Occupation Road Coventry
5 addresses across 3 postcodes (CV2), about 240 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 9501656.
- 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, about 2.9 km (1.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Stoke Green, is about 750 m (0.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 11.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 79 to 84 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 5 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Copsewood Medical Centre, about 530 m (0.3 miles) away, with 9 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 590 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 85% of households owned their home and 28% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 87 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 (58% of about 1,130 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)
- 509-511 Walsgrave Road: up to 32 homes, permissioned (690 m (0.4 miles))
- Former School Site, New Century Park - Land to the south of Isadora Lea, New Century Park, CV3 1JH: up to 93 homes, permissioned (790 m (0.5 miles))
- Milverton Gates Care Home, Dawson Road: up to 7 homes, permissioned (810 m (0.5 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 3 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 4AB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| CV2 4AD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| CV2 4AP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 5 addresses are between 79 m and 84 m above sea level (81 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CV2 4AB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CV2 4AD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CV2 4AP | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Coventry 6.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Coventry Arena 135,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) | |
| Canley 453,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km (3.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 25 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Uxbridge Avenue Stoke | 190 m |
| Bus or coach station | Pool Meadow Bus Station Coventry | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Car parks | RCP Parking - Far Gosford | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | 70 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Raleigh Road | 190 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 19.4 km (12 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Copsewood Medical Centre | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 13 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Walsgrave Pharmacy | 310 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Longfellow Road (Dental Surgery) | 280 m |
| Hospital | Walsgrave Hospital | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Police station | West Midlands Police | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Total Premier Cashzone | 320 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Stoke Green 2.9 ha | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 870 m² | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.0 ha | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,090 m² | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 2.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Michael, a listed building (Grade II*), 430 m (0.3 miles) north-west. 3 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Michael | Listed building, Grade II* | 430 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Moated site 190m south of Caludon Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Site of Charterhouse | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Caludon Castle: a moated site and part of an associated water management system | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| London Road Cemetery, Coventry | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-west |
| Lady Herbert's Garden | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Primrose Hill | Hill | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Rock Spinney | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Binley Little Wood | Wood | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south-east |
| Swanswell Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) west |
| Whitley Grove | Wood | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) south |
| Wyken Slough | Wetland | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.9 | 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 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 5 |
2 of the street's 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 560 m (0.3 miles) | No overall grade (May 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Stoke Park School | Secondary | 11–18 | 560 m (0.3 miles) | Report card (May 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Post-16 provision: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Ravensdale Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 690 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Stoke Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 760 m (0.5 miles) | Requires improvement (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Richard Lee Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Needs attention; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Early years: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Aldermoor Farm Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Gosford Park Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No overall grade (Nov 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 |
| St Gregory's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Caludon Castle School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Frederick Bird Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Requires improvement (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St John Fisher Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Southfields Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (Dec 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vili Local CV3 1HG | Retailers - other | 170 m | 4 Good | 12 Jun 2026 |
| Biggin Hall CV3 1HG | Pub/bar/nightclub | 180 m | 5 Very good | 16 Oct 2026 |
| Hoi Kee CV3 1HG | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 200 m | 5 Very good | 6 Aug 2025 |
| ROASUP INTERNATIONAL TRADING LIMITED CV2 4AQ | Retailers - other | 220 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| VICTOR WORD CO. LTD. CV2 4AQ | Retailers - other | 220 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Golden Kitchen CV2 4BL | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 290 m | 5 Very good | 6 Jul 2023 |
| Bargain Booze CV2 4BL | Retailers - other | 300 m | 4 Good | 6 Feb 2024 |
| Dhaka Dynasty CV2 4BL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 300 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Forum Fish Bar and Pizza CV2 4BL | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 300 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Forum Fish Bar and Pizza CV2 4BL | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 300 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| The Greek Yard CV2 4BL | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 300 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Euro Supermarket (Coventry) Ltd CV2 4BL | Retailers - other | 300 m | 5 Very good | 20 Oct 2025 |
| Koi & katsu CV2 4BL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 310 m | 4 Good | 17 Aug 2026 |
| The Grillos Piri Piri CV2 4BL | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 310 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 30 Jul 2025 |
| AKN Superstore CV2 4BL | Retailers - other | 320 m | 5 Very good | 13 May 2021 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 35 |
| Vehicle crime | 18 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 10 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 5 |
| Other theft | 4 |
| Burglary | 4 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Drugs | 3 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Grenville Avenue (25); On or near Emscote Road (17); On or near Raleigh Road (11); On or near Church Lane (9); On or near Burns Road (8).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 85% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 44% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 11% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 73% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 85% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 4 to 5 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
- CV2 4AB: 3 addresses
- CV2 4AD: 1 address of 37 in the postcode
- CV2 4AP: 1 address of 46 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Burns Road · Wyver Crescent · Raleigh Road · Anthony Way · Church Lane · Copperfield Road · Grenville Avenue · Kempley Avenue · Emscote Road · Holmfield Road · Beaconsfield Road · Shakespeare 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.