CV1 postcode area guide — Coventry
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the CV1 postcode district in Coventry — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in CV1
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
96.2%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
91.3%
Gigabit-capable
91.5%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.1%
Broadband availability in the CV1 postcode district (Coventry) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 707 postcodes Ofcom measures in CV1, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96.2% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 91.5%.
Around 0.1% of premises in CV1 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in CV1
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| CV1 1AH | 100% | 100% |
| CV1 1AJ | 100% | 100% |
| CV1 1AL | 100% | 100% |
| CV1 1AR | 100% | 100% |
| CV1 1DD | 93.3% | 93.3% |
| CV1 1DE | 92.3% | 92.3% |
| CV1 1DF | 44.4% | 44.4% |
| CV1 1DG | 70.6% | 70.6% |
| CV1 1DJ | 100% | 100% |
| CV1 1DL | 89.9% | 89.9% |
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Mobile signal around Coventry
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Coventry district (153,881 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
97.6%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
90.7%
Voice indoors — all networks
98.2%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in CV1
Police recorded 1,037 incidents within about a mile of the centre of CV1 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 432 | 41.7% |
| Shoplifting | 120 | 11.6% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 75 | 7.2% |
| Public order | 72 | 6.9% |
| Other theft | 64 | 6.2% |
| Vehicle crime | 53 | 5.1% |
| Drugs | 48 | 4.6% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 44 | 4.2% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in CV1
Based on 173 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in CV1 is £160,000, up 6.7% on the previous year (£150,000).
Semi-detached
£200,000
12 sales
Terraced
£162,500
122 sales
Flat / maisonette
£124,000
25 sales
Latest recorded sales in CV1
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May 2026 | £140,000 | Terraced | Northfield Road | CV1 2DB |
| 8 May 2026 | £181,000 | Terraced | Foleshill Road | CV1 4JH |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £253,000 | Terraced | The Cable Yard | CV1 4HA |
| 20 Apr 2026 | £180,000 | Terraced | Cornwall Road | CV1 2AD |
| 2 Apr 2026 | £148,500 | Terraced | Orwell Road | CV1 2BB |
| 2 Apr 2026 | £517,500 | Terraced | Chester Street | CV1 4DJ |
| 31 Mar 2026 | £155,000 | Terraced | Coronation Road | CV1 5BW |
| 31 Mar 2026 | £136,000 | Terraced | St Georges Road | CV1 2DG |
| 27 Mar 2026 | £171,000 | Terraced | Wright Street | CV1 5HL |
| 25 Mar 2026 | £235,000 | Terraced | Middleborough Road | CV1 4DE |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Coventry demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Coventry district (345,324 residents, 134,140 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19.8% |
| 15–29 | 29.9% |
| 30–44 | 19.1% |
| 45–64 | 16.6% |
| 65+ | 14.6% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 57.5% |
| Private rented | 24.9% |
| Social rented | 11.6% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around CV1
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,815 | CV1 2BA |
| Sidney Stringer Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,496 | CV1 5LY |
| Barr's Hill School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,063 | CV1 4BU |
| Bablake School | Not applicable | 3–19 | 848 | CV1 4AU |
| Eden Girls' School, Coventry | Secondary | 11–18 | 600 | CV1 4FS |
| John Gulson Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 496 | CV1 4HB |
| Southfields Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 450 | CV1 5LS |
| Gosford Park Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 430 | CV1 2SF |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in CV1
672 rated food businesses operate in CV1. 421 hold the top rating of 5, 80 are rated 4, and 26 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 40Cha Taiwanese Bubble Tea-Coventry, 7Bone Burger Co, Aardvark, ABBRYMAR GUEST HOUSE, abm catering @ John Gulson Primary School.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in CV1
From a sample of 555 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 CV1 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 55% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
16%
Band C
39%
Band D
31%
Band E
12%
Band F
2%
Band G
0%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Coventry
Landlines around CV1 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.