Smithford Way Coventry
150 addresses across 11 postcodes (CV1), about 210 m long. USRN 9502061.
- Sales: 20 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £120,000 across 1 sale.
- Flood: 61 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 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 850 m (0.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Lady Herbert's Garden, is about 420 m (0.3 miles) 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 80 to 83 m above sea level.
- Noise: 82 of its 151 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is The Anchor Centre, about 620 m (0.4 miles) away, with 12 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: 1,930 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 | £120,000 | £120,000 | £120,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | £110,000 | £110,000 | £110,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £140,000 | £140,000 | £140,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £90,000 | £90,000 | £90,000 |
| 2021 | 2 | £121,500 | £90,000 | £153,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £162,500 | £162,500 | £162,500 |
| 2012 | 1 | £75,000 | £75,000 | £75,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £132,500 | £132,500 | £132,500 |
| 2005 | 2 | £65,500 | £55,000 | £76,000 |
| 2000 | 1 | £45,500 | £45,500 | £45,500 |
| 1999 | 1 | £22,500 | £22,500 | £22,500 |
| 1997 | 1 | £17,500 | £17,500 | £17,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Feb 2026 | FLAT 33, HILLMAN HOUSE CV1 1FZ | Flat or maisonette | £120,000 | Leasehold. |
| 19 Jun 2024 | FLAT 5, HILLMAN HOUSE CV1 1FZ | Flat or maisonette | £110,000 | Leasehold. |
| 14 Dec 2023 | FLAT 10, HILLMAN HOUSE CV1 1FZ | Flat or maisonette | £105,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 3 Mar 2023 | FLAT 27, HILLMAN HOUSE CV1 1FZ | Flat or maisonette | £140,000 | Leasehold. |
| 28 Sep 2022 | 31 CV1 1FY | Other | £7,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 9 May 2022 | FLAT 36, HILLMAN HOUSE CV1 1FZ | Flat or maisonette | £90,000 | Leasehold. |
| 4 Oct 2021 | FLAT 14, HILLMAN HOUSE CV1 1FZ | Flat or maisonette | £90,000 | Leasehold. |
| 14 Jul 2021 | FLAT 27, HILLMAN HOUSE CV1 1FZ | Flat or maisonette | £153,000 | Leasehold. |
| 18 Apr 2019 | FLAT 30, HILLMAN HOUSE CV1 1FZ | Flat or maisonette | £162,500 | Leasehold. |
| 5 Apr 2019 | CENTRAL LIBRARY & REFERENCE LIBRARY, 17 CV1 1FY | Other | £10,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 29 Jan 2016 | 13 - 15 CV1 1FZ | Other | £70,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 24 Aug 2012 | FLAT 30, HILLMAN HOUSE CV1 1FZ | Flat or maisonette | £75,000 | Leasehold. |
| 21 Sep 2007 | FLAT 6, HILLMAN HOUSE CV1 1FZ | Flat or maisonette | £132,500 | Leasehold. |
| 12 Jul 2005 | FLAT 4, HILLMAN HOUSE CV1 1FZ | Flat or maisonette | £55,000 | Leasehold. |
| 18 Feb 2005 | FLAT 38, HILLMAN HOUSE CV1 1FZ | Flat or maisonette | £76,000 | Leasehold. |
| 17 Mar 2000 | FLAT 6, HILLMAN HOUSE CV1 1FZ | Flat or maisonette | £45,500 | Leasehold. |
| 11 Jan 1999 | FLAT 4, HILLMAN HOUSE CV1 1FZ | Flat or maisonette | £22,500 | Leasehold. |
| 22 Aug 1997 | FLAT 15, HILLMAN HOUSE CV1 1FZ | Terraced | £17,500 | Leasehold. |
| 31 Oct 1996 | FLAT 33, HILLMAN HOUSE CV1 1FZ | Flat or maisonette | £18,000 | Leasehold. |
| 31 May 1995 | FLAT 39, HILLMAN HOUSE CV1 1FZ | Flat or maisonette | £29,200 | Leasehold. |
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: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 2.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- Coventry City Library building (former Locarno Dancehall), grade II
- Marks and Spencer and 4-10 Smithford Way, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Charles Ager Smithford Way: up to 55 homes, not permissioned (90 m)
- City Centre South: up to 1,575 homes, permissioned (250 m)
- Land West of Bishop Street (corner with Well Street): up to 40 homes, permissioned (300 m)
- Land at Watch Close: up to 49 homes, not permissioned (360 m)
- Land North of Lamb street and West of Bishop street: up to 138 homes, not permissioned (390 m)
- Former Transco Site, Abbots Lane: up to 212 homes, permissioned (440 m (0.3 miles))
- Former Vintage House, St. Nicholas Street/Leicester Row, Coventry, CV1 4BN: up to 100 homes, not permissioned (460 m (0.3 miles))
- Dale buildings Tower Street: up to 200 homes, not permissioned (470 m (0.3 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, 47 addresses are in areas at high risk, 14 at medium risk and 19 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 40 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 40 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 1QX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CV1 1FY | zone 2 | 1 / 6 / 11 | unlikely |
| CV1 1QT | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CV1 1QS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CV1 1FX | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 1 / 2 | unlikely |
| CV1 1QL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CV1 1DX | zone 2 | 0 / 4 / 1 | unlikely |
| CV1 1DE | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
| CV1 1DF | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| CV1 1DL | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 2 / 4 | unlikely |
| CV1 1FZ | zone 2 | 41 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 151 addresses are between 80 m and 83 m above sea level (81 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CV1 1DE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CV1 1DF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CV1 1DL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CV1 1DX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CV1 1FX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CV1 1FY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CV1 1FZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CV1 1QS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CV1 1QT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CV1 1QX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Coventry 6.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 850 m (0.5 miles) |
| Canley 453,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) | |
| Coventry Arena 135,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km (2.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 38 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 77 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St Johns Church Coventry | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Pool Meadow Bus Station Coventry | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Car parks | 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest National Car Parks | 200 m |
