CV5 8HS postcode in Coventry, England

CV5 8HS 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 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 at CV5 8HS can get it Across Coventry: 98% Typical price £235,000 Homes sold in CV5 8, last 12 months. ▲ 0.4% on the year before Nearest station Canley 2.0 km in a straight line

Where CV5 8HS is, and what is near it

Map of CV5 8HS and what is near it Map of CV5 8HS: its centre point, with the 193 other postcodes in the CV5 8 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 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. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. CV5 8BF: also in CV5 8CV5 8BP: also in CV5 8CV5 8BX: also in CV5 8CV5 8FA: also in CV5 8CV5 8GB: also in CV5 8CV5 8GD: also in CV5 8CV5 8GE: also in CV5 8CV5 8GF: also in CV5 8CV5 8GU: also in CV5 8CV5 8GW: also in CV5 8CV5 8GX: also in CV5 8CV5 8GY: also in CV5 8CV5 8GZ: also in CV5 8CV5 8HA: also in CV5 8CV5 8HB: also in CV5 8CV5 8HD: also in CV5 8CV5 8HE: also in CV5 8CV5 8HF: also in CV5 8CV5 8HG: also in CV5 8CV5 8HH: also in CV5 8CV5 8HJ: also in CV5 8CV5 8HL: also in CV5 8CV5 8HN: also in CV5 8CV5 8HP: also in CV5 8CV5 8HQ: also in CV5 8CV5 8HR: also in CV5 8CV5 8HT: also in CV5 8CV5 8HU: also in CV5 8CV5 8HW: also in CV5 8CV5 8HX: also in CV5 8CV5 8HY: also in CV5 8CV5 8HZ: also in CV5 8CV5 8JA: also in CV5 8CV5 8JB: also in CV5 8CV5 8JD: also in CV5 8CV5 8JE: also in CV5 8CV5 8JF: also in CV5 8CV5 8JG: also in CV5 8CV5 8JN: also in CV5 8CV5 8JP: also in CV5 8CV5 8JQ: also in CV5 8CV5 8JR: also in CV5 8CV5 8JS: also in CV5 8CV5 8JT: also in CV5 8CV5 8JU: also in CV5 8CV5 8JW: also in CV5 8CV5 8JX: also in CV5 8CV5 8JY: also in CV5 8CV5 8JZ: also in CV5 8CV5 8LA: also in CV5 8CV5 8LB: also in CV5 8CV5 8LD: also in CV5 8CV5 8LE: also in CV5 8CV5 8LF: also in CV5 8CV5 8LG: also in CV5 8CV5 8LH: also in CV5 8CV5 8LJ: also in CV5 8CV5 8NA: also in CV5 8CV5 8ND: also in CV5 8 School 650 m2 places, 1.4–2.6 kmBablake School 1.4 kmCanley station 2.0 kmWhoberley CV5 8HS Map of CV5 8HS and what is near it Map of CV5 8HS: its centre point, with the 193 other postcodes in the CV5 8 sector, 3 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 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. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Bablake School 1.4 kmCanley station 2.0 kmWhoberley CV5 8HS
  • CV5 8HS
  • Other postcodes in CV5 8: press one for its page
  • 3 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 52.4168, longitude -1.5412)

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 CV5 8HS?

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 CV5 8HS?

Every home and business at CV5 8HS can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

CV5 8HS 100% Coventry 98%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

CV5 8HS 100% Coventry 99%
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 CV5 8HS?

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 CV5 8HS 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 CV5 8HS.

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 CV5 8HS: 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 CV5 8HS 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 CV5 8HS?

Homes in CV5 8 sold for a typical £235,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 152 sales, up 0.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£235,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£234,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 0.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £250,000 5 sales
  • Semi-detached £252,475 22 sales
  • Terraced £235,000 116 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £127,000 9 sales

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

Across the whole CV5 district: a typical £255,000 from 567 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 CV5 8HS

HM Land Registry records 4 standard sales of homes in CV5 8HS from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 10 July 2026. The middle price was £277,500, from £237,000 to £300,000. Across CV5 8, 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 CV5 8HS?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 610 homes in the neighbourhood around CV5 8HS. Over half of them (56%) are in council tax band B. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (90%). 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 CV5 8HS

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 340 (56%)£1,957
Band Cabout 220 (36%)£2,237
Band Dabout 20 (3%)£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. None Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 90% 1919 to 1939
  4. 8% 1945 to 1964
  5. 2% 1965 to 1982
  6. None 1983 to 1999
  7. Withheld 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

Before 1900, 1900 to 1918, 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 CV5 8HS is in (ONS area E01009643), 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 CV5 8HS?

The nearest open schools to CV5 8HS, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CV5 8HS, 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 CV5 8HS?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CV5 8HS is Canley Rail Station, 2.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Canley Rail Station Railway station 2.0 kmCycle
  • Coventry Rail Station Railway station 2.6 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 Southbank Road, 30 m away.

More stations near CV5 8HS, 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 CV5 8HS?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CV5 8HS, 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 CV5 8HS?

22 within 1 km 56 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of CV5 8HS, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Char.gy Charging point · 1 charger 650 mWalk
  • Char.gy Charging point · 1 charger 650 mWalk
  • Char.gy Charging point · 1 charger 650 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 CV5 8HS?

The nearest to the centre of CV5 8HS, 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 CV5 8HS?

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 CV5 8HS?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CV5 8HS, 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 CV5 8HS?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CV5 8HS, 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 CV5 8HS?

The nearest vets to the centre of CV5 8HS 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 CV5 8HS in a conservation area?

The centre of CV5 8HS 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 CV5 8HS?

Police.uk records 254 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CV5 8HS in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences109 reports
Criminal damage and arson27 reports
Vehicle crime21 reports
Other theft19 reports
Public order18 reports
Shoplifting12 reports

Also: anti-social behaviour 9, burglary 8, bicycle theft 7, drugs 7, possession of weapons 7, other crime 7, robbery 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 CV5 8HS

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

Where to check what we do not hold

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Nearby postcodes

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

CV5 8HT70 mCV5 8LJ100 mCV6 1DJ140 mCV6 1FG140 mCV6 1FH150 mCV5 8HR150 m
All of CV5

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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