CV2 5HW postcode in Coventry, England

CV2 5HW is a postcode in Coventry, in the Lower Stoke ward. It is in the Coventry South parliamentary constituency and the West Midlands police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Coventry: 98% Typical price £235,000 Homes sold in CV2 5, last 12 months. ▲ 2.2% on the year before Nearest station Coventry 3.2 km in a straight line

Where CV2 5HW is, and what is near it

Map of CV2 5HW and what is near it Map of CV2 5HW: its centre point, with the 186 other postcodes in the CV2 5 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 10 bus stops and 8 EV charging points (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. CV2 5AG: also in CV2 5CV2 5AX: also in CV2 5CV2 5AY: also in CV2 5CV2 5DE: also in CV2 5CV2 5DF: also in CV2 5CV2 5EP: also in CV2 5CV2 5EQ: also in CV2 5CV2 5ES: also in CV2 5CV2 5EX: also in CV2 5CV2 5EY: also in CV2 5CV2 5EZ: also in CV2 5CV2 5FB: also in CV2 5CV2 5FD: also in CV2 5CV2 5FE: also in CV2 5CV2 5FF: also in CV2 5CV2 5FG: also in CV2 5CV2 5FH: also in CV2 5CV2 5FJ: also in CV2 5CV2 5FL: also in CV2 5CV2 5FN: also in CV2 5CV2 5FP: also in CV2 5CV2 5FQ: also in CV2 5CV2 5FR: also in CV2 5CV2 5FS: also in CV2 5CV2 5FT: also in CV2 5CV2 5FU: also in CV2 5CV2 5FW: also in CV2 5CV2 5FX: also in CV2 5CV2 5FY: also in CV2 5CV2 5FZ: also in CV2 5CV2 5GA: also in CV2 5CV2 5GB: also in CV2 5CV2 5GD: also in CV2 5CV2 5GE: also in CV2 5CV2 5GF: also in CV2 5CV2 5GG: also in CV2 5CV2 5GH: also in CV2 5CV2 5GJ: also in CV2 5CV2 5GL: also in CV2 5CV2 5GN: also in CV2 5CV2 5GP: also in CV2 5CV2 5GQ: also in CV2 5CV2 5GR: also in CV2 5CV2 5GS: also in CV2 5CV2 5GT: also in CV2 5CV2 5GU: also in CV2 5CV2 5GW: also in CV2 5CV2 5GX: also in CV2 5CV2 5GY: also in CV2 5CV2 5GZ: also in CV2 5CV2 5HA: also in CV2 5CV2 5HB: also in CV2 5CV2 5HD: also in CV2 5CV2 5HE: also in CV2 5CV2 5HF: also in CV2 5CV2 5HG: also in CV2 5CV2 5HH: also in CV2 5CV2 5HJ: also in CV2 5CV2 5HL: also in CV2 5CV2 5HN: also in CV2 5CV2 5HP: also in CV2 5CV2 5HQ: also in CV2 5CV2 5HR: also in CV2 5CV2 5HS: also in CV2 5CV2 5HT: also in CV2 5CV2 5HU: also in CV2 5CV2 5HX: also in CV2 5CV2 5HY: also in CV2 5CV2 5HZ: also in CV2 5CV2 5JA: also in CV2 5CV2 5JB: also in CV2 5CV2 5JD: also in CV2 5CV2 5JE: also in CV2 5CV2 5JF: also in CV2 5CV2 5JG: also in CV2 5CV2 5JH: also in CV2 5CV2 5JJ: also in CV2 5CV2 5JL: also in CV2 5CV2 5JN: also in CV2 5CV2 5JP: also in CV2 5CV2 5JQ: also in CV2 5CV2 5JR: also in CV2 5CV2 5JS: also in CV2 5CV2 5JT: also in CV2 5CV2 5JU: also in CV2 5CV2 5JW: also in CV2 5CV2 5JX: also in CV2 5CV2 5JY: also in CV2 5CV2 5JZ: also in CV2 5CV2 5LA: also in CV2 5CV2 5LB: also in CV2 5CV2 5LD: also in CV2 5CV2 5LE: also in CV2 5CV2 5LF: also in CV2 5CV2 5LG: also in CV2 5CV2 5LH: also in CV2 5CV2 5LJ: also in CV2 5CV2 5LL: also in CV2 5CV2 5LN: also in CV2 5CV2 5LP: also in CV2 5CV2 5LQ: also in CV2 5CV2 5LS: also in CV2 5CV2 5LT: also in CV2 5CV2 5LU: also in CV2 5CV2 5LW: also in CV2 5CV2 5LX: also in CV2 5CV2 5LY: also in CV2 5CV2 5LZ: also in CV2 5CV2 5NA: also in CV2 5CV2 5NB: also in CV2 5 GP 800 m2 places, 900 m–4.3 kmCoventry station 3.2 kmWyken CV2 5HW Map of CV2 5HW and what is near it Map of CV2 5HW: its centre point, with the 186 other postcodes in the CV2 5 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 10 bus stops and 8 EV charging points (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. GP 800 mWyken CV2 5HW
  • CV2 5HW
  • Other postcodes in CV2 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 10 bus stops
  • 8 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 52.4122, longitude -1.4707)

