Morton Close Coventry
25 addresses across 1 postcode (CV6), about 80 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 9501576.
- Sales: 35 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £170,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 12 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 7, E: 3, F: 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 C; 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 2.6 km (1.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 290 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 9.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 121 to 124 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 25 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Park Leys Medical Practice, about 340 m away, with 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 350 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 82% of households owned their home and 27% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | £170,000 | £170,000 | £170,000 |
| 2023 | 2 | £182,500 | £175,000 | £190,000 |
| 2019 | 2 | £153,750 | £145,000 | £162,500 |
| 2018 | 2 | £145,750 | £135,000 | £156,500 |
| 2017 | 4 | £130,500 | £108,000 | £166,350 |
| 2012 | 1 | £89,000 | £89,000 | £89,000 |
| 2010 | 2 | £91,500 | £85,000 | £98,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | £120,000 | £120,000 | £120,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £85,000 | £85,000 | £85,000 |
| 2005 | 4 | £95,500 | £80,000 | £110,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £68,000 | £68,000 | £68,000 |
| 2003 | 2 | £81,475 | £77,950 | £85,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May 2024 | 12 CV6 2EY | Terraced | £170,000 | |
| 29 Sep 2023 | 7 CV6 2EY | Terraced | £190,000 | |
| 1 Sep 2023 | 15 CV6 2EY | Terraced | £155,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 28 Jul 2023 | 13 CV6 2EY | Terraced | £175,000 | |
| 31 May 2019 | 13 CV6 2EY | Terraced | £145,000 | |
| 3 May 2019 | 11 CV6 2EY | Terraced | £162,500 | |
| 28 Sep 2018 | 6 CV6 2EY | Terraced | £135,000 | |
| 24 Aug 2018 | 10 CV6 2EY | Terraced | £156,500 | |
| 21 Dec 2017 | 9 CV6 2EY | Terraced | £166,350 | |
| 23 Mar 2017 | 7 CV6 2EY | Terraced | £115,000 | |
| 10 Mar 2017 | 11 CV6 2EY | Terraced | £146,000 | |
| 9 Jan 2017 | 7 CV6 2EY | Terraced | £108,000 | |
| 20 Mar 2012 | 11 CV6 2EY | Terraced | £89,000 | |
| 3 Jun 2010 | 16 CV6 2EY | Terraced | £98,000 | |
| 29 Mar 2010 | 10 CV6 2EY | Terraced | £85,000 | |
| 12 Dec 2008 | 12 CV6 2EY | Terraced | £120,000 | |
| 6 Jul 2007 | 4 CV6 2EY | Terraced | £85,000 | |
| 2 Dec 2005 | 23 CV6 2EY | Terraced | £90,000 | |
| 7 Oct 2005 | 13 CV6 2EY | Terraced | £101,000 | |
| 8 Jul 2005 | 15 CV6 2EY | Terraced | £110,000 | |
| 14 Jun 2005 | 15 CV6 2EY | Terraced | £80,000 | |
| 28 Apr 2004 | 14 CV6 2EY | Terraced | £68,000 | |
| 1 Aug 2003 | 7 CV6 2EY | Terraced | £85,000 | |
| 4 Apr 2003 | 13 CV6 2EY | Terraced | £77,950 | |
| 18 Dec 2002 | 24 CV6 2EY | Terraced | £60,000 | |
| 16 Aug 2001 | 9 CV6 2EY | Terraced | £49,500 | |
| 12 Nov 1999 | 16 CV6 2EY | Terraced | £48,000 | |
| 15 Oct 1999 | 8 CV6 2EY | Terraced | £48,950 | |
| 27 Aug 1999 | 12 CV6 2EY | Terraced | £48,000 | |
| 23 Apr 1999 | 7 CV6 2EY | Terraced | £42,000 | |
| 14 Aug 1998 | 20 CV6 2EY | Semi-detached | £39,000 | |
| 25 Jul 1997 | 24 CV6 2EY | Terraced | £28,000 | |
| 27 Jun 1997 | 21 CV6 2EY | Terraced | £24,950 | |
| 4 Oct 1996 | 4 CV6 2EY | Terraced | £30,500 | |
| 29 Mar 1996 | 16 CV6 2EY | Terraced | £45,000 |
Energy performance certificates
12 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 72 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (6); House, end-terrace (5); House, semi-detached (1). Built: 1930-1949 (7); 1900-1929 (5). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (6); rented (private) (3).
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 C (52% of about 580 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)
- Garages off Bowness Close: up to 10 homes, permissioned (200 m)
- Land to the rear of 284 Sadler Road: up to 2 homes, permissioned (210 m)
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
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 25 addresses are between 121 m and 124 m above sea level (123 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CV6 2EY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Coventry Arena 135,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Coventry 6.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4 km (2.5 miles) | |
| Canley 453,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 55 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Morton Close Holbrooks | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Tesco Extra Longford | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Car parks | Corley Services Northbound Parking | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | 25 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 120 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 15.1 km (9.4 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Park Leys Medical Practice | 340 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shire Pharmacy | 320 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Jubilee Dental Practice | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Walsgrave Hospital | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) |
| Police station | Grangemouth Road Police Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest SKM Convenience Cashzone | 250 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.8 ha | 290 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 2.1 ha | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,830 m² | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Holbrooks Park 11 ha | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.6 ha | 310 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 3.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
8 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Spinney | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Coventry Peace Orchard | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| The Alders | Wood | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north-west |
| Hounds Hill | Hill | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) north-west |
| Swanswell Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3 km (1.9 miles) south-east |
| Wyken Slough | Wetland | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 23 | 25 |
2 of the street's 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitmore Park Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 320 m | No overall grade (Sep 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvement |
| Keresley Grange Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 530 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Jan 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 720 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Hill Farm Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 900 m (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| St John Henry Newman Catholic School Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–18 | 950 m (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Hollyfast Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Parkgate Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Jan 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Coundon Court | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Report card (Mar 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: Strong standard; Post-16 provision: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Joseph Cash Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Christ The King Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| President Kennedy School Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Outstanding (Dec 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier Supermarket CV6 2FG | Retailers - other | 230 m | 5 Very good | 5 Dec 2024 |
| Keresley Fish Bar CV6 2FG | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 240 m | 5 Very good | 12 Mar 2026 |
| The Old Shepherd CV6 2JJ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 240 m | 5 Very good | 15 Jan 2025 |
| Whitmore Park SchoolClub CV6 2HG | School/college/university | 350 m | 5 Very good | 11 Jan 2018 |
| abm Catering @ Whitmore Park Primary CV6 2HG | School/college/university | 350 m | 5 Very good | 15 Jun 2026 |
| Cottage Farm Lodge CV6 2NZ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 350 m | 5 Very good | 14 Jul 2025 |
| Bell Inn CV6 2FN | Pub/bar/nightclub | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 21 Sep 2023 |
| Copthorne Lodge CV6 2EE | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 4 Mar 2026 |
| China Delight CV6 2FN | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 22 Mar 2018 |
| Commadore Wines CV6 2LX | Retailers - other | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Wallace Fish Bar CV6 2LW | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 500 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 31 Aug 2023 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 14 |
| Vehicle crime | 5 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Benson Road (8); On or near Locke Close (7); On or near The Scotchill (6); On or near Morton Close (3); On or near Fraser Road (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 82% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 48% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 84% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 7 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
- CV6 2EY: 25 addresses
Nearby streets
Fraser Road · The Scotchill · Dickens Road · Benson Road · Locke Close · Sadler Road · Bowness Close · Berwyn Avenue · Instone Road · Stevenson Road · Keresley Green Road · Keresley Road
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.