CV8 postcode area guide — Coventry

Where is CV8?

Broadband & internet speeds in CV8

Strong coverage

Broadband availability in the CV8 postcode district (Coventry) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 753 postcodes Ofcom measures in CV8, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 95.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 66%.

Around 0.1% of premises in CV8 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 CV8

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Mobile signal around Coventry

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Coventry district (153,881 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in CV8

Police recorded 29 incidents within about a mile of the centre of CV8 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

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 CV8

Based on 406 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in CV8 is £390,000, up 1.3% on the previous year (£385,000).

Latest recorded sales in CV8

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):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around CV8

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 CV8

232 rated food businesses operate in CV8. 178 hold the top rating of 5, 9 are rated 4, and 10 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Albion General Store & Off Licence, Albion Street Kitchen, Ale Rooms, Alfie Grimshaw, Amante Del Cibo.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in CV8

From a sample of 110 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 CV8 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 38% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

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 CV8 typically use:

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What's it like living in CV8?

Postcodes in CV8

Neighbouring districts

All Coventry (CV) postcode districts ›

Frequently asked questions

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.