Van Dyke Close Coventry
9 addresses across 2 postcodes (CV5), about 100 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 9502364.
- Sales: 4 recorded sales since 1995; in 2019 the median was £125,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 5 homes have an energy certificate (D: 3, E: 2).
- 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 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 Canley, about 1.5 km (0.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 160 m away, and Allesley Park (36 hectares) is about 790 m (0.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 10.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 100 to 102 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 9 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Allesley Park Medical Ctr, about 340 m away, with 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 300 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 60% of households owned their home and 19% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 45 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | £125,000 | £125,000 | £125,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £50,000 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| 2000 | 1 | £48,500 | £48,500 | £48,500 |
| 1996 | 1 | £33,000 | £33,000 | £33,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Dec 2019 | 5 CV5 8LX | Terraced | £125,000 | |
| 25 May 2001 | 5 CV5 8LX | Terraced | £50,000 | |
| 5 May 2000 | 1 CV5 8LX | Terraced | £48,500 | |
| 15 Nov 1996 | 1 CV5 8LX | Terraced | £33,000 |
Energy performance certificates
5 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 87 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (3); House, end-terrace (2). Built: 1950-1966 (4); 1967-1975 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (3); rented (social) (1); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (5 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 A (68% of about 710 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.
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CV5 8LX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CV5 8AD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 9 addresses are between 100 m and 102 m above sea level (101 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CV5 8AD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CV5 8LX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Canley 453,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Tile Hill 542,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) | |
| Coventry 6.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km (2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 44 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Lyndale Close Whoberley | 230 m |
| Bus or coach station | Coventry Station | 3 km (1.8 miles) |
| Car parks | NCP | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | 46 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Rubens Close | 70 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 13.8 km (8.6 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Allesley Park Medical Ctr | 340 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Saffron Pharmacy - Whitaker Road | 340 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Allesley Practice Limited | 360 m |
| Hospital | Walsgrave Hospital | 8.2 km (5.1 miles) |
| Police station | Canley Police Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Heart of England Co-operative Allesley Old Road, Allesley Cashzone | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.7 ha | 160 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Allesley Park 36 ha | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 6,390 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.1 ha | 60 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,450 m² | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 69 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Motte castle 150m SSW of Allesley Hall, a scheduled monument, 820 m (0.5 miles) north. 2 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Motte castle 150m SSW of Allesley Hall | Scheduled monument | 820 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Limbrick Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Pig Wood | Wood | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) south-west |
| Tilehill Wood | Wood | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) west |
| Ten Shilling Wood | Wood | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south-west |
| Windmill Hill | Hill | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) south |
| Swanswell Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 9 |
2 of the street's 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whoberley Hall Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 280 m | No published inspection |
| St John's Church of England Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 310 m | No published inspection |
| St John Vianney Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 2–11 | 570 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Christopher Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 610 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Allesley Hall Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 670 m (0.4 miles) | Report card (May 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Mount Nod Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (Mar 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Park Hill Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Limbrick Wood Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Templars Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| All Souls' Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Coundon Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Hereward College of Further Education | 16 plus | 14–99 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whoberley Hall Primary School CV5 8AJ | School/college/university | 280 m | 5 Very good | 24 Oct 2025 |
| Ewe Club CV5 9HZ | School/college/university | 320 m | 5 Very good | 17 Jul 2025 |
| Caterlink CV5 9HZ | School/college/university | 320 m | 5 Very good | 3 Apr 2025 |
| Allesley Park Fish Saloon CV5 9JE | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 340 m | 5 Very good | 23 Jul 2024 |
| The Cube Coventry CV5 8AU | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 340 m | 5 Very good | 5 Dec 2023 |
| Lloyds Pharmacy CV5 9JE | Retailers - other | 350 m | Exempt | |
| Heron Foods CV5 9AF | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 350 m | 5 Very good | 16 Apr 2026 |
| Sticky Fingers CV5 9JG | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 360 m | 5 Very good | 20 Jul 2023 |
| One Best CV5 9JG | Retailers - other | 370 m | 5 Very good | 8 May 2025 |
| Revva Retail CV5 9JG | Retailers - other | 390 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 2 Feb 2026 |
| TASTIES CV5 9JG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 390 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 2 Oct 2025 |
| Allesley House CV5 9AF | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 12 Jul 2023 |
| Mocha Lounge limited CV5 9AF | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 20 May 2025 |
| labbayk catering CV5 9AF | Other catering premises | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 27 Jun 2024 |
| Wing Wah CV4 9EL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 28 Mar 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 23 |
| Vehicle crime | 6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4 |
| Public order | 3 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Utrillo Close (13); On or near Raphael Close (12); On or near Van Dyke Close (7); On or near Rembrandt Close (5); On or near Rubens Close (5).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 60% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 37% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 27% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 44% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 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 | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 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 | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 19% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 35% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 2 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
Utrillo Close · Brookside Avenue · Rembrandt Close · Raphael Close
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.