Palmer Lane Coventry
28 addresses across 6 postcodes (CV1), about 220 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 9501705.
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is 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 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 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Lady Herbert's Garden, is about 110 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 14.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 79 to 81 m above sea level.
- Noise: 27 of its 28 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is The Anchor Centre, about 310 m away, with 11 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 760 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 11% of households owned their home and 37% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 2,279 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 neighbourhood around this street: most are in band A (69% of about 2,540 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Lady Herbert's Garden and the Burges Conservation Area. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): HMO - 30.9.23, Lady Herberts Garden and the Burges.
- 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)
- Land West of Bishop Street (corner with Well Street): up to 40 homes, permissioned (150 m)
- Dale buildings Tower Street: up to 200 homes, not permissioned (200 m)
- Student Union and Priory Halls, Priory Street: up to 84 homes, not permissioned (250 m)
- Bishop Gate, Bishop Street/Tower Street, CV1 1AJ: up to 129 homes, not permissioned (270 m)
- Former Gala Bingo, Fairfax Street: up to 874 homes, permissioned (270 m)
- Land North of Lamb street and West of Bishop street: up to 138 homes, not permissioned (280 m)
- Charles Ager Smithford Way: up to 55 homes, not permissioned (290 m)
- Former Vintage House, St. Nicholas Street/Leicester Row, Coventry, CV1 4BN: up to 100 homes, not permissioned (350 m)
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, 1 at medium risk and 10 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 146 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 1 low and 0 very low.
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: at least one postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| CV1 1FN | zone 2 | 0 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
| CV1 1HF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CV1 1JB | zone 2 | 0 / 0 / 8 | unlikely |
| CV1 1FJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| CV1 1HG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CV1 1PB | zone 2 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 28 addresses are between 79 m and 81 m above sea level (79 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CV1 1FJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CV1 1FN | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CV1 1HF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CV1 1HG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CV1 1JB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CV1 1PB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Coventry 6.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Canley 453,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) | |
| Coventry Arena 135,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 27 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 77 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Transport Museum Coventry | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Pool Meadow Bus Station Coventry | 120 m |
| Car parks | 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Apcoa | 140 m |
| EV charging points | 136 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ESB Energy Charging Station | 390 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 16.9 km (11 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 11 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Anchor Centre | 310 m |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Superdrug Pharmacy | 360 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Walsgrave Hospital | 5 km (3.1 miles) |
| Police station | Coventry Central Police Station | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 7 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest M&S ATM | 260 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Lady Herbert's Garden 1.1 ha | 110 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Naul's Mill Park 2.6 ha | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 380 m² | 360 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 770 m² | 930 m (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 6 parks and gardens, 7.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Old Grammar School (St John's Hospital Chapel), a listed building (Grade I), 100 m north-west. 125 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 14 of them Grade I and 16 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Old Grammar School (St John's Hospital Chapel) | Listed building, Grade I | 100 m north-west |
| Former Blue Coat School | Listed building, Grade II* | 120 m south |
| Swanswell Gate and City Wall to North of Swanswell Gate | Listed building, Grade I | 130 m north-east |
| Site of Cloister, Chapter House and Undercrofts of Coventry Priory | Scheduled monument | 140 m south-east |
| Remains of the west front, nave and aisles of Coventry Priory | Listed building, Grade I | 140 m south |
| Lady Herbert's Garden | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 170 m north-east |
| Cook Street Gate | Scheduled monument | 220 m north |
| Coventry city walls | Scheduled monument | 350 m south-east |
| Stoney Road Allotments | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Swanswell Pool | Lake or reservoir | 420 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Primrose Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Stivichall Grove | Wood | 1.7 km (1 mile) south |
| Quinton Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Stivichall Common | Wood | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) south-west |
| Whitley Grove | Wood | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.0 | 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 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 24 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 28 |
27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney Stringer Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 520 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Coventry College | 16 plus | 16–99 | 560 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| Eden Girls' School, Coventry Muslim | Secondary | 11–18 | 650 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Sidney Stringer Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 660 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 |
| St Osburg's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 680 m (0.4 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 |
| Barr's Hill School | Secondary | 11–18 | 720 m (0.4 miles) | Outstanding (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Hillfields Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 820 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Mary and St Benedict Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Spon Gate Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Apr 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Southfields Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Dec 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| John Gulson Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Halal Centre CV1 1FJ | Retailers - other | 20 m | 5 Very good | 28 Jun 2024 |
| Haute Dolci CV1 1FJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 20 m | 5 Very good | 6 Dec 2023 |
| Burger and Sauce CV1 1FJ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 20 m | 5 Very good | 30 May 2024 |
| Pepe's Piri Piri CV1 1FJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 30 m | 5 Very good | 13 Oct 2026 |
| Baskin Robbins CV1 1FJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 40 m | 5 Very good | 9 Aug 2024 |
| Mucho Picante CV1 1FJ | Other catering premises | 40 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 28 Apr 2026 |
| Sainsbury's CV1 1FL | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 50 m | 5 Very good | 26 Jun 2024 |
| Dubai Shawarma CV1 1FL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 60 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 24 Nov 2025 |
| Sultan Kebab House CV1 1JB | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 60 m | 4 Good | 25 Aug 2026 |
| Shop & Stop Cov Ltd CV1 1FL | Retailers - other | 60 m | 4 Good | 4 Dec 2025 |
| Merkur Slots CV1 1FL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 70 m | 5 Very good | 21 Sep 2023 |
| Subway CV1 1HF | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 70 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 4 Dec 2025 |
| Cafe Italia CV1 1FJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 70 m | 5 Very good | 12 Jun 2025 |
| Joyful Snacks CV1 1JB | Retailers - other | 70 m | 5 Very good | 15 May 2024 |
| Oodles Wok CV1 1HL | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 80 m | 5 Very good | 27 Aug 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 763 |
| Shoplifting | 518 |
| Public order | 174 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 140 |
| Other theft | 137 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 118 |
| Robbery | 100 |
| Drugs | 93 |
| Theft from the person | 60 |
| Possession of weapons | 51 |
| Bicycle theft | 46 |
| Burglary | 43 |
| Vehicle crime | 23 |
| Other crime | 13 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Burges (325); On or near Ironmonger Row (312); On or near Shopping Area (262); On or near Supermarket (230); On or near Cross Cheaping (162).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 22 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 1% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 3% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 11% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 7% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 48% | 17% |
| Private rented | 42% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 22% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 38% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 3% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 17% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 35% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 26% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 65% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 3 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
- Roadworks Street works permit: COVENTRY CITY COUNCIL: Section 50, 5 October 2026 to 6 October 2026 (road closure) found 3 November 2026
- Roadworks Street works permit: COVENTRY CITY COUNCIL: Section 50, 5 October 2026 (road closure) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- CV1 1FN: 21 addresses
- CV1 1HF: 2 addresses of 37 in the postcode
- CV1 1JB: 2 addresses of 24 in the postcode
- CV1 1FJ: 1 address of 167 in the postcode
- CV1 1HG: 1 address of 12 in the postcode
- CV1 1PB: 1 address of 52 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Trinity Street · Hales Street · Priory Place · New Buildings · Corporation Street · Cross Cheaping · Chauntry Place · Silver Street · Ironmonger Row · Trinity Lane · Hill Top · Priory Row
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.