Malvern Road Coventry
51 addresses across 4 postcodes (CV5), about 260 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 9501465.
- Sales: 76 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £286,500 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 27 homes have an energy certificate (C: 6, D: 16, E: 4, F: 1).
- Flood: 6 addresses on its postcodes are in areas 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 Canley, about 1.9 km (1.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 270 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 10.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 87 to 100 m above sea level.
- Noise: 9 of its 51 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Moseley Avenue Surgery, about 1 km (0.6 miles) away, with 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 1,220 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 86% of households owned their home and 35% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 46 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 | 2 | £286,500 | £278,000 | £295,000 |
| 2024 | 4 | £271,250 | £196,219 | £320,000 |
| 2023 | 2 | £287,500 | £245,000 | £330,000 |
| 2022 | 3 | £285,000 | £180,000 | £310,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £210,000 | £210,000 | £210,000 |
| 2020 | 3 | £245,000 | £230,000 | £255,000 |
| 2019 | 6 | £230,000 | £201,000 | £250,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £285,000 | £285,000 | £285,000 |
| 2017 | 3 | £232,000 | £220,000 | £258,000 |
| 2016 | 2 | £204,500 | £179,000 | £230,000 |
| 2015 | 3 | £162,500 | £155,000 | £185,000 |
| 2014 | 2 | £165,500 | £153,000 | £178,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jul 2025 | 30 CV5 8LB | Terraced | £295,000 | |
| 6 Jan 2025 | 7 CV5 8LA | Terraced | £278,000 | |
| 12 Nov 2024 | 16 CV5 8LB | Terraced | £287,500 | |
| 21 Feb 2024 | 6 CV5 8LB | Terraced | £255,000 | |
| 12 Feb 2024 | 13 CV5 8LA | Terraced | £320,000 | |
| 31 Jan 2024 | 50 CV5 8LB | Terraced | £196,219 | |
| 14 Dec 2023 | 18 CV5 8LB | Terraced | £330,000 | |
| 14 Apr 2023 | 20 CV5 8LB | Terraced | £245,000 | |
| 14 Oct 2022 | 35 CV5 8LA | Terraced | £310,000 | |
| 18 Feb 2022 | 11 CV5 8LA | Terraced | £285,000 | |
| 26 Jan 2022 | 44 CV5 8LB | Terraced | £180,000 | |
| 22 Feb 2021 | 37 CV5 8LA | Terraced | £210,000 | |
| 4 Nov 2020 | 21 CV5 8LA | Terraced | £255,000 | |
| 4 Jun 2020 | 32 CV5 8LB | Terraced | £245,000 | |
| 3 Apr 2020 | 26 CV5 8LB | Terraced | £230,000 | |
| 12 Dec 2019 | 19 CV5 8LA | Terraced | £250,000 | |
| 15 Nov 2019 | 35 CV5 8LA | Terraced | £245,000 | |
| 16 Apr 2019 | 40 CV5 8LB | Terraced | £212,000 | |
| 29 Mar 2019 | 30 CV5 8LB | Terraced | £242,500 | |
| 14 Mar 2019 | 25 CV5 8LA | Terraced | £217,500 | |
| 23 Jan 2019 | 15 CV5 8LA | Terraced | £201,000 | |
| 18 Jun 2018 | 10 CV5 8LB | Terraced | £285,000 | |
| 18 Dec 2017 | 17 CV5 8LA | Terraced | £232,000 | |
| 24 Nov 2017 | 39 CV5 8LA | Terraced | £258,000 | |
| 25 Oct 2017 | 14 CV5 8LB | Terraced | £220,000 | |
| 26 Aug 2016 | 39 CV5 8LA | Terraced | £230,000 | |
| 5 Jul 2016 | 40 CV5 8LB | Terraced | £179,000 | |
| 7 Dec 2015 | 9 CV5 8LA | Terraced | £162,500 | |
| 24 Jul 2015 | 35 CV5 8LA | Terraced | £185,000 | |
| 1 Apr 2015 | 19 CV5 8LA | Terraced | £155,000 | |
| 3 Apr 2014 | 7 CV5 8LA | Terraced | £153,000 | |
| 1 Apr 2014 | 38 CV5 8LB | Terraced | £178,000 | |
| 21 Oct 2013 | 35 CV5 8LA | Terraced | £163,000 | |
| 26 Jul 2013 | 14 CV5 8LB | Terraced | £172,000 | |
| 7 Sep 2012 | 17 CV5 8LA | Terraced | £163,000 | |
| 4 Nov 2011 | 25 CV5 8LA | Terraced | £155,500 | |
| 1 Apr 2011 | 13 CV5 8LA | Terraced | £144,000 | |
| 17 Nov 2010 | 32 CV5 8LB | Terraced | £150,000 | |
| 18 Jun 2010 | 40 CV5 8LB | Terraced | £160,000 | |
| 14 May 2010 | 7 CV5 8LA | Terraced | £150,000 | |
| 4 May 2010 | 3 CV5 8LA | Terraced | £120,000 | |
| 19 Feb 2010 | 21 CV5 8LA | Terraced | £147,500 | |
| 16 Mar 2007 | 10 CV5 8LB | Terraced | £168,000 | |
| 22 Sep 2006 | 31 CV5 8LA | Semi-detached | £160,000 | |
| 4 May 2006 | 8 CV5 8LB | Terraced | £156,000 | |
| 12 Jan 2006 | 33 CV5 8LA | Terraced | £145,000 | |
| 20 Jul 2004 | 17 CV5 8LA | Terraced | £129,000 | |
| 7 May 2004 | 39 CV5 8LA | Terraced | £151,000 | |
| 20 Feb 2004 | 25 CV5 8LA | Terraced | £133,500 | |
| 18 Feb 2004 | 38 CV5 8LB | Terraced | £125,000 |
Energy performance certificates
27 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 93 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (18); House, end-terrace (9). Built: 1930-1949 (22); 1900-1929 (5). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (21); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (15 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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band B (53% of about 1,970 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.
