Coventry

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Most deprived 30–40%
Census 2021
345,325
Households
134,138
Crimes · Sep '26
3,141

Estimated population, mid-2025: 364,766 (ONS, published 29 Jul 2026)

134,138
Households
White Brit. · 55%
Ethnicity
Christian · 44%
Religion
Most deprived 30⁠–⁠40%
Avg IMD
3,141
Crimes · Sep '26
£230,000
Median property price · Coventry · Oct 2025⁠–⁠Sep 2026 · 2,663 sales
£1,022
Average rent, September 2026
6,436
Postcodes

Sold prices in Coventry

England & Wales
Property sales · Coventry
HM Land Registry · Coventry
Average price
£251,357
Median price: £230,000
Median 0% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Oct 2025–Sep 2026 · 2,663 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Oct '25 – Sep '26Sep '26: 71 sales · avg £280,353
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£280k£253k£226k
Oct '25Jan '26Apr '26Sep '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Coventry

England & Wales
Crime trends · Coventry

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearOct '24 – Sep '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1,220
YoY stable
1,5501,3071,063
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
ASB
155
YoY stable
37422270
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Vehicle Crime
294
YoY +14%
353254154
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Burglary
140
YoY stable
178146114
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Criminal damage
236
YoY stable
293244195
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Other recorded crime
1,041
YoY +20%
1,126982838
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Bicycle Theft
55
YoY +41%
574125
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26

0 of 6 key categories improving · bicycle theft up sharply · other recorded crime rising

3,141
incidents · Sep '26

Demographics in Coventry

Ethnicity

Total residents: 345,321
White Brit.55.3%
Indian9.3%
Other White8.2%
African7.0%
Pakistani3.7%
+ 14 other groups · 16.6%

Religion

Total residents: 345,326
Christian43.9%
No religion29.6%
Muslim10.4%
Not answered6.1%
Sikh5.0%
+ 4 other religions · 5.0%

Age groups

Total residents: 345,324
35–4919.1%
50–6416.6%
25–3414.5%
20–249.1%
65–747.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 33.1%

Households

Total households: 134,138
One person: other18.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.9%
One person: aged 66+11.6%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.2%
+ 9 other households · 38.3%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Coventry

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Most deprived 30–40%
Mean decile 4.33 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Most deprived 30–40% on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 4.33 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Flood risk in Coventry

0% of postcodes (29 of 6436) are in Flood Zone 3 and 2% in Zone 2, measured at each postcode's centre (EA Flood Map for Planning). Not a property-level assessment.

  • Zone 329 (0%)
  • Zone 2116 (2%)
  • Zone 16,291 (98%)

Environment Agency flood map for planning · © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right · Open Government Licence v3.0

Transport in Coventry

Coventry is a 19-minute walk from the centre

Rail · Coach · 1.5 km

  • Coventry

    Rail · Coach

    1.5 km
  • Canley

    Rail

    3.2 km
  • Coventry Arena

    Rail

    3.9 km
  • Tile Hill

    Rail

    6.4 km
  • Pool Meadow Bus Station

    Coach

    380 m
  • Tesco Extra

    Coach

    3.5 km

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · Rail, Coach

Amenities in Coventry

GPs make up most of the mapped places

42 GPs · 15 Libraries · 10 Hospitals · 80 in all

  • GPs42
  • Libraries15
  • Hospitals10
  • Universities8
  • Museums5

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Private rents in Coventry

Average rent, September 2026

£1,022/month

ONS Price Index of Private Rents — average monthly rent by bedroom.

£760
1 bed
£915
2 bed
£1,069
3 bed
£1,455
4+ bed

ONS Price Index of Private Rents · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

School applications

We've matched this area to Coventry.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Last place offered

Straight-line distance. Places change every year, so this isn't a guarantee.

Apply for a primary place via Coventry

Apply on GOV.UK. It sends you to Coventry's application form.

Admission appeals in Coventry

Appeals lodged

652

Local authority × school phase. Not a figure for one school.

Primary
247 · 4.9% of admissions
Lodged
150 · 3.0% of admissions
Heard
47 · 31.3% of those heard
Successful

5,009 admissions

Infant
112 · 2.5% of admissions
Lodged
68 · 1.5% of admissions
Heard
6 · 8.8% of those heard
Successful

4,430 admissions

Secondary
405 · 7.7% of admissions
Lodged
298 · 5.7% of admissions
Heard
52 · 17.4% of those heard
Successful

5,252 admissions

EES admission appeals · Reporting year 2026 · as at 6 Aug 2026

Schools in Coventry

Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.

Best schools in CoventryFilter and map

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.

Overview of Coventry

Coordinates52.4141, -1.5078
Postcodes
6,436
Census 2021
345,325

Estimated population, mid-2025: 364,766 (ONS, published 29 Jul 2026)

Households (Census)
134,138
Recorded crime · Sep '26
3,141

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