Lamb Street, Coventry, CV1 4AD

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding CV1 4AD is primarily male, with 54.6% of the population being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	40.7%	45.4%	4.7%	51.0%	-5.6%
Male	59.3%	54.6%	-4.7%	49.0%	5.6%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around CV1 4AD, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 97.3% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	80.8%	97.3%	16.5%	37.9%	59.4%
Married: Opposite sex	12.4%	1.5%	-10.9%	44.2%	-42.7%
Separated	0.7%	0.2%	-0.5%	2.2%	-2.0%
Divorced	5.5%	1%	-4.5%	9.1%	-8.1%
Widowed	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	6.1%	-6.1%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (91.6%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	53.8%	52.1%	-1.7%	48.4%	3.7%
Good health	32.5%	39.5%	7.0%	33.6%	5.9%
Fair health	8.5%	7.2%	-1.3%	12.7%	-5.5%
Bad health	3.4%	1.1%	-2.3%	4.0%	-2.9%
Very bad health	1.8%	0.1%	-1.7%	1.2%	-1.1%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

In the area around CV1 4AD this area, 3% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%. This area stands out for its low percentage of residents with higher education degree. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 20.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	12.6%	3%	-9.6%	18.2%	-15.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.6%	1.5%	-10.1%	9.6%	-8.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	7.4%	7.2%	-0.2%	13.4%	-6.2%
Apprenticeship	1.2%	1.1%	-0.1%	5.3%	-4.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	20%	63.8%	43.8%	16.9%	46.9%
Degree or Similar	27.1%	20.4%	-6.7%	33.8%	-13.4%
Other	20.2%	3%	-17.2%	2.8%	0.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 37.7% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0%	0.4%	0.4%	1.1%	-0.7%
Chinese	22.4%	7%	-15.4%	0.7%	6.3%
Indian	2.5%	8.9%	6.4%	3.1%	5.8%
Pakistani	0.7%	3.5%	2.8%	2.7%	0.8%
Other Asian	4.3%	4.2%	-0.1%	1.6%	2.6%
Black African	8%	21.2%	13.2%	2.5%	18.7%
Black Caribbean	1.1%	5.5%	4.4%	1.0%	4.5%
Other Black	0.2%	1.7%	1.5%	0.5%	1.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0.7%	1.2%	0.5%	0.8%	0.4%
Mixed White and African	0.2%	0.8%	0.6%	0.4%	0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	2.4%	2.4%	0.9%	1.5%
Mixed Other	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.8%	0.6%
White	51.3%	37.7%	-13.6%	81.4%	-43.7%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Arab	6.9%	1.8%	-5.1%	0.6%	1.2%
Other	1.4%	2%	0.6%	1.6%	0.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 56.4% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	37.8%	56.4%	18.6%	83.2%	-26.8%
European Union	16.2%	14.4%	-1.8%	6.1%	8.3%
Rest of Europe	1.1%	1.1%	0.0%	0.8%	0.3%
Africa	7.1%	8.6%	1.5%	2.7%	5.9%
Middle East and Asia	36.4%	18%	-18.4%	5.6%	12.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.4%	1.5%	0.1%	1.3%	0.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	36.6%	56.4%	19.8%	83.2%	-26.8%
10+ Years	34.6%	10.6%	-24.0%	9.8%	0.8%
5-10 Years	19%	3.2%	-15.8%	2.9%	0.3%
2-5 Years	6.2%	4.9%	-1.3%	2.2%	2.7%
Less than 2 years	3.7%	24.8%	21.1%	1.9%	22.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	60.4%	76.7%	-16.3%
Ireland	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
France	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
Germany	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Italy	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Portugal	1.9%	0.5%	1.4%
Spain	1.1%	0.4%	0.7%
Lithuania	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Poland	1.3%	1.3%	0.0%
Romania	1.3%	0.9%	0.4%
Other EU countries	4.8%	1.5%	3.3%
Turkey	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%
Other Europe	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
North Africa	1%	0.1%	0.9%
Central and Western Africa	2.9%	0.3%	2.6%
South and Eastern Africa	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Middle East	1.2%	0.1%	1.1%
Eastern Asia	6.5%	0.3%	6.2%
Southern Asia	5.8%	1.2%	4.6%
South-East Asia	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
North America and the Caribbean	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Central and South America	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Oceania	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%
No passport held	4.5%	13.5%	-9.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	33.1%	37.2%	-4.1%
Christian	35%	46.2%	-11.2%
Buddhist	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Hindu	6.1%	1.7%	4.4%
Muslim	10%	6.5%	3.5%
Sikh	2.3%	0.9%	1.4%
Other religion	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Not answered	12.4%	6.0%	6.4%

Safety

Is Lamb Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Lamb Street was 398.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 389.2% higher than the Cheylesmore average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Lamb Street has the 8th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Cheylesmore and the 40th highest crime rate of 1,014 local areas in Coventry .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 142.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 108.4%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 90% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£33,600

Income Rank
1/10

Household Income in CV1 4AD, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above average )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 2/10 (very low )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Lamb Street are based on 6 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Coventry.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Lamb Street, Coventry, CV1 4AD

