Cannon Park & University

Coventry · West Midlands · population 9,493 · 4 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

92Area Score / 100 ?
  • #512 of 6,856 in England
  • #37 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #3 of 42 in Coventry
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,099
Median age (est.)23
Density1,951per km²
No qualifications7%
Degree or above32%
No car or van24%

Age

0–14 9%15–24 48%25–44 14%45–64 15%65+ 14%

Tenure

Own outright: 44%Mortgage/shared: 27%Social rent: 8%Private rent: 21%
Own outright 44%Mortgage/shared 27%Social rent 8%Private rent 21%

Households

One person: 24%Couple, no children: 13%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 7%Other: 30%
One person 24%Couple, no children 13%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 7%Other 30%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 31% · Managers & directors 15% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional31%
Managers & directors15%
Associate professional12%
Administrative10%
Elementary9%
Sales & customer service7%
Caring & leisure6%
Skilled trades5%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 57%Asian: 31%Black: 5%Mixed: 4%Other: 4%
White 57%Asian 31%Black 5%Mixed 4%Other 4%

Religion & identity

No religion 35% · Christian 32% · Sikh 9%

Born outside the UK: 31%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Cannon Park & University is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #512 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #3 of 42 in Coventry. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Employment (99) and lowest on Housing & access (52). Typical homes here, about £392,500 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 29% in five years (from 53 sales), 71% above the wider Coventry median of £230,000. Typical household take-home income is around £42,583 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 50 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 97 · #224
Employment 99 · #80
Education 77 · #1,561
Health 66 · #2,301
Crime 89 · #759
Housing & access 52 · #3,268
Living environment 82 · #1,198

House prices ?

£392,500median (12m) · -3.7% yr · n=53
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£392,50053-3.7%+29.2%
Detached£675,00023+28.6%+23.9%
Semi-detached£386,75020-2.6%+25.8%
Terraced£242,50010-3.0%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=0)
This area£392,500
Coventry£230,000
West Midlands£252,500
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£42,583±£6,415 · #2,688 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£35,150
Price-to-income ?9.2×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

69Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

50 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 479 offences
Coventry94
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #2,162 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences139
Theft172
Burglary44
Vehicle crime44
Criminal damage & arson39
Public order & weapons29
Drugs4
Robbery2
Other6

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 14 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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