| EV charging points | 134 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ESB Energy Charging Station | 230 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 16.8 km (10 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 12 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Anchor Centre | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Superdrug Pharmacy | 50 m |
| NHS dentists | 12 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Walsgrave Hospital | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| Police station | Coventry Central Police Station | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 9 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest M&S ATM | 60 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Lady Herbert's Garden 1.1 ha | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Naul's Mill Park 2.6 ha | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 540 m² | 320 m |
| Playing field | Sovereign Park 7,770 m² | 900 m (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 770 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 5 parks and gardens, 6.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St John the Baptist, a listed building (Grade I), 160 m west. 129 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St John the Baptist | Listed building, Grade I | 160 m west |
| Bablake School | Listed building, Grade I | 190 m west |
| Lady Godiva Statue | Listed building, Grade II* | 190 m east |
| Bonds Hospital | Listed building, Grade II* | 210 m north-west |
| Site of Cloister, Chapter House and Undercrofts of Coventry Priory | Scheduled monument | 350 m east |
| Lady Herbert's Garden | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 470 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Cook Street Gate | Scheduled monument | 510 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Coventry city walls | Scheduled monument | 540 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Stoney Road Allotments | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Swanswell Pool | Lake or reservoir | 730 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Stivichall Grove | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Primrose Hill | Hill | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Quinton Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Stivichall Common | Wood | 2.5 km (1.5 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 | 4 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 78 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 69 | 151 |
82 of the street's 151 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Osburg's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 490 m (0.3 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 |
| Spon Gate Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 710 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Apr 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Barr's Hill School | Secondary | 11–18 | 780 m (0.5 miles) | Outstanding (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Sidney Stringer Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 820 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Coventry College | 16 plus | 16–99 | 870 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Eden Girls' School, Coventry Muslim | Secondary | 11–18 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Sidney Stringer Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 1 km (0.6 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 |
| Hillfields Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Moseley Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Southfields Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Dec 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Mary and St Benedict Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| John Gulson Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterstones CV1 1DX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 10 m | 5 Very good | 4 Sep 2025 |
| Sovrano Caffe CV1 1FX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 50 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 25 Aug 2026 |
| Flip Out Coventry CV1 1NQ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 60 m | 5 Very good | 26 Oct 2026 |
| Adam's Fruit and Veg Coventry CV1 1DN | Retailers - other | 60 m | 5 Very good | 15 Oct 2025 |
| Greggs CV1 1FY | Retailers - other | 60 m | 5 Very good | 5 Feb 2026 |
| Caffe Nero CV1 1DS | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 70 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 19 Aug 2025 |
| Sports Direct CV1 1DD | Retailers - other | 70 m | 5 Very good | 15 May 2024 |
| Nicely CV1 1FY | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 70 m | 5 Very good | 4 Jun 2024 |
| Alley Food & Mood CV1 1FY | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 80 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 20 Nov 2025 |
| Heavenly Desserts CV1 1GF | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 80 m | 5 Very good | 16 May 2024 |
| Filthy Vegan / Crazy Chicken / Smash Out / In Fry / Crazy Egg CV1 1GF | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 80 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Food Precinct CV1 1DS | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 80 m | 5 Very good | 17 Jan 2024 |
| 40Cha Taiwanese Bubble Tea-Coventry CV1 1DL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 80 m | 5 Very good | 10 Jun 2025 |
| Look! Oriental Supermarket -Coventry CV1 1DL | Retailers - other | 80 m | 5 Very good | 29 Jun 2022 |
| Ji Chicken Coventry Limited CV1 1FY | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 90 m | 5 Very good | 11 Jul 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 609 |
| Shoplifting | 602 |
| Public order | 131 |
| Other theft | 104 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 76 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 75 |
| Robbery | 68 |
| Burglary | 53 |
| Theft from the person | 52 |
| Drugs | 49 |
| Bicycle theft | 44 |
| Possession of weapons | 39 |
| Vehicle crime | 16 |
| Other crime | 12 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Shopping Area (694); On or near Burges (325); On or near Ironmonger Row (312); On or near Parking Area (188); 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
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
- CV1 1QX: 62 addresses
- CV1 1FY: 28 addresses of 29 in the postcode
- CV1 1QT: 18 addresses of 29 in the postcode
- CV1 1QS: 13 addresses of 14 in the postcode
- CV1 1FX: 11 addresses
- CV1 1QL: 10 addresses
- CV1 1DX: 4 addresses of 31 in the postcode
- CV1 1DE: 1 address of 23 in the postcode
- CV1 1DF: 1 address of 26 in the postcode
- CV1 1DL: 1 address of 141 in the postcode
- CV1 1FZ: 1 address of 43 in the postcode
Nearby streets
The Precinct · Market Way · Upper Precinct · Corporation Street · Lower Precinct · Fleet Street · Cathedral Lanes Shopping Centre · Barracks Way · Cross Cheaping · Bond Street · Hertford Street · Ironmonger 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.