Sandy Lane, Coventry, CV1 4BE

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding CV1 4BE has a slightly higher male population, with 50.5% of residents 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	51.1%	49.5%	-1.6%	51.0%	-1.5%
Male	48.9%	50.5%	1.6%	49.0%	1.5%

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 4BE, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 49.2% 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	55.3%	49.2%	-6.1%	37.9%	11.3%
Married: Opposite sex	30.3%	37.1%	6.8%	44.2%	-7.1%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Separated	3.4%	4%	0.6%	2.2%	1.8%
Divorced	6.6%	6.1%	-0.5%	9.1%	-3.0%
Widowed	4.4%	3.3%	-1.1%	6.1%	-2.8%

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 (86.1%) 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	51.8%	46.6%	-5.2%	48.4%	-1.8%
Good health	33.6%	39.5%	5.9%	33.6%	5.9%
Fair health	11.5%	8.7%	-2.8%	12.7%	-4.0%
Bad health	2.9%	4.8%	1.9%	4.0%	0.8%
Very bad health	0.2%	0.4%	0.2%	1.2%	-0.8%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	16.6%	20.1%	3.5%	18.2%	1.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.8%	7.2%	-3.6%	9.6%	-2.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12%	8.9%	-3.1%	13.4%	-4.5%
Apprenticeship	2.7%	3.7%	1.0%	5.3%	-1.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	15.2%	12.9%	-2.3%	16.9%	-4.0%
Degree or Similar	30.8%	40.4%	9.6%	33.8%	6.6%
Other	12%	6.8%	-5.2%	2.8%	4.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 59.9% 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	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	1.2%	2.2%	1.0%	0.7%	1.5%
Indian	7.8%	6.3%	-1.5%	3.1%	3.2%
Pakistani	4.3%	11.5%	7.2%	2.7%	8.8%
Other Asian	1.9%	5%	3.1%	1.6%	3.4%
Black African	6.2%	8.5%	2.3%	2.5%	6.0%
Black Caribbean	1.4%	0.2%	-1.2%	1.0%	-0.8%
Other Black	0.6%	1.4%	0.8%	0.5%	0.9%
Mixed White and Asian	0.6%	1%	0.4%	0.8%	0.2%
Mixed White and African	0.2%	0.6%	0.4%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.4%	0.8%	-0.6%	0.9%	-0.1%
Mixed Other	1.4%	0.2%	-1.2%	0.8%	-0.6%
White	69.7%	59.9%	-9.8%	81.4%	-21.5%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.1%	1.1%
Arab	1.6%	0.4%	-1.2%	0.6%	-0.2%
Other	1.2%	0.8%	-0.4%	1.6%	-0.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 49.1% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	68%	49.1%	-18.9%	83.2%	-34.1%
European Union	10.7%	23.9%	13.2%	6.1%	17.8%
Rest of Europe	3.5%	1.6%	-1.9%	0.8%	0.8%
Africa	6%	8%	2.0%	2.7%	5.3%
Middle East and Asia	10.5%	16.7%	6.2%	5.6%	11.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.8%	0.2%	1.3%	-0.5%
Oceania	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 49.1% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 15.1% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	64.9%	49.2%	-15.7%	83.2%	-34.0%
10+ Years	10.5%	15.1%	4.6%	9.8%	5.3%
5-10 Years	6.8%	11%	4.2%	2.9%	8.1%
2-5 Years	7.4%	15.3%	7.9%	2.2%	13.1%
Less than 2 years	10.3%	9.4%	-0.9%	1.9%	7.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	48.6%	76.7%	-28.1%
Ireland	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
France	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Germany	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Italy	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
Portugal	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Spain	0.2%	0.4%	-0.2%
Lithuania	2%	0.3%	1.7%
Poland	5.4%	1.3%	4.1%
Romania	7.4%	0.9%	6.5%
Other EU countries	6.4%	1.5%	4.9%
Other Europe	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
North Africa	1%	0.1%	0.9%
Central and Western Africa	2.4%	0.3%	2.1%
South and Eastern Africa	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Middle East	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Southern Asia	9.4%	1.2%	8.2%
South-East Asia	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Central and South America	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
No passport held	9.4%	13.5%	-4.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	23.6%	37.2%	-13.6%
Christian	46.9%	46.2%	0.7%
Hindu	2.8%	1.7%	1.1%
Jewish	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Muslim	16.4%	6.5%	9.9%
Sikh	2.2%	0.9%	1.3%
Other religion	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Not answered	6.7%	6.0%	0.7%

Safety

Is Sandy Lane Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Sandy Lane was 94.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 6.9% higher than the Radford average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Sandy Lane has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Radford and the 329th highest crime rate of 998 local areas in Coventry .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 56.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -64.3%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 78% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£37,300

Income Rank
3/10

Household Income in CV1 4BE, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 6/10 (average )
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) - 9/10 (very 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) - 9/10 (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 Sandy Lane are based on 256 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 Sandy Lane, Coventry, CV1 4BE

