CV2 1RU | Terraced | £63,000 | |
| 2 Jun 2000 | 8 CV2 1RU | Terraced | £38,000 | |
| 28 May 1999 | 3 CV2 1RU | Terraced | £33,500 | |
| 12 May 1995 | 8 CV2 1RU | Terraced | £34,000 |
Energy performance certificates
8 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 57 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (6); House, end-terrace (2). Built: 1967-1975 (4); 1950-1966 (3); 1976-1982 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (5); rented (private) (2); rented (social) (1).
Council tax
What each band costs in Coventry in 2026-27: Band D £2,517 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,678 | £1,957 | £2,237 | £2,517 | £3,076 | £3,635 | £4,195 | £5,033 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band B (52% of about 850 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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 km (0.6 miles)
- 204-206 Longford Road, Coventry, CV6 6BH: up to 20 homes, permissioned (510 m (0.3 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| CV2 1RU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CV2 1PH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 88 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CV2 1PH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CV2 1RU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Coventry Arena 135,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Bedworth 69,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) | |
| Bermuda Park 28,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km (3.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 36 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cheadle Close Longford | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Tesco Extra Longford | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Car parks | Arena car parking Coventry | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | 29 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 300 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 18.3 km (11 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Longford Primary Care Centre | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Longford Chemist | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Longford Road (Dental Surgery) | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Walsgrave Hospital | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Police station | West Midlands Police | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Payzone | 90 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Longford Park 27 ha | 230 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 180 m² | 300 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8,340 m² | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.9 ha | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 33 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Moated site at Exhall Hall, a scheduled monument, 2 km (1.2 miles) north-west. 7 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Moated site at Exhall Hall | Scheduled monument | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Wyken Slough | Wetland | 720 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Wyken Pool | Lake or reservoir | 790 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Sweet Laud's Wood | Wood | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north-east |
| Whitsuntide Wood | Wood | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north-east |
| Cattell's Wood | Wood | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) north-west |
| Primrose Hill | Hill | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.2 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 8 | 9 |
1 of the street's 9 addresses is 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 Coventry: see them on the Coventry page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grangehurst Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 200 m | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Foxford Community School | Secondary | 11–18 | 370 m | Good (Dec 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Alderman's Green Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 600 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Longford Park Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 730 m (0.5 miles) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| St Laurences CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 5–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Little Heath Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Good Shepherd Catholic School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Report card (Jul 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Holbrook Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Report card (Mar 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Moat House Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| John Shelton Community Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
| Wheelwright Lane Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grange Convenience Store CV6 6DT | Retailers - other | 90 m | 4 Good | 11 Jun 2025 |
| Hawkesbury Lodge CV6 6DT | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 180 m | 5 Very good | 5 Feb 2026 |
| Grangehurst Out of School Club CV6 6JN | School/college/university | 200 m | 5 Very good | 8 Jul 2025 |
| OCS Group UK Ltd CV6 6JN | School/college/university | 200 m | 5 Very good | 14 Mar 2025 |
| Maddy's Sandwich Shop CV2 1PJ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 11 Dec 2024 |
| Longford Church Centre | Other catering premises | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 26 Sep 2019 |
| Capitol Gym CV6 6DR | Other catering premises | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 3 Sep 2026 |
| 7 Days Mini Market CV6 6DR | Retailers - other | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 4 May 2021 |
| Oseikrom Market CV6 6DR | Retailers - other | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 16 Jun 2026 |
| Stack'D Burger Restaurant also TA Munch Lab CV6 6DR | Other catering premises | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 13 Nov 2025 |
| Stack’D Burger Ltd CV6 6DR | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 480 m (0.3 miles) | Awaiting inspection | |
| Luxury Bakery CV6 6DR | Retailers - other | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 16 Oct 2026 |
| Aldermans Green Fish Bar CV2 1PD | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 15 Dec 2025 |
| Alderman’s Green Fish Bar CV2 1PD | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 490 m (0.3 miles) | Awaiting inspection | |
| Blue Nova CV2 1PL | Mobile caterer | 490 m (0.3 miles) | Awaiting inspection |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 30 |
| Vehicle crime | 8 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6 |
| Public order | 6 |
| Possession of weapons | 5 |
| Burglary | 4 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Silverdale Close (25); On or near Woodroffe Walk (9); On or near Cheadle Close (6); On or near Alison Square (6); On or near Shirlett Close (6).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 70% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 44% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 66% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 74% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 28% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 82% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 3 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Grange Road · Grange Road · Shirlett Close · Cheadle Close · Foxford Crescent · Silverdale Close · Jacker's Road · Black Horse Road · Woodroffe Walk · Peters Walk · Lole Close · Wildmoor Close
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.