CV6 5SL

Foleshill · Coventry · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Coventry
Constituency
Coventry East
Postcode district
CV6
Postcode sector
CV6 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CV6 5EH 81 m
CV6 5DX 83 m
CV6 5EL 114 m
CV6 5QD 132 m
CV6 5EF 142 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CV6 5SL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 2006
Terminated
1 February 2026
Postcode area
CV
Postcode district
CV6
Postcode sector
CV6 5
Latitude
52.418290
Longitude
-1.494644
British National Grid easting
434,466
British National Grid northing
280,151

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Coventry · E08000026
Electoral ward
Foleshill · E05016402
Parish or community
E43000246
Westminster constituency
Coventry East · E14001180
Output area
E00048463
Lower layer super output area
Coventry 015H · E01034736
Middle layer super output area
Coventry 015 · E02001972

Postcode source versions

Explore CV6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
112
Primary
74
Secondary
17
  1. Frederick Bird Academy

    Academy converter

    416 m
  2. St Mary and St Benedict Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    507 m
  3. John Gulson Primary School

    Community school

    520 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9,857
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,090
  • Shoplifting 897
  • Other theft 718
  • Criminal damage and arson 680
  • Public order 623

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CV6 5 residents
15,549

Age bands in CV6 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
25.8%

4,021 residents

Age 15 to 24
15.4%

2,407 residents

Age 25 to 44
32.2%

5,023 residents

Age 45 to 64
19.5%

3,044 residents

Age 65 and over
7%

1,099 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

46

within 5 km straight-line

  • CENTRAL MEDICAL CENTRE

    42 ST. PAULS ROAD, COVENTRY, CV6 5DF

    ODS code M86028

    792 m

  • GEORGE ELIOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    178 FOLESHILL ROAD, COVENTRY, CV1 4JH

    ODS code M86612

    827 m

  • PARADISE MEDICAL CENTRE

    BROAD STREET, COVENTRY, CV6 5BG

    ODS code M86045

    948 m

  • CLAY LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CLAY LANE HEALTH CENTRE, 5 CLAY LANE, COVENTRY, CV2 4LJ

    ODS code M86041

    1.0 km

  • GODIVA GROUP PRACTICE

    5 CLAY LANE, COVENTRY, CV2 4LJ

    ODS code M86016

    1.0 km

  • HILLFIELDS - DR BANO

    2 STONEY STANTON ROAD, HILLFIELDS, COVENTRY, CV1 4FS

    ODS code M86617

    1.0 km

  • HILLFIELDS HEALTH CENTRE - 1

    CITY OF COVENTRY HEALTH CENTRE, 2 STONEY STANTON ROAD, COVENTRY, CV1 4FS

    ODS code M86005

    1.0 km

  • MERIDIAN PRACTICE

    CITY OF COVENTRY HEALTH CENTRE, 2 STONEY STANTON ROAD, COVENTRY, CV1 4FS

    ODS code Y00996

    1.0 km

  • PRIORY GATE PRACTICE

    CITY OF COVENTRY HEALTH CENTRE, 2 STONEY STANTON ROAD, COVENTRY, CV1 4FS

    ODS code M86012

    1.0 km

  • THE ANCHOR CENTRE

    SIMON HOUSE, BIRD STREET, COVENTRY, CV1 5FX

    ODS code Y00060

    1.1 km

  • ALLIANCE TEACHING PRACTICES

    LIVINGSTONE ROAD, FOLESHILL, COVENTRY, CV6 5AR

    ODS code Y04965

    1.3 km

  • PARK HOUSE

    2 ST. GEORGES ROAD, COVENTRY, CV1 2DL

    ODS code M86044

    1.4 km

  • ST GEORGES ROAD SURGERY

    102 ST. GEORGES ROAD, COVENTRY, CV1 2DL

    ODS code M86610

    1.4 km

  • MANSFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    56 BINLEY ROAD, BINLEY, COVENTRY, CV3 1JB

    ODS code M86017

    1.5 km

  • EDGWICK MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 QUEEN MARYS ROAD, COVENTRY, CV6 5LL

    ODS code M86633

    1.6 km

  • TORCROSS MEDICAL CENTRE

    40 TORCROSS AVENUE, WYKEN, COVENTRY, CV2 3NF

    ODS code Y00140

    1.7 km

  • ENGLETON HOUSE SURGERY

    ENGLETON HOUSE, 2 VILLA ROAD, COVENTRY, CV6 3HZ

    ODS code M86009

    2.0 km

  • MOSELEY AVENUE SURGERY

    109 MOSELEY AVENUE, COVENTRY, CV6 1HS

    ODS code M86018

    2.1 km

  • COVENTRY GP GROUP OF PRACTICES

    JUBILEE CRESCENT, RADFORD, COVENTRY, CV6 3FA

    ODS code M86624

    2.1 km

  • JUBILEE HEALTHCARE

    41 WESTMINSTER ROAD, COVENTRY, CV1 3GB

    ODS code M86006

    2.3 km

Showing 20 of 46 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Paragon Way

    BCT · Bishopgate Green

    0.2 miles
  • Wright Street

    BCT · Hillfields

    0.2 miles
  • Cambridge Street

    BCT · Bishopgate Green

    0.2 miles
  • Cambridge Street

    BCT · Bishopgate Green

    0.2 miles
  • Frederick Bird School

    BCT · Stoke Heath

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Coventry 015H, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

1 of 10

Overall England rank

1,695 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
3 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

112 open schools are in scope, including 74 primary and 17 secondary schools. Frederick Bird Academy is the nearest published school at 416 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

9,857 published events cover 12 months, averaging 821.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,090 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.