CV8 3GR

Wolston and the Lawfords · Rugby · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Rugby
Constituency
Rugby
Postcode district
CV8
Postcode sector
CV8 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CV8 3FT 102 m
CV8 3FW 102 m
CV8 3HR 363 m
CV8 3NZ 384 m
CV8 3LD 387 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CV8 3GR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1998
Postcode area
CV
Postcode district
CV8
Postcode sector
CV8 3
Latitude
52.382360
Longitude
-1.406403
British National Grid easting
440,500
British National Grid northing
276,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Rugby · E07000220
Parish or community
E04009664
Westminster constituency
Rugby · E14001453
Output area
E00158790
Lower layer super output area
Rugby 004D · E01031154
Middle layer super output area
Rugby 004 · E02006495

Postcode source versions

Explore CV8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
21
Primary
15
Secondary
2
  1. The Haven School Wolston

    Other independent special school

    672 m
  2. Wolston St Margaret's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    841 m
  3. Binley Woods Primary School

    Community school

    967 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
229
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 69
  • Anti social behaviour 48
  • Shoplifting 28
  • Criminal damage and arson 18
  • Public order 17

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • WOLSTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code M84016

    1.1 km

  • BREDON AVENUE SURGERY

    232 BREDON AVENUE, BINLEY, COVENTRY, CV3 2FD

    ODS code M86038

    3.3 km

  • BROOKSIDE SURGERY

    STRETTON ON DUNSMORE, RUGBY, CV23 9NH

    ODS code M84616

    3.6 km

  • WILLENHALL PRIMARY CARE CENTRE - 1

    REMEMBRANCE ROAD, COVENTRY, CV3 3DG

    ODS code M86001

    3.7 km

  • WILLENHAL OAK MEDICAL CENTRE

    70 REMEMBRANCE ROAD, COVENTRY, CV3 3DP

    ODS code M86033

    3.9 km

  • KENYON MEDICAL CENTRES

    15 CHACE AVENUE, WILLENHALL, COVENTRY, CV3 3AD

    ODS code M86015

    4.5 km

  • REVEL SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, BARR LANE, BRINKLOW, RUGBY, CV23 0LU

    ODS code M84031

    4.5 km

  • COPSEWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    95 MOMUS BOULEVARD, COVENTRY, CV2 5NB

    ODS code M86046

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Avondale Road

    BCT · Brandon

    0.2 miles
  • Hallams Close

    BCT · Brandon

    0.3 miles
  • Memorial

    BCT · Brandon

    0.3 miles
  • Main Street

    BCT · Brandon

    0.3 miles
  • St Margarets Avenue

    BCT · Wolston

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Rugby 004D, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,626 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
7 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

21 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 2 secondary schools. The Haven School Wolston is the nearest published school at 672 m.

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

Recorded crime

229 published events cover 12 months, averaging 19.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 69 events.

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