CV6 5GR postcode in Coventry, England

CV6 5GR is a postcode in Coventry, in the Foleshill ward. It is in the Coventry East 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 95% of homes and businesses can get it. Coventry: 98% Typical price £150,750 Homes sold in CV6 5, last 12 months. ▲ 0.5% on the year before Nearest station Coventry Arena 2.0 km in a straight line

Where CV6 5GR is, and what is near it

Map of CV6 5GR and what is near it Map of CV6 5GR: its centre point, with the 260 other postcodes in the CV6 5 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 100 m. CV6 5BD: also in CV6 5CV6 5BG: also in CV6 5CV6 5BH: also in CV6 5CV6 5BJ: also in CV6 5CV6 5BL: also in CV6 5CV6 5BN: also in CV6 5CV6 5BQ: also in CV6 5CV6 5BS: also in CV6 5CV6 5BT: also in CV6 5CV6 5BU: also in CV6 5CV6 5BW: also in CV6 5CV6 5BX: also in CV6 5CV6 5BY: also in CV6 5CV6 5BZ: also in CV6 5CV6 5DA: also in CV6 5CV6 5DB: also in CV6 5CV6 5DD: also in CV6 5CV6 5FJ: also in CV6 5CV6 5FL: also in CV6 5CV6 5FN: also in CV6 5CV6 5FP: also in CV6 5CV6 5FQ: also in CV6 5CV6 5FR: also in CV6 5CV6 5FS: also in CV6 5CV6 5FT: also in CV6 5CV6 5FU: also in CV6 5CV6 5FX: also in CV6 5CV6 5FY: also in CV6 5CV6 5GA: also in CV6 5CV6 5GH: also in CV6 5CV6 5GL: also in CV6 5CV6 5GP: also in CV6 5CV6 5GQ: also in CV6 5CV6 5GS: also in CV6 5CV6 5GU: also in CV6 5CV6 5GW: also in CV6 5CV6 5GX: also in CV6 5CV6 5GY: also in CV6 5CV6 5GZ: also in CV6 5CV6 5HA: also in CV6 5CV6 5HB: also in CV6 5CV6 5HD: also in CV6 5CV6 5HF: also in CV6 5CV6 5HG: also in CV6 5CV6 5HH: also in CV6 5CV6 5HJ: also in CV6 5CV6 5JQ: also in CV6 5CV6 5JY: also in CV6 5CV6 5JZ: also in CV6 5CV6 5LA: also in CV6 5CV6 5LB: also in CV6 5CV6 5QE: also in CV6 5CV6 5QG: also in CV6 5CV6 5QH: also in CV6 5CV6 5QL: also in CV6 5CV6 5QQ: also in CV6 5CV6 5QS: also in CV6 5CV6 5RQ: also in CV6 5CV6 5SP: also in CV6 5 Edgwick Medical Centre 550 mLyng Hall School 1.5 kmCoventry Arena station 2.0 kmFoleshill CV6 5GR Map of CV6 5GR and what is near it Map of CV6 5GR: its centre point, with the 260 other postcodes in the CV6 5 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. Edgwick Medical Centre 550 mFoleshill CV6 5GR
  • CV6 5GR
  • Other postcodes in CV6 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 4 bus stops
  • 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 52.4294, longitude -1.4914)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after CV6 5GR?

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 CV6 5GR?

Every home and business at CV6 5GR can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 95% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)95% 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 CV6 5GR?

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 CV6 5GR 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 CV6 5GR.

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 CV6 5GR: 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 CV6 5GR 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 CV6 5GR?

Homes in CV6 5 sold for a typical £150,750 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 40 sales, up 0.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£150,750 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£150,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 0.5% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 3 sales, too few to price
  • Semi-detached £230,000 5 sales
  • Terraced £150,000 23 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £142,000 9 sales

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

Across the whole CV6 district: a typical £212,000 from 711 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 CV6 5GR

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in CV6 5GR from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 30 April 2024. 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

Food hygiene ratings at CV6 5GR

The Food Standards Agency lists 2 food businesses at CV6 5GR. 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 CV6 5GR?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 550 homes in the neighbourhood around CV6 5GR. Over half of them (91%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1900 to 1918 than in any other period (51%). 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 CV6 5GR

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 £1,957 (band B); band A, the most common, is £1,678.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 500 (91%)£1,678
Band Babout 50 (9%)£1,957
Band Cwithheld£2,237
Band Dwithheld£2,517
Band Ewithheld£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. 23% Before 1900
  2. 51% 1900 to 1918
  3. 2% 1919 to 1939
  4. 11% 1945 to 1964
  5. 11% 1965 to 1982
  6. None 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. 2% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1983 to 1999, 2000 to 2009, 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 CV6 5GR is in (ONS area E01009569), 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 CV6 5GR?

The nearest open schools to CV6 5GR, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CV6 5GR, 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 CV6 5GR?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CV6 5GR is Coventry Arena Rail Station, 2.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Coventry Arena Rail Station Railway station 2.0 kmCycle
  • Coventry Rail Station Railway station 3.5 kmCycle

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

4 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Eden Street, 199 m away.

More stations near CV6 5GR, 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 CV6 5GR?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CV6 5GR, 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 CV6 5GR?

0 within 1 km 15 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of CV6 5GR, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • EV - Recharging point Charging point · 2 chargers 1.5 kmCycle
  • Chargy Charging point · 1 charger 1.6 kmCycle
  • Chargy Http://char.gy/00328 Charging point · 1 charger 1.7 kmCycle

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 CV6 5GR?

The nearest to the centre of CV6 5GR, 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 CV6 5GR?

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 CV6 5GR?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CV6 5GR, 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 CV6 5GR?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CV6 5GR, 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 CV6 5GR?

The nearest vets to the centre of CV6 5GR 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 CV6 5GR in a conservation area?

The centre of CV6 5GR 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 CV6 5GR?

Police.uk records 494 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CV6 5GR in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences185 reports
Criminal damage and arson47 reports
Shoplifting47 reports
Vehicle crime37 reports
Other theft37 reports
Public order36 reports

Also: anti-social behaviour 27, possession of weapons 20, burglary 16, drugs 14, other crime 11, robbery 8, bicycle theft 5, theft from the person 4.

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 CV6 5GR

Ward
Foleshill
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.

CV6 5GU40 mCV6 5QG110 mCV6 5BW110 mCV6 5BU110 mCV6 5QQ110 mCV6 5GW120 m
All of CV6

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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