Jesmond Road Coventry
28 addresses across 1 postcode (CV1), about 110 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 9501242.
- Sales: 28 recorded sales since 1995; in 2022 the median was £152,500 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 19 homes have an energy certificate (C: 9, D: 7, E: 3).
- 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 A; 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, about 2.1 km (1.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 240 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 14.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 8.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 84 to 86 m above sea level.
- Noise: 17 of its 28 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Godiva Group Practice, about 810 m (0.5 miles) away, with 14 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 390 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 30% of households owned their home and 21% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 271 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | £152,500 | £152,500 | £152,500 |
| 2021 | 2 | £110,000 | £80,000 | £140,000 |
| 2016 | 2 | £82,000 | £70,000 | £94,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £70,000 | £70,000 | £70,000 |
| 2007 | 3 | £82,500 | £82,000 | £94,950 |
| 2006 | 1 | £80,000 | £80,000 | £80,000 |
| 2005 | 3 | £65,000 | £53,000 | £70,000 |
| 2004 | 3 | £70,000 | £57,000 | £77,950 |
| 2003 | 2 | £47,250 | £46,000 | £48,500 |
| 2002 | 2 | £37,250 | £34,500 | £40,000 |
| 2001 | 2 | £23,225 | £21,500 | £24,950 |
| 1998 | 2 | £17,750 | £14,000 | £21,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jun 2023 | 18 CV1 5AQ | Terraced | £20,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 5 Aug 2022 | 10 CV1 5AQ | Terraced | £152,500 | |
| 26 Nov 2021 | 2 CV1 5AQ | Terraced | £140,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 6 Aug 2021 | 33 CV1 5AQ | Terraced | £140,000 | |
| 15 Jul 2021 | 18 CV1 5AQ | Terraced | £80,000 | |
| 12 Aug 2016 | 33 CV1 5AQ | Terraced | £94,000 | |
| 8 Apr 2016 | 2 CV1 5AQ | Terraced | £70,000 | |
| 30 Apr 2014 | 16 CV1 5AQ | Terraced | £70,000 | |
| 30 Nov 2007 | 31 CV1 5AQ | Terraced | £82,500 | |
| 10 Aug 2007 | 39 CV1 5AQ | Terraced | £82,000 | |
| 17 Jul 2007 | 10 CV1 5AQ | Terraced | £94,950 | |
| 20 Jul 2006 | 16 CV1 5AQ | Terraced | £80,000 | |
| 28 Oct 2005 | 16 CV1 5AQ | Terraced | £53,000 | |
| 26 May 2005 | 25 CV1 5AQ | Terraced | £65,000 | |
| 17 Jan 2005 | 10 CV1 5AQ | Terraced | £70,000 | |
| 2 Dec 2004 | 33 CV1 5AQ | Terraced | £77,950 | |
| 24 Jun 2004 | 21 CV1 5AQ | Terraced | £70,000 | |
| 15 Mar 2004 | 33 CV1 5AQ | Terraced | £57,000 | |
| 20 Aug 2003 | 18 CV1 5AQ | Terraced | £48,500 | |
| 14 Aug 2003 | 10 CV1 5AQ | Terraced | £46,000 | |
| 27 Nov 2002 | 31 CV1 5AQ | Terraced | £40,000 | |
| 8 Mar 2002 | 20 CV1 5AQ | Terraced | £34,500 | |
| 19 Mar 2001 | 18 CV1 5AQ | Terraced | £21,500 | |
| 5 Jan 2001 | 14 CV1 5AQ | Terraced | £24,950 | |
| 23 Oct 1998 | 20 CV1 5AQ | Terraced | £21,500 | |
| 12 Jun 1998 | 35 CV1 5AQ | Terraced | £14,000 | |
| 4 Nov 1996 | 27 CV1 5AQ | Terraced | £18,500 | |
| 31 May 1996 | 37 CV1 5AQ | Terraced | £17,000 |
Energy performance certificates
19 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 56 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (12); House, end-terrace (3); Flat (3). Built: 1900-1929 (17); 1930-1949 (2). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (7); owner-occupied (7); rented (social) (5).
Each home's certificates and sales (4 addresses)
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 A (67% of about 600 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): HMO - 30.9.23.
