CV7 8AE postcode in Coventry, England

CV7 8AE is a postcode in Coventry, in the Bablake 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 0% of homes and businesses can get it. Coventry: 98% Typical price £260,000 Homes sold in CV7 8, last 12 months. ▼ 16.1% on the year before Nearest station Coventry Arena 4.9 km in a straight line

Where CV7 8AE is, and what is near it

Map of CV7 8AE and what is near it Map of CV7 8AE: its centre point, with the 302 other postcodes in the CV7 8 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. CV7 8AA: also in CV7 8CV7 8AB: also in CV7 8CV7 8AD: also in CV7 8CV7 8AF: also in CV7 8CV7 8AG: also in CV7 8CV7 8AH: also in CV7 8CV7 8AJ: also in CV7 8CV7 8AL: also in CV7 8CV7 8AN: also in CV7 8CV7 8AP: also in CV7 8CV7 8AQ: also in CV7 8CV7 8AR: also in CV7 8CV7 8AS: also in CV7 8CV7 8AY: also in CV7 8CV7 8AZ: also in CV7 8CV7 8BA: also in CV7 8CV7 8BB: also in CV7 8CV7 8BD: also in CV7 8CV7 8BE: also in CV7 8CV7 8BX: also in CV7 8CV7 8FA: also in CV7 8CV7 8HX: also in CV7 8CV7 8HY: also in CV7 8CV7 8HZ: also in CV7 8CV7 8JD: also in CV7 8CV7 8JE: also in CV7 8CV7 8JF: also in CV7 8CV7 8JG: also in CV7 8CV7 8JH: also in CV7 8CV7 8JJ: also in CV7 8CV7 8JL: also in CV7 8CV7 8JN: also in CV7 8CV7 8JP: also in CV7 8CV7 8JQ: also in CV7 8CV7 8JR: also in CV7 8CV7 8JS: also in CV7 8CV7 8JT: also in CV7 8CV7 8JU: also in CV7 8CV7 8JW: also in CV7 8CV7 8JX: also in CV7 8CV7 8JY: also in CV7 8CV7 8JZ: also in CV7 8CV7 8LA: also in CV7 8CV7 8LB: also in CV7 8CV7 8LL: also in CV7 8CV7 8NH: also in CV7 8CV7 8NJ: also in CV7 8CV7 8NQ: also in CV7 8CV7 8PN: also in CV7 8CV7 8PT: also in CV7 8CV7 8PW: also in CV7 8CV7 8QD: also in CV7 8CV7 8QN: also in CV7 8CV7 8QQ: also in CV7 8CV7 8QR: also in CV7 8CV7 8QS: also in CV7 8CV7 8QT: also in CV7 8CV7 8QU: also in CV7 8CV7 8QW: also in CV7 8CV7 8QX: also in CV7 8CV7 8QY: also in CV7 8CV7 8QZ: also in CV7 8CV7 8RA: also in CV7 8CV7 8RG: also in CV7 8CV7 8RH: also in CV7 8CV7 8RJ: also in CV7 8CV7 8RL: also in CV7 8CV7 8RN: also in CV7 8CV7 8RP: also in CV7 8CV7 8RQ: also in CV7 8CV7 8RR: also in CV7 8CV7 8RS: also in CV7 8CV7 8RT: also in CV7 8CV7 8RW: also in CV7 8CV7 8RX: also in CV7 8CV7 8RY: also in CV7 8CV7 8SB: also in CV7 8CV7 8SD: also in CV7 8CV7 8SE: also in CV7 8CV7 8SF: also in CV7 8CV7 8SG: also in CV7 8CV7 8SH: also in CV7 8CV7 8SJ: also in CV7 8CV7 8SN: also in CV7 8CV7 8SP: also in CV7 8CV7 8SQ: also in CV7 8CV7 8SR: also in CV7 8CV7 8SS: also in CV7 8CV7 8SW: also in CV7 8CV7 8SX: also in CV7 8CV7 8SY: also in CV7 8CV7 8SZ: also in CV7 8CV7 8TA: also in CV7 8CV7 8TB: also in CV7 8CV7 8TD: also in CV7 8CV7 8TE: also in CV7 8CV7 8TF: also in CV7 8CV7 8TH: also in CV7 8CV7 8TJ: also in CV7 8CV7 8TL: also in CV7 8CV7 8TP: also in CV7 8CV7 8TQ: also in CV7 8CV7 8TR: also in CV7 8CV7 8TS: also in CV7 8CV7 8TT: also in CV7 8CV7 8TW: also in CV7 8CV7 8UA: also in CV7 8CV7 8UG: also in CV7 8CV7 8UH: also in CV7 8CV7 8UJ: also in CV7 8CV7 8UL: also in CV7 8CV7 8UR: also in CV7 8CV7 8UY: also in CV7 8CV7 8WG: also in CV7 8CV7 8WH: also in CV7 8CV7 8WJ: also in CV7 8CV7 8XE: also in CV7 8CV7 8XF: also in CV7 8CV7 8XH: also in CV7 8CV7 8XJ: also in CV7 8CV7 8XW: also in CV7 8CV7 8ZX: also in CV7 8 2 places, 2.3–2.6 km2 GP practices, 2.6 kmBablake CV7 8AE Map of CV7 8AE and what is near it Map of CV7 8AE: its centre point, with the 302 other postcodes in the CV7 8 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. School 2.2 km2 places, 2.3–2.6 km3 places, 2.4–2.6 kmBablake CV7 8AE
  • CV7 8AE
  • Other postcodes in CV7 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 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 52.4483, longitude -1.5657)

