CV1 3BL postcode in Coventry, England

CV1 3BL is a postcode in Coventry, in the Sherbourne ward. It is in the Coventry North West parliamentary constituency and the West Midlands police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Low flood risk 21 of 22 homes and businesses at low risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at CV1 3BL can get it Across Coventry: 98% Typical price £118,000 Homes sold in CV1 3, last 12 months. ▼ 15.1% on the year before Nearest station Coventry 1.1 km in a straight line

Where CV1 3BL is, and what is near it

Map of CV1 3BL and what is near it Map of CV1 3BL: its centre point, with the 113 other postcodes in the CV1 3 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 10 bus stops and 7 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. CV1 3AA: also in CV1 3CV1 3AD: also in CV1 3CV1 3AE: also in CV1 3CV1 3AF: also in CV1 3CV1 3AG: also in CV1 3CV1 3AH: also in CV1 3CV1 3AL: also in CV1 3CV1 3AN: also in CV1 3CV1 3AP: also in CV1 3CV1 3AQ: also in CV1 3CV1 3AR: also in CV1 3CV1 3AS: also in CV1 3CV1 3AT: also in CV1 3CV1 3AU: also in CV1 3CV1 3AW: also in CV1 3CV1 3AX: also in CV1 3CV1 3AY: also in CV1 3CV1 3AZ: also in CV1 3CV1 3BA: also in CV1 3CV1 3BB: also in CV1 3CV1 3BD: also in CV1 3CV1 3BF: also in CV1 3CV1 3BH: also in CV1 3CV1 3BJ: also in CV1 3CV1 3BN: also in CV1 3CV1 3BP: also in CV1 3CV1 3BQ: also in CV1 3CV1 3BS: also in CV1 3CV1 3BT: also in CV1 3CV1 3BU: also in CV1 3CV1 3BW: also in CV1 3CV1 3BX: also in CV1 3CV1 3BY: also in CV1 3CV1 3BZ: also in CV1 3CV1 3DA: also in CV1 3CV1 3DB: also in CV1 3CV1 3DD: also in CV1 3CV1 3DG: also in CV1 3CV1 3DH: also in CV1 3CV1 3DJ: also in CV1 3CV1 3DL: also in CV1 3CV1 3DQ: also in CV1 3CV1 3DS: also in CV1 3CV1 3DT: also in CV1 3CV1 3EG: also in CV1 3CV1 3EH: also in CV1 3CV1 3EJ: also in CV1 3CV1 3EP: also in CV1 3CV1 3ER: also in CV1 3CV1 3ES: also in CV1 3CV1 3ET: also in CV1 3CV1 3EW: also in CV1 3CV1 3EX: also in CV1 3CV1 3EY: also in CV1 3CV1 3FE: also in CV1 3CV1 3FZ: also in CV1 3CV1 3GA: also in CV1 3CV1 3GB: also in CV1 3CV1 3GE: also in CV1 3CV1 3GG: also in CV1 3CV1 3GH: also in CV1 3CV1 3GJ: also in CV1 3CV1 3GN: also in CV1 3CV1 3GP: also in CV1 3CV1 3GQ: also in CV1 3CV1 3GR: also in CV1 3CV1 3GS: also in CV1 3CV1 3GT: also in CV1 3CV1 3GU: also in CV1 3CV1 3GW: also in CV1 3CV1 3GX: also in CV1 3CV1 3HA: also in CV1 3CV1 3HB: also in CV1 3CV1 3HE: also in CV1 3CV1 3HF: also in CV1 3CV1 3HG: also in CV1 3CV1 3HH: also in CV1 3CV1 3HJ: also in CV1 3CV1 3HL: also in CV1 3CV1 3HN: also in CV1 3CV1 3HP: also in CV1 3CV1 3HQ: also in CV1 3CV1 3HT: also in CV1 3CV1 3HW: also in CV1 3CV1 3HX: also in CV1 3CV1 3HZ: also in CV1 3CV1 3JB: also in CV1 3CV1 3JD: also in CV1 3CV1 3JH: also in CV1 3CV1 3JN: also in CV1 3CV1 3JQ: also in CV1 3CV1 3JS: also in CV1 3CV1 3JU: also in CV1 3CV1 3JZ: also in CV1 3CV1 3LB: also in CV1 3CV1 3LD: also in CV1 3CV1 3LH: also in CV1 3CV1 3LJ: also in CV1 3CV1 3LL: also in CV1 3CV1 3LN: also in CV1 3CV1 3LW: also in CV1 3CV1 3LY: also in CV1 3CV1 3PF: also in CV1 3CV1 3PG: also in CV1 3CV1 3PH: also in CV1 3CV1 3PJ: also in CV1 3CV1 3PQ: also in CV1 3CV1 3RW: also in CV1 3CV1 3RX: also in CV1 3CV1 3RY: also in CV1 3CV1 3RZ: also in CV1 3 Canley station 1.9 kmCoventry CV1 3BL Map of CV1 3BL and what is near it Map of CV1 3BL: its centre point, with the 113 other postcodes in the CV1 3 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 10 bus stops and 7 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Sherbourne CV1 3BL
  • CV1 3BL
  • Other postcodes in CV1 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 10 bus stops
  • 7 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.4083, longitude -1.5235)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after CV1 3BL?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at CV1 3BL?