Roadworks
Planned, as of 30 September 2026
- 2 November 2026 to 13 November 2026: UK POWER DISTRIBUTION LTD, New service connection, road closure, on the carriageway (major (paa) works, permit applied for)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CV5 8LB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CV5 8LA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CV5 8EW | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| CV5 8JY | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 4 / 8 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 51 addresses are between 87 m and 100 m above sea level (92 m on average); the ground rises about 12 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CV5 8EW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CV5 8JY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CV5 8LA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CV5 8LB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Canley 453,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Coventry 6.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) | |
| Tile Hill 542,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 46 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Redesdale Avenue Chapel Fields | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Coventry Station | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Car parks | NCP | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
| EV charging points | 91 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Holyhead Road 3 | 130 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 14.9 km (9.3 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Moseley Avenue Surgery | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Morrisons Pharmacy | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Walsgrave Hospital | 6.8 km (4.2 miles) |
| Police station | Grangemouth Road Police Station | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest ATM Texaco | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 21 ha | 270 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 70 m² | 900 m (0.6 miles) |
| Playing field | Sovereign Park 7,770 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,100 m² | 180 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 22 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Cast iron single-span bridge 110m WNW of Sherbourne House, a scheduled monument, 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-east. 3 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Cast iron single-span bridge 110m WNW of Sherbourne House | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Motte castle 150m SSW of Allesley Hall | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1 mile) west |
| Lady Herbert's Garden | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2 km (1.3 miles) east |
| Stoney Road Allotments | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Swanswell Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) east |
| Stivichall Grove | Wood | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south-east |
| Limbrick Wood | Wood | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south-west |
| Stivichall Common | Wood | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south |
| The Spinney | Wood | 3 km (1.9 miles) north |
| Primrose Hill | Hill | 3 km (1.9 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.6 | 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 | 9 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 42 | 51 |
9 of the street's 51 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coundon Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 610 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Moseley Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 730 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Christ The King Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 820 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Christopher Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 890 m (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| All Souls' Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Spon Gate Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Apr 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Whoberley Hall Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Hearsall Community Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Jan 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Radford Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Oct 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Osburg's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No overall grade (Apr 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| St John's Church of England Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Barr's Hill School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Outstanding (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domino's Pizza CV5 8LH | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 150 m | 5 Very good | 19 Dec 2024 |
| S & M Stores CV6 1FG | Retailers - other | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 21 Nov 2023 |
| Kitchen 126 CV6 1FH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 17 May 2023 |
| Cafe 455 CV5 8HU | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 17 Jul 2025 |
| Morrisons Supermarket CV5 8BX | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Morrisons Coventry Holyhead CV5 8BX | Retailers - other | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 13 Jan 2026 |
| B&Q Limited CV5 8BX | Retailers - other | 470 m (0.3 miles) | Exempt | |
| Mackie's Tatties & Salad Bar CV5 8HU | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 17 Apr 2023 |
| Amber House CV6 1AE | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 9 May 2025 |
| Lammas House CV6 1QH | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 17 Jul 2025 |
| Aladdin Balti CV5 8HU | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 26 Nov 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 17 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 11 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 7 |
| Vehicle crime | 5 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Robbery | 2 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Holyhead Road (16); On or near Stepping Stones Road (13); On or near Lake View Road (11); On or near Sherbourne Crescent (4); On or near Malvern Road (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 86% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 42% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 72% | 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) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 3 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 7 to 8 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
- CV5 8LB: 27 addresses of 31 in the postcode
- CV5 8LA: 22 addresses
- CV5 8EW: 1 address of 52 in the postcode
- CV5 8JY: 1 address of 56 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Stepping Stones Road · Sherbourne Crescent · Lavender Avenue · Ralph Road · Sussex Road · Croome Close · Eastlands Grove · Allan Road · Lake View Road · Trensale Avenue · Evenlode Crescent · Redesdale Avenue
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.