CV8 3GB

Wolston and the Lawfords · Rugby · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Coventry
Local authority
Rugby
Constituency
Rugby
Postcode district
CV8
Postcode sector
CV8 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CV8 3GD 865 m
CV8 3GA 1.1 km
CV23 9HE 1.3 km
CV23 9HX 1.4 km
CV23 9JA 1.4 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CV8 3GB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CV
Postcode district
CV8
Postcode sector
CV8 3
Latitude
52.365938
Longitude
-1.373945
British National Grid easting
442,725
British National Grid northing
274,392

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Rugby · E07000220
Parish or community
E04009698
Westminster constituency
Rugby · E14001453
Output area
E00158797
Lower layer super output area
Rugby 004C · E01031153
Middle layer super output area
Rugby 004 · E02006495

Postcode source versions

Explore CV8

5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
The Byre, Coal Pit Lane, Wolston, Coventry, CV8 3GB 4 February 2021 £532,500
Prestley Cottage, Coal Pit Lane, Wolston, Coventry, CV8 3GB 4 July 2013 £340,000
Hill Top, Coal Pit Lane, Wolston, Coventry, CV8 3GB 28 September 2012 £315,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
6
Secondary
0
  1. Wolston St Margaret's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.0 km
  2. The Haven School Wolston

    Other independent special school

    2.2 km
  3. Knightlow CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
22
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 15
  • Burglary 2
  • Criminal damage and arson 2
  • Other crime 1
  • Shoplifting 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
20

9 female, 11 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
2.9
CV8 3 residents
6,653

Age bands in CV8 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15%

952 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.3%

590 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.7%

1,446 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.9%

1,840 residents

Age 65 and over
24.1%

1,534 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CV8 3 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+
89.5%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
89.5%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
89.5%
Gigabit-capable
89.5%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
94.7%
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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • WOLSTON SURGERY

    THE SURGERY,SCHOOL STREET, WOLSTON, COVENTRY, CV8 3HG

    ODS code M84016

    1.8 km

  • BROOKSIDE SURGERY

    STRETTON ON DUNSMORE, RUGBY, CV23 9NH

    ODS code M84616

    2.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Priory Road

    BCT · Wolston

    1.0 miles
  • Priory Road

    BCT · Wolston

    1.0 miles
  • Priory Road

    BCT · Wolston

    1.0 miles
  • School Street

    BCT · Wolston

    1.1 miles
  • Dyers Lane

    BCT · Wolston

    1.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Rugby 004C, 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

16,685 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
7 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

8 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 0 secondary schools. Wolston St Margaret's CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.3 miles.

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

Recorded crime

22 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 15 events.

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