Coventry property guide

A rebuilt cathedral city with two universities and motor-industry roots.

This guide brings together the latest property, schools and crime data for Coventry, West Midlands. Figures cover the 12 months to the end of May 2026 and are sourced from HM Land Registry, Police.uk and the DfE schools register. Trains reach Birmingham New Street in about 20 minutes and London Euston in about an hour.

Median sale price (12m)
£225,000
Sales registered (12m)
2,354
Open schools
105

About Coventry

Coventry's postwar centre is ringed by Victorian terraces in Earlsdon and Chapelfields and large interwar suburbs towards Coundon and Styvechale.

Two universities, Jaguar Land Rover research and advanced manufacturing anchor employment, and student demand supports a big rental market.

House prices in Coventry

The median sale price in Coventry over the last 12 months was £225,000, across 2,354 recorded transactions.

Terraced homes were the most-traded type in Coventry, accounting for 1,151 of the period's sales at a median of £210,000.

Median price by property type, last 12 months

Type Median price Sales
Detached £407,000 299
Semi-detached £255,000 613
Terraced £210,000 1,151
Flat £128,000 263
Other £800,000 28
See Coventry sold prices in detail

Schools in Coventry

Coventry has 105 open schools recorded in the DfE register, including 74 primary, 13 secondary and 22 with a sixth form or 16-plus provision.

Nearest secondary schools to Coventry centre

School Postcode Distance
Cardinal Newman Catholic School CV6 2FR 1.7 km
President Kennedy School Academy CV6 4GL 2.9 km
Ash Green School CV7 9AH 4.4 km
The Westwood Academy CV4 8DY 4.6 km
Stoke Park School CV2 4JW 4.6 km
See Coventry schools by phase

Crime in Coventry

In Coventry, the largest reported categories over the last 12 months were violence and sexual offences (34.2%), anti-social behaviour (11.0%) and vehicle crime (9.6%).

Largest reported categories, last 12 months

Category Share
Violence and sexual offences 34.2%
Anti-social behaviour 11.0%
Vehicle crime 9.6%
Criminal damage and arson 8.7%
Other theft 7.6%
See Coventry crime breakdown

Postcode districts in Coventry

Reported incident counts vary across postcode districts within the Coventry boundary, partly reflecting where Police.uk anonymises locations and partly reflecting genuine differences in foot traffic and population density.

Postcode district Reports (12m)
CV2 28,624
CV3 28,624
CV4 28,624
CV5 28,624
CV6 28,624

Living near Coventry

Nearby towns include Birmingham, Solihull, Wolverhampton, Walsall and Sutton Coldfield.

Other places in West Midlands

Frequently asked questions about Coventry

The median sale price in Coventry over the last 12 months was £225,000, based on HM Land Registry data.
There are 105 open schools listed in the DfE register within the Coventry area, covering primary, secondary and sixth-form provision.
According to Police.uk, the most-reported category in Coventry over the last 12 months was violence and sexual offences, out of around 28,624 recorded incidents.
Sale prices come from HM Land Registry, crime statistics from the Police.uk open-data feed, schools data from the Department for Education, flood data from the Environment Agency, and energy ratings from the EPC public register.
The figures refresh monthly as new data is published by each source.

More Coventry property data

Coventry sold prices
Trends, recent sales, top streets
Crime in Coventry
By category and postcode district
Schools in Coventry
Primary, secondary and sixth-form

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