Estimated Average Property Prices for CV1 4BE

Average Price
£135,826

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£135,826

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Sandy Lane

Average Price
£196,933

Semi-Detached
£184,909

Terraced
£175,213

Detached
£414,848

Flats/Maisonettes
£154,038

Other
£2,818,547

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Sandy LaneStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 10 Seymour House Sandy Lane, Coventry, West Midlands Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£98,000	2024-09-27	£95,264
Flat 33 Seymour House Sandy Lane, Coventry, West Midlands Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£125,000	2024-07-26	£122,982
Flat 14 Seymour House Sandy Lane, Coventry, West Midlands Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£123,000	2022-09-09	£117,689
Flat 10 Seymour House Sandy Lane, Coventry, West Midlands Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£86,000	2022-04-22	£85,912
Flat 9 Seymour House Sandy Lane, Coventry, West Midlands Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£117,500	2022-01-28	£120,719

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CV1 4BE

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in CV1 4BE 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

Full-Time Employee	196
Retired	38
Self-Employed	36
Part-Time Employee	34
Student (economically inactive)	29
Looking after home or family	23
Long-Term Sick or disabled	22
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	18
Unemployed	17
Other	16

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	40
Manufacturing	29
Human health and social work activities	27
Education	25
Accommodation and food service activities	18
Information and communication	15
Professional, scientific and technical activities	13
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	13
Transport and storage	13
Other	12
Financial and insurance activities	9
Administrative and support service activities	8
Construction	5
Real estate activities	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	2

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	1,170 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Paradise Nursery School Station Street East , Foleshill CV6 5FR	- not rated	1,953 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Radford Primary School Lawrence Saunders Road , Radford CV6 1HD	- not rated	530 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Radford Primary Academy Lawrence Saunders Road , Radford CV6 1HD	3out of 4	530 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
John Gulson Primary School George Street , CV1 4HB	3out of 4	887 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
John Gulson Junior School George Street , CV1 4HB	- not rated	887 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
John Gulson Infant School George Street , CV1 4HB	- not rated	887 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Barr's Hill School Radford Road , CV1 4BU	4out of 4	408 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Barr's Hill School and Community College Radford Road , CV1 4BU	- not rated	408 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Eden Girls' School, Coventry Stoney Stanton Rd , CV1 4FS	4out of 4	850 yd	Free schools	No	Girls	More About School
Sidney Stringer Academy 2 Primrose Hill Street , CV1 5LY	3out of 4	1,192 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sidney Stringer School - Specialising in Mathematics and Computing Cox Street , CV1 5NL	- not rated	1,192 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
City College Coventry 50 Swanswell Street , CV1 5DG	- not rated	899 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Coventry College 50 Swanswell Street , CV1 5DG	- not rated	955 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Coventry Technical College Butts , CV1 3GD	- not rated	1,718 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hereward College of Further Education Bramston Crescent , Tile Hill Lane CV4 9SW	- not rated	5,125 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
BKHS Bablake Preparatory School Coundon Road , Coventry CV1 4AU	- not rated	688 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Coventry Hospital School Smith-Clarke Ward , Stoney Stanton Road CV1 4FH	- not rated	717 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bablake School Coundon Road , Coventry CV1 4AU	- not rated	746 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Shaftesbury Coventry Extended Centre Swanswell Extended Learning Centre , Bath Street CV1 5DG	- not rated	1,079 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Paradise Muslim School 283-287 Stoney Stanton Road , CV1 4FR	- not rated	1,184 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Zorbaz Greek Restaurant	87-89 Radford Road, Coventry	313 yd
Hub's Hut Burgers	2 Radford Road, Coventry	401 yd
The Final Score	141-143 Foleshill Road, Coventry	411 yd
Gorety	Unit 9, Coventry Canal Basin	604 yd
Playwrights Cafe	Unit 12, Coventry Canal Basin	604 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Radford Social Club	226 Radford Road, Coventry	487 yd
Ukrainian Social Club	103 Leicester Causeway, Coventry	774 yd
The Coundon	Coundon Hotel, Barker Butts Lane	822 yd
Philip Larkin	17 Burges, Coventry	1,010 yd
Coventry Cross	The Coventry Cross, Burges	1,034 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sandy Fish Bar & Kebab House	49 Sandy Lane, Coventry	187 yd
Hickory Chickory	119 Radford Road, Coventry	487 yd
Fish Saloon	133 Radford Road, Coventry	487 yd
Fortune House	212 Radford Road, Coventry	487 yd
Roosters Village	109 Radford Road, Coventry	487 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Freshways Cash and Carry	Unit 2, Sandy Lane Business Park		64 yd
ALDI Supermarket	Radford Road, Coventry		408 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Barrs Hill School & Community College Radford Road	grass pitches	413 yd
Bodymasters Gym (Closed) 82-92 82-92 Foleshill Road	health and fitness suite	471 yd
Cashs Park Kingfield Lane	grass pitches	610 yd
Shree Hindu Satsang Temple Sports Hall (Closed) Harnall Lane West		704 yd
Bablake School COUNDON ROAD	squash courts, swimming pool	741 yd
Eden Girls School Coventry STONEY STANTON ROAD		760 yd
John Gulson Primary School Playing Field EAGLE STREET	grass pitches	822 yd
Daimler Green Community Centre HIGHLEY DRIVE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	871 yd
Pure Gym (Coventry Bishop Street) BISHOP STREET	health and fitness suite	905 yd
Moseley Primary School MOSELEY AVENUE	grass pitches	941 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	74 Mbit/s
Average download speed	66.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	79.98 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	79.98 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of CV1 4BE