Olive Avenue Coventry
32 addresses across 2 postcodes (CV2), about 180 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 9501666.
- Sales: 38 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £195,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 21 homes have an energy certificate (C: 4, D: 13, E: 4).
- 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 4 km (2.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Wyken Croft Nature Park, is about 680 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 11.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 84 to 96 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is The Forum Health Centre, about 220 m away, with 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 640 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 75% of households owned their home and 31% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 94 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £195,000 | £195,000 | £195,000 |
| 2025 | 1 | £190,000 | £190,000 | £190,000 |
| 2024 | 3 | £200,000 | £188,500 | £205,000 |
| 2022 | 3 | £185,000 | £185,000 | £215,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £154,500 | £154,500 | £154,500 |
| 2020 | 1 | £152,500 | £152,500 | £152,500 |
| 2019 | 1 | £156,000 | £156,000 | £156,000 |
| 2018 | 2 | £126,250 | £105,000 | £147,500 |
| 2016 | 2 | £123,500 | £112,000 | £135,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £105,000 | £105,000 | £105,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £143,950 | £143,950 | £143,950 |
| 2005 | 1 | £99,000 | £99,000 | £99,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Feb 2026 | 34 CV2 3DA | Terraced | £195,000 | |
| 21 Oct 2025 | 14 CV2 3DA | Terraced | £190,000 | |
| 16 Dec 2024 | 54 CV2 3DA | Terraced | £205,000 | |
| 23 Oct 2024 | 52 CV2 3DA | Terraced | £200,000 | |
| 1 May 2024 | 42 CV2 3DA | Terraced | £190,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 20 Feb 2024 | 50 CV2 3DA | Terraced | £188,500 | |
| 25 Nov 2022 | 18 CV2 3DA | Terraced | £185,000 | |
| 26 Aug 2022 | 16 CV2 3DA | Terraced | £185,000 | |
| 4 Feb 2022 | 56 CV2 3DA | Terraced | £215,000 | |
| 31 Mar 2021 | 26 CV2 3DA | Terraced | £154,500 | |
| 24 Jan 2020 | 12 CV2 3DA | Terraced | £152,500 | |
| 12 Jul 2019 | 24 CV2 3DA | Terraced | £156,000 | |
| 25 May 2018 | 44 CV2 3DA | Terraced | £147,500 | |
| 15 Jan 2018 | 24 CV2 3DA | Terraced | £105,000 | |
| 5 Dec 2016 | 32 CV2 3DA | Terraced | £112,000 | |
| 27 May 2016 | 40 CV2 3DA | Terraced | £135,000 | |
| 1 Aug 2014 | 30 CV2 3DA | Terraced | £105,000 | |
| 28 Jul 2006 | 54 CV2 3DA | Terraced | £143,950 | |
| 2 Sep 2005 | 36 CV2 3DA | Terraced | £99,000 | |
| 4 Jun 2004 | 40 CV2 3DA | Terraced | £116,500 | |
| 14 Apr 2004 | 28 CV2 3DA | Terraced | £99,500 | |
| 19 Dec 2003 | 38 CV2 3DA | Terraced | £84,000 | |
| 2 Sep 2003 | 32 CV2 3DA | Terraced | £78,000 | |
| 15 Nov 2002 | 56 CV2 3DA | Terraced | £87,500 | |
| 12 Jul 2002 | 38 CV2 3DA | Terraced | £60,000 | |
| 11 Jan 2002 | 4 CV2 3DA | Terraced | £64,000 | |
| 17 Nov 2000 | 54 CV2 3DA | Terraced | £58,750 | |
| 17 Mar 2000 | 22 CV2 3DA | Terraced | £46,000 | |
| 6 Jan 2000 | 36 CV2 3DA | Terraced | £49,000 | |
| 17 Dec 1999 | 38 CV2 3DA | Terraced | £42,500 | |
| 5 Aug 1999 | 2 CV2 3DA | Terraced | £43,000 | |
| 26 Mar 1999 | 10 CV2 3DA | Terraced | £43,500 | |
| 12 Jun 1998 | 28 CV2 3DA | Terraced | £34,400 | |
| 8 Dec 1997 | 4 CV2 3DA | Terraced | £45,500 | |
| 14 Apr 1997 | 52 CV2 3DA | Terraced | £49,950 | |
| 12 Jun 1996 | 20 CV2 3DA | Terraced | £36,000 | |
| 4 Oct 1995 | 40 CV2 3DA | Terraced | £37,000 | |
| 5 May 1995 | 6 CV2 3DA | Terraced | £42,000 |
Energy performance certificates
21 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 73 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (12); House, end-terrace (9). Built: 1930-1949 (8); 1900-1929 (7); 1950-1966 (6). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (19); rented (private) (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (10 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 B (86% of about 590 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)
- 509-511 Walsgrave Road: up to 32 homes, permissioned (930 m (0.6 miles))
- Vincent Wyles House: up to 144 homes, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 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 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| CV2 3DA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CV2 3DF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 32 addresses are between 84 m and 96 m above sea level (87 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CV2 3DA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CV2 3DF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Coventry Arena 135,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Coventry 6.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) | |
| Canley 453,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 33 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The New Pippin Wyken Green | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Pool Meadow Bus Station Coventry | 3.3 km (2 miles) |
