Coventry
Coventry is a city in West Midlands, England, with a population of around 345,000. It has around 4 schools, 1 GP surgery, 15 pharmacies, 8 supermarkets, 2 parks, and around 114 restaurants and cafés, with 58 bus stops and Coventry railway station 2.3 km away. There were around 866 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. Covers 6 towns with local open-data for the whole authority.
On deprivation, Coventry is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). It is home to around 345,324 residents at roughly 3,501 people per km².
My Area Score
Challenged
Ranked 276th of 294 English council areas — better than 6% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
7°CClear
- Today: 11° / 5° · 16% rain
- Tomorrow: 10° / 4° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:09Sunset 16:29
9h 20m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
21US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Coventry Allesley, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 7.5 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.6% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
919 reported · August 2026▲ 19% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences358
- Shoplifting113
- Public order83
- Criminal damage & arson76
Neighbourhood team: Holbrook, Radford, Sherbourne and Bablake · West Midlands
Local policing priorities
- ASB involving children at various locations on the beats whereby children are kicking doors, throwing items, being verbally abusive and r…
- Burglaries have been committed across Coventry with the majority being in Radford
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
404 reported road collisions (2025)
101 killed or seriously injured · 482 casualties · 11.7 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
500+ food businesses within 2 miles
- 371 rated 4–5 ★ (284 top)
- 33 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Coventry (2.3 km)
- 58 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Coventry (2.3 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£227,721 average▲ 3.8% YoY
Across Coventry · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,020 average monthly rent▲ 2.4% YoY
- 1 bed £759
- 2 bed £913
- 3 bed £1,066
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
5.5× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 5.5 times median annual pay (6.1× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
3,281 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 140.8p · AppleGreen (2.5 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 146.8p · AppleGreen (2.5 km)
8 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
150 charging locations within ~8 km
- 19 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Ellys Road 1 (0.5 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres2
- Gyms6
- Sports pitches16
- Playgrounds16
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local news
- Preparing for adulthood transition event.· 5 Nov 2026
- Students move into new Woodfield Academy home following major redevelopment· 4 Nov 2026
- Coventry remembers· 4 Nov 2026
- Families Portal – help and advice at your fingertips· 3 Nov 2026
- Thousands of Coventry children and young people share their views through One Big Voice survey· 3 Nov 2026
Source: Coventry Council
Population
345,324 residents in Coventry · 3,501/km²
- Under 16: 20%
- 16–64: 66%
- 65+: 15%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK25,048
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK33,420
- Net moves−8,372
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
More deprived than the average in England
Ranked 61 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
18% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,517 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (41% of 154,060)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
127 schools · 62,696 pupils
85 primary · 21 secondary · 21 other
Ofsted: 38 of 49 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (78%)
116 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Barr's Hill SchoolOutstanding
- President Kennedy School AcademyOutstanding
- Bishop Ullathorne Catholic SchoolGood
- Blue Coat Church of England School and Music CollegeGood
- Cardinal Wiseman Catholic SchoolGood
- Foxford Community SchoolGood
- Grace Academy CoventryGood
- Sidney Stringer AcademyGood
- Stoke Park SchoolGood
- West Coventry AcademyGood
- Coundon CourtRequires improvement
- Meadow Park SchoolRequires improvement
- Caludon Castle School
- Eden Girls' School, Coventry
- Ernesford Grange Community Academy
- Finham Park 2
- Finham Park School
- Lyng Hall School
- St John Henry Newman Catholic School
- The Westwood Academy
- WMG Academy for Young Engineers
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Coventry
Care & health services
363 CQC-registered services
- Care homes77
- GP practices62
- Dentists48
- Homecare agencies144
- Hospitals & hospices6
CQC ratings: 87% of rated services Good or Outstanding
Source: Care Quality Commission · Coventry
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 96 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
286 applications decided
85.7% granted · 245 granted, 41 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Taiwo Owatemi
Labour
Coventry North West
Recent votes:
- AyeRailways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion)
- NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8
- NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6
- NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour (minority)
- Lab 24
- Con 6
- Grn 4
- Ref 20
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools24
- GPs & clinics11
- Pharmacies17
- Supermarkets14
- Parks & greens67
- Restaurants & cafés149
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
11,940 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
2,119 jobs advertised · £41,396 avg
e.g. Principal Engineer – Software Assurance, Nursery Practitioner Level 3, Gopuff Delivery Drivers or Riders
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£745 median full-time weekly pay
5.8% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£19,773 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
42% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 182,195 certificates
18.9% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
66% low-carbon electricity
Wind 34% · Gas 31% · Biomass 28% · Imports 4%
156 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity
Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 82.1 yrs women · 78.4 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 58.9 women · 59.2 men
67% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.3
- Feeling worthwhile7.6
- Happiness yesterday7.5
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
46 GP surgeries · 9 pharmacies in CV1
- Hillfields Health Centre - 1
- Jubilee Healthcare
- Priory Gate Practice
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Coventry North West:
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth235 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND138 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills115 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK114 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks103 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
- Bird Grove House · 0.3 km
Bird Grove House, known locally as the George Eliot house, is a two storey stucco house in Foleshill, Coventry. It was occupied by Mary Ann Evans and her father between 1841 and 1849.
- Daimler Halt · 0.4 km
Daimler Halt was a railway halt in Coventry, England, built by the London and North Western Railway in 1917 and closed in 1964.
Bishopgate Green · 0.5 kmBishopgate Green is a suburb of Coventry in the West Midlands, England. It is located on the Coventry Canal. It is an area between Foleshill and Hillfields and shares the area code CV1.
- Daimler Green · 0.5 km
Daimler Green is an urban village about two miles north of Coventry city centre, in the West Midlands, England.
- Webster's Claypit · 0.5 km
Webster's Claypit is a 0.3 hectares geological site of Special Scientific Interest in the West Midlands. The site was notified in 1986 under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and is currently managed by the Countr…
- Radford, Coventry · 0.6 km
Radford is a suburb and electoral ward of Coventry, located approximately 1.5 miles north of Coventry city centre. It is covered by the Coventry North West constituency.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)