Estimated Average Property Prices for CV1 4AD

Average Price
£256,580

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£256,580

Estimated Average Property Prices for Lamb Street

Average Price
£528,759

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£639,120

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£418,398

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Lamb Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
6 Lamb Street, Coventry, West Midlands Other, an established residential building	£215,000	2017-08-31	£257,848

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CV1 4AD

Employment

CV1 4AD area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 0% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

The percentage of student residents living in CV1 4AD area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Student (economically inactive)	520
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	248
Full-Time Employee	28
Part-Time Employee	10
Other	7
Looking after home or family	6
Self-Employed	3
Long-Term Sick or disabled	3
Retired	0
Unemployed	0

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	20
Accommodation and food service activities	12
Education	10
Human health and social work activities	10
Information and communication	7
Construction	6
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Administrative and support service activities	6
Transport and storage	6
Other	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Financial and insurance activities	4
Manufacturing	4
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hillfields Nursery School Clifton Street , Hillfields CV1 5GR	4out of 4	1,138 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Osburg's Catholic Primary School Upper Hill Street , CV1 4AP	3out of 4	389 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Spon Gate Primary School Upper Spon Street , CV1 3BQ	3out of 4	756 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Sidney Stringer Primary Academy Bath Street , CV1 5GU	4out of 4	948 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Moseley Primary School Moseley Avenue , Coundon CV6 1AB	3out of 4	1,022 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Radford Primary Academy Lawrence Saunders Road , Radford CV6 1HD	2out of 4	1,104 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Barr's Hill School and Community College Radford Road , CV1 4BU	3out of 4	454 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Eden Girls' School Coventry Stoney Stanton Rd , CV1 4FS	4out of 4	867 yd	Free schools	No	Girls	More About School
Sidney Stringer Academy 2 Primrose Hill Street , CV1 5LY	4out of 4	898 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College Terry Road , CV1 2BA	3out of 4	2,219 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Stoke Park School Dane Road , CV2 4JW	1out of 4	2,953 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Coventry College 50 Swanswell Street , CV1 5DG	- not rated	4,200 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hereward College of Further Education Bramston Crescent , Tile Hill Lane CV4 9SW	- not rated	4,846 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bablake Junior and Pre-prep School Coundon Road , Coventry CV1 4AU	- not rated	469 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bablake School Coundon Road , Coventry CV1 4AU	- not rated	578 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Coventry Youth Offending Service Christchurch House , Greyfriars Lane CV1 2GY	- not rated	736 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Coventry University Priory Street , CV1 5FB	- not rated	780 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King Henry VIII School Warwick Road , Coventry CV3 6AQ	- not rated	1,435 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Simons Cafe	Lamb Street Centre, 1A Lamb Street	45 yd
Salvation Army Community Cafe	The Citadel Salvation Army, Upper Well Street	88 yd
Starbucks Frank Whittle Building	Street Record, Jordan Well	112 yd
The Reel Store	157 Corporation Street, Coventry	119 yd
One Stop	Unit 5, Belgrade Plaza	146 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Philip Larkin	17 Burges, Coventry	178 yd
Coventry Cross	The Coventry Cross, Burges	217 yd
Down Town	24 Burges, Coventry	217 yd
Hops d'Amour	67 Corporation Street, Coventry	225 yd
The Town Wall Tavern	Town Wall Tavern, Bond Street	258 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
JCT-Joining Communities Together	7 Lamb Street, Coventry	45 yd
Sultan Kebab	11 Hales Street, Coventry	204 yd
GDK - Food Restaurant & take-away	5-9 Burges, Coventry	214 yd
Oodles Chinese	28 Burges, Coventry	217 yd
Subway	Kiosk 4 Terrace Food Court, West Orchards Shopping Centre	248 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
One Beyond, Unit 2	West Orchards Shopping Centre, Smithford Way	248 yd
Sainsbury's	24-26 Trinity Street, Coventry	347 yd
Marks & Spencer	Marks And Spencer, Upper Precinct	369 yd
Family Mart	47 Hertford Street, Coventry	608 yd
Tesco	23 Shelton Square, Coventry	615 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Pure Gym (Coventry Bishop Street) BISHOP STREET	health and fitness suite	149 yd
Jd Gyms (Coventry) BELGRADE PLAZA BELGRADE PLAZA UPPER WELL STREET	health and fitness suite	237 yd
Eden Girls School Coventry STONEY STANTON ROAD		449 yd
St Osburg'S Catholic Primary School UPPER HILL STREET	grass pitches	484 yd
Barrs Hill School & Community College Radford Road	grass pitches	541 yd
Pure Gym (Coventry Skydome) CROFT ROAD	health and fitness suite	604 yd
Planet Ice Coventry CROFT ROAD	ice rinks	681 yd
The Wave NEW UNION STREET	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	688 yd
Coventry Sports & Leisure Centre FAIRFAX STREET	health and fitness suite, indoor bowls, squash courts, swimming pool	692 yd
Bablake School COUNDON ROAD	squash courts, swimming pool	700 yd

Broadband

We haven't found any broadband statistics for this postcode.

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of CV1 4AD