Every home and business at CV1 3BL can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

CV1 3BL 100% Coventry 98%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

CV1 3BL 100% Coventry 99%
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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at CV1 3BL?

BinDayBuddy does not read Coventry City Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Coventry City Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is CV1 3BL at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

Low risk

The Environment Agency counts 22 homes and businesses at CV1 3BL. 21 are in an area at low risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.

22 homes and businesses at CV1 3BL Low: 21Not in an area at risk: 1

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Coventry

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for CV1 3BL: 3,710 properties in Coventry are at high risk (2.1% of all its properties). All the figures for Coventry

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of CV1 3BL is in 2 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 19:06 on 22 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 19:06 on 22 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near CV1 3BL?

Homes in CV1 3 sold for a typical £118,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 9 sales, down 15.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£118,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£139,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 15.1% on the 12 months before
  • Terraced £195,000 5 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 4 sales, too few to price

Across the whole CV1 district: a typical £159,500 from 83 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in CV1 3BL

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in CV1 3BL from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Food hygiene ratings at CV1 3BL

The Food Standards Agency lists 2 food businesses at CV1 3BL. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near CV1 3BL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 930 homes in the neighbourhood around CV1 3BL. Over half of them (90%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (29%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around CV1 3BL

Band D in Coventry for 2026‑27: £2,517. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,678 (band A) to £2,517 (band D); band A, the most common, is £1,678.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 840 (90%)£1,678
Band Babout 40 (4%)£1,957
Band Cabout 40 (4%)£2,237
Band Dabout 10 (1%)£2,517
Band Efewer than 5£3,076
Band Ffewer than 5£3,635
Band Gfewer than 5£4,195
Band Hfewer than 5£5,033

When the homes were built

  1. 13% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. 29% 1945 to 1964
  5. 27% 1965 to 1982
  6. 3% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. 14% 2010 to 2019
  9. 12% 2020 or later

1919 to 1939, 2000 to 2009: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Coventry before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of CV1 3BL is in (ONS area E01009651), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near CV1 3BL?

The nearest open schools to CV1 3BL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CV1 3BL, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to CV1 3BL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CV1 3BL is Coventry Rail Station, 1.1 km away in a straight line.

  • Coventry Rail Station Railway station 1.1 kmWalk
  • Canley Rail Station Railway station 1.9 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

10 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest The Arches, 263 m away.

More stations near CV1 3BL, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near CV1 3BL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CV1 3BL, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near CV1 3BL?

7 within 1 km 63 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of CV1 3BL, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 350 mWalk
  • ESB EV Charging Charging point · No details mapped 450 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 500 mWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near CV1 3BL?

The nearest to the centre of CV1 3BL, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to CV1 3BL?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near CV1 3BL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CV1 3BL, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near CV1 3BL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CV1 3BL, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near CV1 3BL?

The nearest vets to the centre of CV1 3BL on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is CV1 3BL in a conservation area?

The centre of CV1 3BL is in 2 areas with planning rules of their own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near CV1 3BL?

Police.uk records 840 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CV1 3BL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences322 reports
Shoplifting143 reports
Public order66 reports
Other theft57 reports
Criminal damage and arson51 reports
Vehicle crime38 reports

Also: anti-social behaviour 31, robbery 27, burglary 24, bicycle theft 22, drugs 22, theft from the person 14, possession of weapons 13, other crime 10.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for CV1 3BL

Ward
Sherbourne
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
West Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Coventry
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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