CV7 7LB

Meriden & Arden · Solihull · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Coventry
Local authority
Solihull
Postcode district
CV7
Postcode sector
CV7 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CV7 7LA 394 m
CV7 7PT 480 m
CV7 7NG 552 m
CV7 7NJ 590 m
CV7 7NH 600 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CV7 7LB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CV
Postcode district
CV7
Postcode sector
CV7 7
Latitude
52.430070
Longitude
-1.641159
British National Grid easting
424,495
British National Grid northing
281,402

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Solihull · E08000029
Parish or community
E04000155
Output area
E00051413
Lower layer super output area
Solihull 017C · E01010165
Middle layer super output area
Solihull 017 · E02002097

Postcode source versions

Explore CV7

23 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
The White Cottage, Berkswell Road, Meriden, Coventry, CV7 7LB 17 August 2023 £850,000
Dumela, Berkswell Road, Meriden, Coventry, CV7 7LB 7 December 2021 £540,000
Wad Barn, Berkswell Road, Meriden, Coventry, CV7 7LB 4 November 2021 £1,450,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
15
Primary
11
Secondary
2
  1. Meriden Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.1 km
  2. Mill House School

    Other independent special school

    1.7 km
  3. Berkswell Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
147
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 68
  • Vehicle crime 23
  • Criminal damage and arson 12
  • Drugs 7
  • Burglary 7

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
74

39 female, 35 male

Postcode households
25
Residents per household
3.0
CV7 7 residents
11,363

Age bands in CV7 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.5%

1,925 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

1,140 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.2%

2,242 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.4%

3,436 residents

Age 65 and over
25.1%

2,936 residents

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CV7 7 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

5

within 5 km

  • BALSALL COMMON & MERIDEN GROUP PRACTICE

    1 ASHLEY DRIVE, BALSALL COMMON, COVENTRY, CV7 7RW

    ODS code M89016

    3.9 km

  • HAMPTON SURGERY

    FENTHAM HALL, MARSH LANE, HAMPTON-IN-ARDEN, SOLIHULL, B92 0AH

    ODS code M89608

    4.2 km

  • WOODSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    JARDINE CRESCENT, COVENTRY, CV4 9PL

    ODS code M86034

    4.9 km

  • LIMBRICK WOOD SURGERY

    TILE HILL HEALTH CENTRE, JARDINE CRESCENT, COVENTRY, CV4 9PN

    ODS code M86605

    5.0 km

  • ALLESLEY VILLAGE SURGERY

    163 BIRMINGHAM ROAD, ALLESLEY, COVENTRY, CV5 9BD

    ODS code M86039

    5.0 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Leys Lane

    BCT · Meriden

    0.4 miles
  • Leys Lane

    BCT · Meriden

    0.4 miles
  • Church Lane

    BCT · Meriden

    0.4 miles
  • Church Lane

    BCT · Meriden

    0.4 miles
  • Four Oaks

    BCT · Four Oaks

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Solihull 017C, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,497 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
5 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
1
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

Property market

The five-year median is £850,000 from 3 recorded sales in CV7 7LB. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Solihull is £334,966 in June 2026, up 4.2% year on year.

Schools

15 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 2 secondary schools. Meriden Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

147 published events cover 12 months, averaging 12.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 68 events.

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