CV8 3JL postcode in Wolston, Warwickshire
CV8 3JL is a postcode in Wolston, in the Wolston and the Lawfords ward of Rugby. It is in the Rugby parliamentary constituency and the Warwickshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.
Where CV8 3JL is, and what is near it
- CV8 3JL
- Other postcodes in CV8 3: press one for its page
- 4 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 3 GP practices
- 9 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 52.3771, longitude -1.3938)
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 CV8 3JL?
- RugbyDistrict council Rugby: bins, council tax, planning
- WarwickshireCounty council Warwickshire: schools, roads, care
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around CV8 3JL Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- WarwickshirePolice force area
- RugbyParliamentary constituency. Its MP is John Slinger (Labour), as Parliament lists them. Contact John Slinger
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. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.
What broadband can you get at CV8 3JL?
Every home and business at CV8 3JL can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.
Share of homes and businesses that can get it
Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)
Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)
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 CV8 3JL?
BinDayBuddy has not read Rugby Borough Council's days for CV8 3JL today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.
Check the bin days for CV8 3JL on BinDayBuddySource: 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 CV8 3JL 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 CV8 3JL.
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 Rugby
The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for CV8 3JL: 1,871 properties in Rugby are at high risk (3% of all its properties). All the figures for Rugby
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 CV8 3JL 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.
Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcodeSource: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these
What do homes sell for near CV8 3JL?
Homes in CV8 3 sold for a typical £330,016 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 70 sales, down 0.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £445,000 21 sales
- Semi-detached £306,500 30 sales
- Terraced £257,500 18 sales
- Flat or maisonette 1 sale, too few to price
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole CV8 district: a typical £380,000 from 455 sales.
How we work this out: house prices by postcodeSource: 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 CV8 3JL
HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in CV8 3JL from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 8 August 2025. 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 CV8 3JL?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 830 homes in the neighbourhood around CV8 3JL. The largest share of them, 25%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 1965 to 1982 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
Band D in Rugby for 2026‑27: £2,483. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,655 (band A) to £4,138 (band G); band D, the most common, is £2,483.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 50 (6%) | £1,655 |
| Band B | about 110 (13%) | £1,931 |
| Band C | about 180 (22%) | £2,207 |
| Band D | about 210 (25%) | £2,483 |
| Band E | about 150 (18%) | £3,035 |
| Band F | about 90 (11%) | £3,587 |
| Band G | about 40 (5%) | £4,138 |
| Band H | fewer than 5 | £4,966 |
When the homes were built
- 19% Before 1900
- Withheld 1900 to 1918
- 6% 1919 to 1939
- 14% 1945 to 1964
- 29% 1965 to 1982
- 9% 1983 to 1999
- 19% 2000 to 2009
- 3% 2010 to 2019
- None 2020 or later
2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.
Averages for Rugby 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 CV8 3JL is in (ONS area E01031154), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: 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 CV8 3JL?
The nearest open schools to CV8 3JL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.
Primary
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 CV8 3JL?
The nearest railway station to the centre of CV8 3JL is Coventry Rail Station, 8.5 km away in a straight line.
- Coventry Rail Station Railway station 8.5 kmDrive
- Rugby Rail Station Railway station 9.7 kmDrive
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
9 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest School Street, 116 m away.
More stations near CV8 3JL, and how we find themSource: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are near CV8 3JL?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of CV8 3JL, 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.
- Wolston Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report April 2017, over 3 years old · Phone 024 7654 2192 100 mWalk
- Brookside Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report July 2016, over 3 years old · Phone 024 7654 2525 3.0 kmCycle
- Bredon Avenue Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report February 2016, over 3 years old · Phone 024 7645 8777 4.4 kmCycle
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 CV8 3JL?
OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of CV8 3JL on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.
See more chargers on Open Charge MapSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Which dentists are near CV8 3JL?
The nearest to the centre of CV8 3JL, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- Binley Woods Dentistry Phone 024 7654 0045 2.8 kmCycle
- The247dentist Emergency Dentist - Coventry Phone 0330 175 9995 2.8 kmCycle
- The Dental Parlour Phone 07980 111183 3.5 kmCycle
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 CV8 3JL?
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.
- University Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report July 2026 · Phone 024 7696 8215 5.8 kmDrive
- The Meriden Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report March 2024 · Phone 024 7664 7025 6.0 kmDrive
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 CV8 3JL?
The nearest care homes to the centre of CV8 3JL, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- Wolston Grange Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report July 2025 · Phone 024 7654 2912 3.8 kmCycle
- Youell Court Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report July 2021, over 3 years old · Phone 020 8297 0637 4.0 kmCycle
- Phil Mead House Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report March 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 024 7663 6166 4.4 kmCycle
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 CV8 3JL?
The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CV8 3JL, 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.
- Wolston Alliance Chemist Mon 9am to 6pm; Tue 9am to 6:30pm; Wed 9am to 1pm; Thu 9am to 6:30pm; Fri 9am to 5pm; Sat and Sun closed · Phone 024 7654 1663 100 mWalk
- Wolston Pharmacy Mon to Fri 9am to 1pm, 2pm to 6pm; Sat and Sun closed · Phone 024 7654 0959 100 mWalk
- M W Phillips Mon to Wed 9am to 1pm, 1:30pm to 5:30pm; Thu 9am to 1pm; Fri 9am to 1pm, 1:30pm to 5:30pm; Sat 9am to 1pm; Sun closed · Phone 024 7654 4073 2.3 kmCycle
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 CV8 3JL?
The nearest vets to the centre of CV8 3JL on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- K9 Divine 6.7 kmDrive
- Bilton Veterinary Centre Phone +44 1788 812650 7.4 kmDrive
- Vets4Pets Phone +44 1788 816117 7.6 kmDrive
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 CV8 3JL in a conservation area?
The centre of CV8 3JL is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.
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 CV8 3JL?
Police.uk records 18 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CV8 3JL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
Also: other theft 1, drugs 1.
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 monthsSource: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
The official record for CV8 3JL
- Ward
- Wolston and the Lawfords
- Parish
- Wolston
- Region
- West Midlands
- Country
- England
- Built-up area
- Wolston
- Rural or urban
- Larger 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
Where to check what we do not hold
- Food hygiene ratings: Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency
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