- 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)
- Arden Windows, Arden House, Sparkbrook Street, Coventry, CV1 5ST: up to 35 homes, not permissioned (380 m)
- 4-8 and Adj Caludon Road, CV2 4LP: up to 21 homes, not permissioned (560 m (0.3 miles))
- Lansdowne Street: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (650 m (0.4 miles))
- Land at Lansdowne Street and All Saints Lane, Coventry, CV1 5LN: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (670 m (0.4 miles))
- 2 Lewis Road, CV1 4HZ: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (880 m (0.5 miles))
- Foleshill Road/Eagle Street: up to 54 homes, not permissioned (930 m (0.6 miles))
- Former Gala Bingo, Fairfax Street: up to 874 homes, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 19 August 2026 to 24 August 2026: National Grid Electricity Distribution (East Midlands), New service connection, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (standard works)
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 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: 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 street's 28 addresses are between 84 m and 86 m above sea level (85 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CV1 5AQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Coventry 6.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Coventry Arena 135,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) | |
| Canley 453,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4 km (2.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 44 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Trentham Road Hillfields | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | Pool Meadow Bus Station Coventry | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Car parks | Cromwell Street - Car Park | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 114 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Blythe Road | 50 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 17.8 km (11 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 14 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Godiva Group Practice | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 16 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Crestpharmacy - Hillfields | 390 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Hillfields Dental Surgery | 240 m |
| Hospital | Walsgrave Hospital | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) |
| Police station | West Midlands Police | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Sue's Off Licence & Newsagent, Hill Field | 250 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,330 m² | 240 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 3.5 ha | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 340 m² | 290 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 170 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,700 m² | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 7 parks and gardens, 8.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bird Grove House, a listed building (Grade II*), 940 m (0.6 miles) north-west. 11 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bird Grove House | Listed building, Grade II* | 940 m (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Cook Street Gate | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Lady Herbert's Garden | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Coventry city walls | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Site of Cloister, Chapter House and Undercrofts of Coventry Priory | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| London Road Cemetery, Coventry | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Primrose Hill | Hill | 280 m south |
| Swanswell Pool | Lake or reservoir | 790 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Quinton Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south |
| Stivichall Grove | Wood | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south-west |
| Rock Spinney | Wood | 3.3 km (2 miles) south-east |
| Wyken Slough | Wetland | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 17 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 11 | 28 |
17 of the street's 28 addresses are 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary and St Benedict Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 230 m | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Hillfields Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 390 m | No published inspection |
| Frederick Bird Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 450 m (0.3 miles) | Requires improvement (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Southfields Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 560 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Dec 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Sidney Stringer Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 570 m (0.4 miles) | Report card (Nov 2025): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Sidney Stringer Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 670 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Coventry College | 16 plus | 16–99 | 670 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| John Gulson Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 670 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Eden Girls' School, Coventry Muslim | Secondary | 11–18 | 690 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Stoke Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Requires improvement (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Broad Heath Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Stoke Heath Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penny Bite CV1 5AQ | Mobile caterer | 20 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Skylight Market CV1 5AJ | Retailers - other | 70 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 28 Sep 2026 |
| Premier – Hillfield Service Station CV1 5AX | Retailers - other | 80 m | 4 Good | 9 Sep 2025 |
| Mardeen CV1 5AH | Retailers - other | 100 m | 4 Good | 19 Jul 2021 |
| Madina Halal Meat and Poultry CV1 5AY | Retailers - other | 110 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 29 Sep 2026 |
| Harnall Lane Store CV1 5AY | Retailers - other | 110 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 28 Sep 2026 |
| Najreen Stores CV1 5BQ | Retailers - other | 120 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 29 Sep 2026 |
| St Mary & St Benedict School CV1 5HG | School/college/university | 150 m | 5 Very good | 25 Nov 2025 |
| Europ Supermarket CV1 5AY | Retailers - other | 160 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 23 Sep 2025 |
| Super Phone Deals CV1 5AY | Retailers - other | 170 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Chicken Hut CV1 5AY | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 180 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 23 Jul 2025 |
| SUPER PHONE DEALS CV1 5AY | Retailers - other | 190 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Lo Cost CV1 5JT | Retailers - other | 220 m | 4 Good | 10 Mar 2026 |
| Zakaria Store CV1 5JT | Retailers - other | 220 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 18 Nov 2025 |
| Shop n Save CV1 5AX | Retailers - other | 230 m | 4 Good | 2 May 2023 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 121 |
| Other theft | 25 |
| Drugs | 24 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 23 |
| Vehicle crime | 18 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 14 |
| Burglary | 12 |
| Possession of weapons | 10 |
| Public order | 8 |
| Robbery | 6 |
| Other crime | 5 |
| Bicycle theft | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Freehold Street (41); On or near Sports/Recreation Area (36); On or near Leopold Road (26); On or near Alfred Road (26); On or near Iden Road (17).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 30 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 25% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 30% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 16% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 16% | 17% |
| Private rented | 53% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 17% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 10% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 15% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 64% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 21% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 39% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 57% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 17% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street 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.
What has changed
- Food hygiene ratings Sase & Sons (retailers - other, CV2 4QL) now 3 Generally satisfactory, was Awaiting inspection (rated 29 September 2026) found 30 October 2026
- Food hygiene ratings Swan Lane Express (retailers - other, CV2 4GB) re-inspected, still 3 Generally satisfactory (rated 29 September 2026) found 30 October 2026
- Food hygiene ratings Madina Halal Meat and Poultry (retailers - other, CV1 5AY) now 3 Generally satisfactory, was 4 Good (rated 29 September 2026) found 30 October 2026
- Food hygiene ratings Najreen Stores (retailers - other, CV1 5BQ) now 2 Improvement necessary, was 1 Major improvement necessary (rated 29 September 2026) found 30 October 2026
Postcodes on this street
- CV1 5AQ: 28 addresses of 29 in the postcode
Nearby streets
King Edward Road · Harnall Lane East · Adderley Street · Alexandra Road · Blythe Road · Coronation Road · Aylesford Street · Leopold Road · Freehold Street · Pensilva Way · The Chantries · Leigh Street
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.