# CV7

Postcode district covering Balsall Common and Keresley Newlands, in Solihull, Nuneaton and Bedworth, North Warwickshire and Coventry.

CV7 is a postcode district covering Balsall Common and Keresley Newlands, in Solihull, Nuneaton and Bedworth, North Warwickshire and Coventry.

Postcode district. Code CV7. 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 CV7 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £313,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CV7 was £313,000 in 2025. 1,012th most expensive 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/cv7#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 29,118** (2021). CV7 had 29,118 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 970th 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/cv7#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 70%** (2022). About 70% of people in CV7 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/cv7#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 84.2%** (January 2026). In CV7, 84.2% 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/cv7#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=CV7) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 70% of people in CV7 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=CV7) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 503 homes were sold in CV7 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=CV7) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for CV7.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=CV7) (Census 2021, England and Wales): CV7 had 29,118 usual residents at the census.

## How CV7 compares

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

| Measure | CV7 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £313,000 | 12th cheapest | 24 postcode districts, CV · 2025 |
| Population | 29,118 | 8th least populated | 24 postcode districts, CV · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 70% | 12th most people in radon Affected Areas | 24 postcode districts, CV · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 84.2% | joint 6th lowest | 24 postcode districts, CV · Jan 2026 |

## Is CV7 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in CV7 at a rate of 76.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 88.1 per 1,000 people across the CV postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 189 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in CV7.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (737), other crime (382) and shoplifting (331).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in CV7 was 75.5 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 CV7, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so CV7 has no single figure. Of its 19 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods

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

## Neighbourhoods in CV7

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Coventry 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/coventry/neighbourhood/e01009590) | 1,533 | 44.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.8% |
| [North Warwickshire 007A](https://openindex.co.uk/north-warwickshire/neighbourhood/e01031006) | 1,481 | 43.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 47.9% |
| [North Warwickshire 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/north-warwickshire/neighbourhood/e01031007) | 1,281 | 52.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 97.8% |
| [North Warwickshire 007C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-warwickshire/neighbourhood/e01031027) | 1,728 | 120.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 93.3% |
| [North Warwickshire 007D](https://openindex.co.uk/north-warwickshire/neighbourhood/e01031028) | 1,902 | 82.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 80.5% |
| [Nuneaton and Bedworth 015D](https://openindex.co.uk/nuneaton-and-bedworth/neighbourhood/e01031098) | 1,429 | 91.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 81.1% |
| [Nuneaton and Bedworth 018A](https://openindex.co.uk/nuneaton-and-bedworth/neighbourhood/e01031077) | 1,800 | 72.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.4% |
| [Nuneaton and Bedworth 018B](https://openindex.co.uk/nuneaton-and-bedworth/neighbourhood/e01031078) | 2,148 | 55.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 94.9% |
| [Nuneaton and Bedworth 018C](https://openindex.co.uk/nuneaton-and-bedworth/neighbourhood/e01031079) | 1,568 | 62.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 92.0% |
| [Nuneaton and Bedworth 018D](https://openindex.co.uk/nuneaton-and-bedworth/neighbourhood/e01031080) | 1,634 | 216.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 90.9% |
| [Nuneaton and Bedworth 018E](https://openindex.co.uk/nuneaton-and-bedworth/neighbourhood/e01032588) | 1,408 | 78.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 96.8% |
| [Rugby 013C](https://openindex.co.uk/rugby/neighbourhood/e01031159) | 1,564 | 111.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 51.5% |
| [Solihull 017B](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull/neighbourhood/e01010164) | 1,715 | 42.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 52.2% |
| [Solihull 017C](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull/neighbourhood/e01010165) | 1,806 | 71.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 88.9% |
| [Solihull 025A](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull/neighbourhood/e01010166) | 1,880 | 22.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 86.4% |
| [Solihull 025B](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull/neighbourhood/e01010168) | 1,807 | 62.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 83.2% |
| [Solihull 025C](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull/neighbourhood/e01010169) | 1,676 | 95.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 79.2% |
| [Solihull 025D](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull/neighbourhood/e01010170) | 1,482 | 13.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.8% |
| [Solihull 025E](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull/neighbourhood/e01010171) | 1,420 | 12.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 90.0% |

## Your MP

- [North Warwickshire and Bedworth](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-warwickshire-and-bedworth): Rachel Taylor (Labour), MP since July 2024. 39% of the people here.
- [Meriden and Solihull East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/meriden-and-solihull-east): Saqib Bhatti (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 34% of the people here.
- [Coventry North West](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/coventry-north-west): Taiwo Owatemi (Labour), MP since July 2024. 11% of the people here.
- [Nuneaton](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/nuneaton): Jodie Gosling (Labour), MP since July 2024. 9.5% of the people here.
- [Rugby](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/rugby): John Slinger (Labour), MP since July 2024. 6.5% of the people here.
- [Coventry East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/coventry-east): Mary Creagh (Labour), MP since July 2024. 0.3% 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 CV7

[Ash Green & Keresley End](https://openindex.co.uk/nuneaton-and-bedworth/ash-green-and-keresley-end), [Balsall Common](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull/balsall-common), [Meriden, Hampton-in-Arden & Temple Balsall](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull/meriden-hampton-in-arden-and-temple-balsall), [New Arley & Fillongley](https://openindex.co.uk/north-warwickshire/new-arley-and-fillongley)

## Postcode sectors in CV7

[CV7 7 (283 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cv7-7), [CV7 8 (303 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cv7-8), [CV7 9 (214 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cv7-9)

## Councils CV7 covers

[Solihull](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull), [Nuneaton and Bedworth](https://openindex.co.uk/nuneaton-and-bedworth), [North Warwickshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-warwickshire), [Coventry](https://openindex.co.uk/coventry)

## Towns in CV7

[Bedworth](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bedworth)

## Postcode districts next to CV7

[B26](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b26), [B46](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b46), [B92](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b92), [CV2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cv2), [CV3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cv3), [CV4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cv4), [CV5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cv5), [CV6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cv6), [CV8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cv8), [CV10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cv10), [CV12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cv12), [CV23](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cv23), [LE10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le10)

## Nearest rail stations

[Hampton-In-Arden (4.2 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.6999,52.4290), [Birmingham International (5.3 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.7259,52.4508), [Berkswell (5.9 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.6428,52.3959)

## 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)

## CV7 in brief

CV7 is a postcode district covering Balsall Common and Keresley Newlands, in Solihull, Nuneaton and Bedworth, North Warwickshire and Coventry.
About 30,464 people lived in CV7 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £313,000 in 2025 across 503 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 76.1 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in CV7 was £313,000 in 2025.
CV7 had 29,118 usual residents at the census.
About 70% of people in CV7 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In CV7, 84.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: CV7
- Postcode area: [CV](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cv)
- Constituency: [North Warwickshire and Bedworth †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-warwickshire-and-bedworth)
- Council: [Solihull †](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull)
- Area: 139 km²
- People, mid-2024: 30,464*
- Neighbourhoods: 19
- Output areas: 90

* 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

[B46](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b46), [CV5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cv5), [CV8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cv8), [CV23](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cv23), [CV12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cv12), [CV10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cv10)

## Latest updates for CV7

- 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/CV7

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cv7, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cv7#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cv7