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 CV7 8AE?

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 CV7 8AE?

None of the homes and businesses at CV7 8AE can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)0% can get it

Coventry: 98%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0% 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 CV7 8AE?

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 CV7 8AE 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 CV7 8AE.

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 CV7 8AE: 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 CV7 8AE 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 CV7 8AE?

Homes in CV7 8 sold for a typical £260,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 123 sales, down 16.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£260,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£310,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 16.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £390,000 47 sales
  • Semi-detached £225,000 45 sales
  • Terraced £191,250 28 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 3 sales, too few to price

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

Across the whole CV7 district: a typical £325,000 from 337 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 CV7 8AE

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in CV7 8AE 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

What council tax band are homes near CV7 8AE?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 920 homes in the neighbourhood around CV7 8AE. The largest share of them, 23%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (28%). 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 CV7 8AE

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 £5,033 (band H); band C, the most common, is £2,237.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 50 (5%)£1,678
Band Babout 40 (4%)£1,957
Band Cabout 210 (23%)£2,237
Band Dabout 150 (16%)£2,517
Band Eabout 170 (18%)£3,076
Band Fabout 160 (17%)£3,635
Band Gabout 130 (14%)£4,195
Band Habout 10 (1%)£5,033

When the homes were built

  1. 8% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 28% 1919 to 1939
  4. 11% 1945 to 1964
  5. 11% 1965 to 1982
  6. 2% 1983 to 1999
  7. 5% 2000 to 2009
  8. 2% 2010 to 2019
  9. 28% 2020 or later

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 CV7 8AE is in (ONS area E01009523), 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 CV7 8AE?

The nearest open schools to CV7 8AE, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CV7 8AE, 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 CV7 8AE?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CV7 8AE is Coventry Arena Rail Station, 4.9 km away in a straight line.

  • Coventry Arena Rail Station Railway station 4.9 kmCycle
  • Canley Rail Station Railway station 5.6 kmDrive

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

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near CV7 8AE, 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 CV7 8AE?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CV7 8AE, 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 CV7 8AE?

0 within 1 km 5 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of CV7 8AE, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 2.8 kmCycle
  • Gridserve Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 40 kW 2.8 kmCycle
  • Gridserve Charging point · 4 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 50 kW 2.9 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 CV7 8AE?

The nearest to the centre of CV7 8AE, 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 CV7 8AE?

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 CV7 8AE?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CV7 8AE, 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 CV7 8AE?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CV7 8AE, 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 CV7 8AE?

The nearest vets to the centre of CV7 8AE 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 CV7 8AE in a conservation area?

The centre of CV7 8AE 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 CV7 8AE?

Police.uk records 15 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CV7 8AE in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences5 reports
Other theft5 reports
Vehicle crime2 reports
Anti-social behaviour1 report
Burglary1 report
Other crime1 report

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 CV7 8AE

Ward
Bablake
Parish
Allesley
Region
West Midlands
Country
England
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, 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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Nearby postcodes

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

CV7 8AD430 mCV5 9FL630 mCV5 9RR730 mCV5 9DJ740 mCV5 9EL750 mCV5 9RS750 m
All of CV7

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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