CV2
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Coventry and Wyken, in Coventry.
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 CV2 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In CV2, 98.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How CV2 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is CV2 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in CV2 at a rate of 98.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 88.1 per 1,000 people across CV.
In August 2026 alone, 673 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in CV2.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (3,416), other crime (1,123) and vehicle crime (597).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in CV2 was 109.9 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 CV2, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so CV2 has no single figure. Of its 41 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 10 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 9 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in CV2
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coventry 001G | 1,975 | 56.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.9% |
| Coventry 004B | 1,749 | 105.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.9% |
| Coventry 004C | 1,620 | 188.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 96.1% |
| Coventry 007A | 1,732 | 115.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.6% |
| Coventry 007B | 2,257 | 98.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.1% |
| Coventry 007C | 1,761 | 99.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 95.5% |
| Coventry 007D | 2,134 | 59.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.5% |
| Coventry 007E | 1,861 | 75.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.4% |
| Coventry 007F | 1,262 | 123.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.2% |
| Coventry 008A | 1,605 | 72.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| Coventry 008B | 1,385 | 154.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 97.8% |
| Coventry 008C | 1,678 | 153.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.9% |
| Coventry 008D | 1,583 | 108.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 97.5% |
| Coventry 008E | 1,827 | 54.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.5% |
| Coventry 013A | 1,089 | 67.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 96.6% |
| Coventry 013B | 1,445 | 37.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| Coventry 013C | 1,299 | 70.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| Coventry 013D | 1,925 | 62.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| Coventry 016A | 2,041 | 74.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| Coventry 016B | 1,627 | 117.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.1% |
| Coventry 016C | 1,870 | 83.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.7% |
| Coventry 018A | 1,303 | 34.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| Coventry 018B | 1,629 | 48.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| Coventry 018C | 1,524 | 36.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.8% |
| Coventry 018D | 1,493 | 62.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.8% |
| Coventry 018E | 1,688 | 41.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| Coventry 019A | 1,336 | 643.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 96.9% |
| Coventry 019B | 1,450 | 46.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| Coventry 019C | 1,411 | 91.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.8% |
| Coventry 019D | 1,472 | 100.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| Coventry 019E | 1,830 | 70.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.7% |
| Coventry 021A | 1,456 | 42.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| Coventry 021B | 1,839 | 45.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| Coventry 021C | 1,783 | 45.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.6% |
| Coventry 021D | 1,731 | 124.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.1% |
| Coventry 024A | 2,530 | 99.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 97.6% |
| Coventry 027A | 1,703 | 150.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.6% |
| Coventry 027B | 1,561 | 63.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| Coventry 027D | 1,676 | 40.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.9% |
| Coventry 028D | 2,031 | 120.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.8% |
| Coventry 033F | 1,406 | 45.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
MPs for CV2
- Mary CreaghLabourMP for Coventry East83% of CV2’s postcodes
- Zarah SultanaYour PartyMP for Coventry South16% of CV2’s postcodes
- John SlingerLabourMP for Rugby0.7% of CV2’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in CV28
Postcode sectors in CV25
Council1
Towns in CV21
Postcode districts next to CV25
Nearest rail stations2
More in the CV postcode area2
CV2 in brief
CV2 is a postcode district covering Coventry and Wyken, in Coventry.
About 72,183 people lived in CV2 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £220,000 in 2025 across 618 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 98.6 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in CV2 was £220,000 in 2025.
CV2 had 68,219 usual residents at the census.
In CV2, 98.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In CV2, 6.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.