Hillfields

Coventry · West Midlands · population 13,928 · 6 LSOAs

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

7Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,387 of 6,856 in England
  • #654 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #37 of 42 in Coventry
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents13,438
Median age (est.)25
Density10,867per km²
No qualifications22%
Degree or above26%
No car or van50%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 29%25–44 30%45–64 14%65+ 5%

Tenure

Own outright: 13%Mortgage/shared: 10%Social rent: 35%Private rent: 42%
Own outright 13%Mortgage/shared 10%Social rent 35%Private rent 42%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 8%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 16%Other: 20%
One person 32%Couple, no children 8%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 16%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 32% · Professional 12% · Caring & leisure 11%

All occupation groups
Elementary32%
Professional12%
Caring & leisure11%
Sales & customer service10%
Process & plant10%
Associate professional8%
Skilled trades7%
Administrative5%
Managers & directors4%

Ethnic group

White: 33%Asian: 34%Black: 21%Mixed: 5%Other: 7%
White 33%Asian 34%Black 21%Mixed 5%Other 7%

Religion & identity

Muslim 37% · Christian 31% · No religion 17%

Born outside the UK: 49%

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

Hillfields is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,387 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #37 of 42 in Coventry. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (26) and lowest on Income (5). Typical homes here sold for about £155,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+6%) (from 39 sales), 33% below the wider Coventry median of £230,000. Typical household take-home income is around £31,189 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 119 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 5 · #6,531
Employment 12 · #6,044
Education 11 · #6,085
Health 8 · #6,325
Crime 8 · #6,318
Housing & access 26 · #5,043
Living environment 20 · #5,482

House prices ?

£155,000median (12m) · +10.7% yr · n=39
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£155,00039+10.7%+6.5%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detached£205,0007
Terraced£155,00025+1.3%+11.9%
Flat£127,0007+11.4%+1.6%
This area£155,000
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)£31,189±£4,668 · #6,141 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£21,759
Price-to-income ?5.0×typical home ÷ net income — less 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 ?

20Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

119 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,656 offences
Coventry94
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #5,427 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences831
Theft181
Burglary49
Vehicle crime123
Criminal damage & arson113
Public order & weapons150
Drugs117
Robbery68
Other24

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 127 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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