| Car parks | Cromwell Street - Car Park | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 48 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Olive Avenue 2 | 0 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 20 km (12 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Forum Health Centre | 220 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 220 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Torcross Dental Practice | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Walsgrave Hospital | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Police station | West Midlands Police | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest ATM | 150 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Wyken Croft Nature Park 25 ha | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 290 m² | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Pinley Rugby Club 7.3 ha | 350 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,690 m² | 110 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 25 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Remains of Caludon Castle, a listed building (Grade I), 550 m (0.3 miles) east. 3 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Remains of Caludon Castle | Listed building, Grade I | 550 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Caludon Castle: a moated site and part of an associated water management system | Scheduled monument | 550 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Church of St Mary Magdalen | Listed building, Grade I | 590 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Moated site 190m south of Caludon Castle | Scheduled monument | 620 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Coombe Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south-east |
| Primrose Hill | Hill | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) west |
| Walsgrave Hill | Hill | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) east |
| Binley Little Wood | Wood | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south |
| Rock Spinney | Wood | 3 km (1.9 miles) south |
| Wyken Slough | Wetland | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 32 | 32 |
None of the street's 32 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyken Croft Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 370 m | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| St John Fisher Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 400 m (0.2 miles) | No published inspection |
| Caludon Castle School | Secondary | 11–18 | 700 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Ravensdale Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 740 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Lyng Hall School | Secondary | 11–18 | 890 m (0.6 miles) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Richard Lee Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 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 |
| Henley Green Primary | Primary | 2–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Stoke Park School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.2 km (0.7 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 |
| St Gregory's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 5–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Pearl Hyde Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Jan 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Walsgrave Church of England Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TTS Food and Wine CV2 3FJ | Retailers - other | 150 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 2 Feb 2026 |
| The Wyken Inn CV2 3FL | Pub/bar/nightclub | 150 m | 4 Good | 21 May 2026 |
| Jacobs CV2 3EY | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 170 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 11 Jun 2026 |
| New Pippin CV2 3EY | Pub/bar/nightclub | 190 m | 5 Very good | 20 Jul 2023 |
| Go Local CV2 3EX | Retailers - other | 230 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 25 Apr 2025 |
| Phoenix Federation at CV2 3AA | School/college/university | 290 m | 5 Very good | 10 Jul 2026 |
| Essar Wyken Pippin CV2 3FN | Retailers - other | 290 m | 5 Very good | 5 Oct 2026 |
| St John Fisher Hall CV2 3DL | Other catering premises | 350 m | 5 Very good | 16 Apr 2024 |
| Rosie and Jims Wyken Pre-School CV2 5EU | School/college/university | 370 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Rice Bowl CV2 3EE | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 4 Good | 23 Jul 2025 |
| John Fisher Primary School CV2 3NR | School/college/university | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 16 Jun 2026 |
| St John Fisher Wraparound Club CV2 3NR | School/college/university | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 18 Mar 2025 |
| Pinley R F C CV2 3AA | Pub/bar/nightclub | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 9 Aug 2023 |
| KVK Superstore CV2 5ER | Retailers - other | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 10 Jan 2024 |
| Topshops Cafe CV2 5BG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 23 Sep 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 33 |
| Other theft | 19 |
| Vehicle crime | 12 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 7 |
| Public order | 5 |
| Burglary | 5 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 4 |
| Shoplifting | 4 |
| Drugs | 3 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Petrol Station (36); On or near A4600 (26); On or near Olive Avenue (10); On or near Kelvin Avenue (8); On or near Wyken Avenue (6).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 34% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 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 | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 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) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 91% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 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
Nearby streets
Wyken Avenue · Yule Road · Kelvin Avenue · Whitnash Grove · Ansty Road · Cowley Road · Clifford Bridge Road · Tiverton Grove · Oldham Avenue · Tiverton Road · Robert Wright Drive
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.