# CV1

Postcode district covering Coventry, Hillfields and Spon End, in Coventry.

CV1 is a postcode district covering Coventry, Hillfields and Spon End, in Coventry. Median sale price £157,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 208.3 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code CV1. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [CV](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cv)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an CV1 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cv1#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cv1#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cv1#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cv1#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=CV1) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in CV1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=CV1) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 139 homes were sold in CV1 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=CV1) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for CV1.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=CV1) (Census 2021, England and Wales): CV1 had 36,437 usual residents at the census.

## How CV1 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | CV1 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £157,000 | cheapest | 24 postcode districts, CV · 2025 |
| Population | 36,437 | 10th most populated | 24 postcode districts, CV · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 24 postcode districts, CV · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 92.3% | 10th highest | 24 postcode districts, CV · Jan 2026 |

## Is CV1 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in CV1 at a rate of 208.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 88.1 per 1,000 people across the CV postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 871 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in CV1.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (3,569), other crime (1,885) and shoplifting (1,161).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in CV1 was 203.1 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in CV1, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so CV1 has no single figure. Of its 19 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in CV1

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Coventry 015E](https://openindex.co.uk/coventry/neighbourhood/e01009573) | 1,500 | 60.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.2% |
| [Coventry 015F](https://openindex.co.uk/coventry/neighbourhood/e01009574) | 1,610 | 143.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 83.9% |
| [Coventry 020D](https://openindex.co.uk/coventry/neighbourhood/e01009632) | 1,813 | 191.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 87.6% |
| [Coventry 020E](https://openindex.co.uk/coventry/neighbourhood/e01009650) | 1,514 | 150.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 97.0% |
| [Coventry 020G](https://openindex.co.uk/coventry/neighbourhood/e01034738) | 1,431 | 107.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.7% |
| [Coventry 024B](https://openindex.co.uk/coventry/neighbourhood/e01009637) | 1,853 | 33.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.1% |
| [Coventry 024C](https://openindex.co.uk/coventry/neighbourhood/e01009638) | 1,886 | 346.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 88.8% |
| [Coventry 024D](https://openindex.co.uk/coventry/neighbourhood/e01009639) | 1,741 | 68.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 96.7% |
| [Coventry 024E](https://openindex.co.uk/coventry/neighbourhood/e01009640) | 2,146 | 81.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 96.5% |
| [Coventry 024F](https://openindex.co.uk/coventry/neighbourhood/e01009641) | 3,286 | 115.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 92.4% |
| [Coventry 028A](https://openindex.co.uk/coventry/neighbourhood/e01009633) | 2,044 | 73.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.0% |
| [Coventry 028B](https://openindex.co.uk/coventry/neighbourhood/e01009634) | 2,094 | 86.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 94.2% |
| [Coventry 028E](https://openindex.co.uk/coventry/neighbourhood/e01034741) | 1,922 | 442.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 89.5% |
| [Coventry 028F](https://openindex.co.uk/coventry/neighbourhood/e01034742) | 1,149 | 123.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Coventry 031A](https://openindex.co.uk/coventry/neighbourhood/e01009548) | 2,774 | 104.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 95.9% |
| [Coventry 031B](https://openindex.co.uk/coventry/neighbourhood/e01009553) | 1,927 | 213.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.1% |
| [Coventry 031D](https://openindex.co.uk/coventry/neighbourhood/e01009651) | 1,538 | 168.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 77.5% |
| [Coventry 031E](https://openindex.co.uk/coventry/neighbourhood/e01034743) | 2,043 | 926.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 88.4% |
| [Coventry 031F](https://openindex.co.uk/coventry/neighbourhood/e01034744) | 2,870 | 333.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 87.7% |

## Your MP

- [Coventry South](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/coventry-south): Zarah Sultana (Your Party), MP since July 2024. 68% of the people here.
- [Coventry North West](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/coventry-north-west): Taiwo Owatemi (Labour), MP since July 2024. 21% of the people here.
- [Coventry East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/coventry-east): Mary Creagh (Labour), MP since July 2024. 11% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in CV1

[Central Coventry](https://openindex.co.uk/coventry/central-coventry), [Hillfields](https://openindex.co.uk/coventry/hillfields), [Lower Stoke & Gosford Park](https://openindex.co.uk/coventry/lower-stoke-and-gosford-park), [Naul's Mill & Bishopsgate Green](https://openindex.co.uk/coventry/nauls-mill-and-bishopsgate-green)

## Postcode sectors in CV1

[CV1 1 (72 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cv1-1), [CV1 2 (178 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cv1-2), [CV1 3 (114 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cv1-3), [CV1 4 (189 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cv1-4), [CV1 5 (197 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cv1-5), [CV1 9 (10 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cv1-9)

## Council

[Coventry](https://openindex.co.uk/coventry)

## Towns in CV1

[Coventry](https://openindex.co.uk/coventry)

## Postcode districts next to CV1

[CV2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cv2), [CV3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cv3), [CV5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cv5), [CV6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cv6)

## Nearest rail stations

[Coventry (1.1 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-1.5135,52.4008), [Canley (3.0 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-1.5476,52.3992), [Coventry Arena (4.3 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-1.4941,52.4477)

## More in the CV postcode area

[All CV postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cv), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## CV1 in brief

CV1 is a postcode district covering Coventry, Hillfields and Spon End, in Coventry.
About 44,464 people lived in CV1 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £157,000 in 2025 across 139 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 208.3 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in CV1 was £157,000 in 2025.
CV1 had 36,437 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in CV1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In CV1, 92.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: CV1
- Postcode area: [CV](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cv)
- Constituency: [Coventry South †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/coventry-south)
- Council: [Coventry †](https://openindex.co.uk/coventry)
- Area: 5.21 km²
- People, mid-2024: 44,464*
- Neighbourhoods: 19
- Output areas: 97

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[CV6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cv6), [CV3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cv3), [CV5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cv5), [CV2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cv2)

## Latest updates for CV1

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/CV1

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cv1, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cv1#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.10. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cv1