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 CV2 5HW?

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 CV2 5HW?

Every home and business at CV2 5HW can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Coventry: 98%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Coventry: 99%

The line marks the figure across Coventry.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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 CV2 5HW?

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 CV2 5HW at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include CV2 5HW.

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 CV2 5HW: 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 CV2 5HW is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near CV2 5HW?

Homes in CV2 5 sold for a typical £235,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 98 sales, up 2.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£235,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£230,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 2.2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 1 sale, too few to price
  • Semi-detached £249,250 14 sales
  • Terraced £235,000 77 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £105,000 6 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole CV2 district: a typical £220,000 from 481 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 CV2 5HW

HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in CV2 5HW from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 18 June 2026. The middle sale was £185,000, from £176,000 to £190,000. Across CV2 5, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £235,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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

What council tax band are homes near CV2 5HW?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 610 homes in the neighbourhood around CV2 5HW. Over half of them (79%) are in council tax band B. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (93%). 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 CV2 5HW

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 B, the most common, is £1,957.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 30 (5%)£1,678
Band Babout 480 (79%)£1,957
Band Cabout 90 (15%)£2,237
Band Dabout 10 (2%)£2,517
Band Efewer than 5£3,076
Band Fwithheld£3,635
Band Gfewer than 5£4,195
Band Hfewer than 5£5,033

When the homes were built

  1. None Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 93% 1919 to 1939
  4. Withheld 1945 to 1964
  5. None 1965 to 1982
  6. None 1983 to 1999
  7. 7% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

Before 1900, 1900 to 1918, 1965 to 1982, 1983 to 1999, 2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: 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 CV2 5HW is in (ONS area E01009614), 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 CV2 5HW?

The nearest open schools to CV2 5HW, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CV2 5HW, 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 CV2 5HW?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CV2 5HW is Coventry Rail Station, 3.2 km away in a straight line.

  • Coventry Rail Station Railway station 3.2 kmCycle
  • Coventry Arena Rail Station Railway station 4.3 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 Coleridge Road, 149 m away.

More stations near CV2 5HW, 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 CV2 5HW?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CV2 5HW, 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 CV2 5HW?

10 within 1 km 30 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of CV2 5HW, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Esb-evolutions.co.uk Charging point · 3 chargers 800 mWalk
  • Esb-evolutions.co.uk Charging point · 3 chargers 800 mWalk
  • Esb-evolutions.co.uk Charging point · 3 chargers 800 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 CV2 5HW?

The nearest to the centre of CV2 5HW, 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 CV2 5HW?

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 CV2 5HW?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CV2 5HW, 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 CV2 5HW?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CV2 5HW, 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 CV2 5HW?

The nearest vets to the centre of CV2 5HW 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 CV2 5HW in a conservation area?

The centre of CV2 5HW is in one area with planning rules of its 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 CV2 5HW?

Police.uk records 398 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CV2 5HW in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences167 reports
Vehicle crime40 reports
Public order32 reports
Other theft28 reports
Criminal damage and arson26 reports
Shoplifting25 reports

Also: burglary 17, anti-social behaviour 16, bicycle theft 11, drugs 11, possession of weapons 10, robbery 7, other crime 5, theft from the person 3.

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 CV2 5HW

Ward
Lower Stoke
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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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

CV2 5HU60 mCV2 5HE80 mCV2 4AF90 mCV2 5HD110 mCV2 5HT110 mCV2 5HR130 m
All of CV2

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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