# CV1 2LJ: area report for a postcode in Coventry

CV1 2LJ is a postcode in Coventry.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Coventry. Open the map at CV1 2LJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Coventry](https://openindex.co.uk/coventry) › [CV1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cv1) › [CV1 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cv1-2)

## Around this postcode

- **134 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 8% on July. Coventry 031F: 333 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.5107,52.4040,CV12LJ
- **Coventry, 400 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.5107,52.4040,CV12LJ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 640 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.5107,52.4040,CV12LJ
- **No property in CV1 2LJ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.5107,52.4040,CV12LJ
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Coventry 031F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.5107,52.4040,CV12LJ
- **£227,679 average price**: For the whole of Coventry, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.5107,52.4040,CV12LJ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 560 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.5107,52.4040,CV12LJ
- **12 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 370 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.5107,52.4040,CV12LJ
- **88.9% can get gigabit broadband at CV1 2LJ**: Superfast for 88.9%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.5107,52.4040,CV12LJ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at CV1 2LJ**: Road 58 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.5107,52.4040,CV12LJ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.5107,52.4040,CV12LJ
- **13.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.5107,52.4040,CV12LJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [King Henry VIII School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/king-henry-viii-school-e103750) | Independent | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Osburg's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-osburgs-catholic-primary-school-e103711) | Primary | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [All Saints Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/all-saints-church-of-england-primary-school-e103702) | Primary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Spon Gate Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/spon-gate-primary-school-e131241) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2023 | 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sidney Stringer Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sidney-stringer-academy-e136126) | Secondary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | Attainment 8 of 42.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Coventry College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/coventry-college-e130472) | Sixth form and further education | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Sidney Stringer Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sidney-stringer-primary-academy-e141938) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Southfields Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/southfields-primary-school-e131442) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2022 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2025 | £134,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| February 2026 | £157,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| October 2025 | £149,950 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| February 2026 | £124,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 260 m |
| June 2026 | £101,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 320 m |
| February 2026 | £290,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 330 m |
| May 2025 | £150,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 400 m |
| January 2025 | £166,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 400 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Coventry (400 m, 5 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: JUBILEE HEALTHCARE (560 m); THE ANCHOR CENTRE (970 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (510 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (530 m); BOOTS (610 m)
- Dental practices: COVENTRY ORTHODONTICS LIMITED T/A PINNACLE ORTHODONTICS (160 m); PARK ROAD DENTAL CARE (290 m); DENTAL PERFECTION (430 m); DENTAL SURGERY (530 m); DENTAL SURGERY (610 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Coventry Station Local (370 m, Sainsburys); M&S Coventry Rail SF (380 m, Marks and Spencer); Tesco Coventry High St Express (390 m, Tesco); Spar - Hay Lane (400 m, Spar); M&S Coventry (530 m, Marks and Spencer)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £227,679** (July 2026). Coventry’s average house price was £227,679 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £37,759** (2025). Full-time workers living in Coventry earned a median of £37,759 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 150th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.0×** (2025). A home in Coventry costs 6.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 93rd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 27.5** (2025). Coventry has a deprivation score of 27.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 57th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Coventry 031F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 30.2** (2025). Coventry 031F has a deprivation score of 30.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,159th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 2,870** (2021). Coventry 031F had 2,870 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 195th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 87.7%** (January 2026). In Coventry 031F, 87.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 5.3%** (August 2026). In Coventry 031F, 5.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## CV1 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £157,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CV1 was £157,000 in 2025. Joint 142nd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 36,437** (2021). CV1 had 36,437 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 579th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in CV1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 92.3%** (January 2026). In CV1, 92.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Coventry](https://openindex.co.uk/coventry)
- Centre: 52.4040, -1.5107

Council: [Coventry](https://openindex.co.uk/coventry) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Coventry South](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/coventry-south): Zarah Sultana (Your Party), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.5107,52.4040,CV12LJ

## How to cite

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