CV1 postcode area · Coventry

The CV1 postcode district spans 11 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Coventry. Area Scores range from 2 to 72 across them. Every full CV1 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the CV1 district: Sherbourne scores 73 out of 100 (#1,856 of 6,856 nationally) while Willenhall sits at 3 — neighbours on the map, 70 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 8 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £150,000 in Foleshill East to £260,100 in Cheylesmore Daventry Road — a 1.7× gap within the CV1 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£34,223a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime143per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)31
Owner-occupied41%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the CV1 district

£156,000median home sold over the past year · +8.0% over 5 years · +4.0% over the year · 125 sales
Detached
Semi-detached£197,500
Terraced£162,250
Flat£135,000
Coventry£230,000
West Midlands£252,500
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
SherbourneCoventry 1,85673 £250,000
Cheylesmore Daventry RoadCoventry 3,54248 £260,100
Whitley & Tollbar EndCoventry 4,13840 £215,000
ChapelfieldsCoventry 4,78330 £195,000
Central CoventryCoventry 5,29723 £229,750
Lower Stoke & Gosford ParkCoventry 5,73616 £161,000
Naul's Mill & Bishopsgate GreenCoventry 6,01712 £180,000
HillfieldsCoventry 6,3877 £155,000
Foleshill WestCoventry 6,4835 £160,000
Foleshill EastCoventry 6,5654 £150,000
WillenhallCoventry 6,6753 £200,000

People living in CV1 Census 2021

Residents103,377
Median age (est.)31
Density5,297per km²
No qualifications20%
Degree or above31%
No car or van39%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 24%25–44 30%45–64 18%65+ 10%

Tenure

Own outright: 21%Mortgage/shared: 20%Social rent: 22%Private rent: 37%
Own outright 21%Mortgage/shared 20%Social rent 22%Private rent 37%

Households

One person: 34%Couple, no children: 12%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 13%Other: 19%
One person 34%Couple, no children 12%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 13%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 21% · Professional 18% · Associate professional 10%

All occupation groups
Elementary21%
Professional18%
Associate professional10%
Caring & leisure10%
Process & plant9%
Sales & customer service9%
Skilled trades8%
Administrative8%
Managers & directors7%

Ethnic group

White: 53%Asian: 25%Black: 13%Mixed: 4%Other: 5%
White 53%Asian 25%Black 13%Mixed 4%Other 5%

Religion & identity

Christian 39% · No religion 25% · Muslim 19%

Born outside the UK: 40%

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.

Towns & places in CV1

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the CV1 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around CV1.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.