Radford Road, Radford, Coventry, CV1 4BY

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding CV1 4BY 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 4BY, 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 Radford Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Radford Road was 108.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 15.8% higher than the Radford average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Radford Road has the 22nd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Radford and the 299th highest crime rate of 1,014 local areas in Coventry .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 74.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -17.3%.

🔎 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 4BY, 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 Radford Road are based on 171 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 Radford Road, Radford, Coventry, CV1 4BY

Estimated Average Property Prices for CV1 4BY

Average Price
£1,069,826

Semi-Detached
£224,669

Terraced
£193,311

Detached
£570,821

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£6,540,541

Estimated Average Property Prices for Radford Road

Average Price
£339,273

Semi-Detached
£235,304

Terraced
£227,459

Detached
£467,303

Flats/Maisonettes
£130,544

Other
£1,936,070

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Radford Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
48 Radford Road, Coventry, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£92,000	2021-10-25	£102,233
2 Radford Road, Coventry, West Midlands Other, an established residential building	£5,500,000	2019-12-17	£6,572,855
62 Radford Road, Coventry, West Midlands Detached, an established residential building	£780,000	2019-11-26	£964,466
60 Radford Road, Coventry, West Midlands Detached, an established residential building	£780,000	2019-11-26	£964,466
2 Radford Road, Coventry, West Midlands Other, an established residential building	£5,950,000	2015-07-21	£8,656,867

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CV1 4BY

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in CV1 4BY 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	1,226 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	630 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Radford Primary Academy Lawrence Saunders Road , Radford CV6 1HD	2out of 4	631 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Moseley Primary School Moseley Avenue , Coundon CV6 1AB	3out of 4	793 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Spon Gate Primary School Upper Spon Street , CV1 3BQ	3out of 4	972 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Sidney Stringer Primary Academy Bath Street , CV1 5GU	4out of 4	1,047 yd	Free schools	No	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	33 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Eden Girls' School Coventry Stoney Stanton Rd , CV1 4FS	4out of 4	899 yd	Free schools	No	Girls	More About School
Sidney Stringer Academy 2 Primrose Hill Street , CV1 5LY	4out of 4	1,126 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	2,641 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Coundon Court Northbrook Road , CV6 2AJ	3out of 4	2,662 yd	Academy converter	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	4,058 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hereward College of Further Education Bramston Crescent , Tile Hill Lane CV4 9SW	- not rated	4,854 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	324 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bablake School Coundon Road , Coventry CV1 4AU	- not rated	410 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Coventry University Priory Street , CV1 5FB	- not rated	1,197 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Coventry Youth Offending Service Christchurch House , Greyfriars Lane CV1 2GY	- not rated	1,221 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King Henry VIII School Warwick Road , Coventry CV3 6AQ	- not rated	1,886 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
Hub's Hut Burgers	2 Radford Road, Coventry	1 yd
Playwrights Cafe	Unit 12, Coventry Canal Basin	292 yd
Gorety	Unit 9, Coventry Canal Basin	292 yd
Simons Cafe	Lamb Street Centre, 1A Lamb Street	441 yd
Salvation Army Community Cafe	The Citadel Salvation Army, Upper Well Street	515 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Philip Larkin	17 Burges, Coventry	643 yd
The Town Wall Tavern	Town Wall Tavern, Bond Street	663 yd
Hops d'Amour	67 Corporation Street, Coventry	674 yd
Coventry Cross	The Coventry Cross, Burges	674 yd
Down Town	24 Burges, Coventry	674 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sandy Fish Bar & Kebab House	49 Sandy Lane, Coventry	234 yd
JCT-Joining Communities Together	7 Lamb Street, Coventry	441 yd
Harnall Lane Fish & Chips	59 Harnall Lane West, Coventry	579 yd
Sultan Kebab	11 Hales Street, Coventry	646 yd
Oodles Chinese	28 Burges, Coventry	674 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Freshways Cash and Carry	Unit 2, Sandy Lane Business Park	394 yd
ALDI Supermarket	Radford Road, Coventry	692 yd
One Beyond, Unit 2	West Orchards Shopping Centre, Smithford Way	734 yd
Sainsbury's	24-26 Trinity Street, Coventry	795 yd
Marks & Spencer	Marks And Spencer, Upper Precinct	855 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Barrs Hill School & Community College Radford Road	grass pitches	110 yd
Bablake School COUNDON ROAD	squash courts, swimming pool	494 yd
Eden Girls School Coventry STONEY STANTON ROAD		541 yd
Pure Gym (Coventry Bishop Street) BISHOP STREET	health and fitness suite	551 yd
Bodymasters Gym (Closed) 82-92 82-92 Foleshill Road	health and fitness suite	579 yd
Jd Gyms (Coventry) BELGRADE PLAZA BELGRADE PLAZA UPPER WELL STREET	health and fitness suite	595 yd
St Osburg'S Catholic Primary School UPPER HILL STREET	grass pitches	641 yd
Shree Hindu Satsang Temple Sports Hall (Closed) Harnall Lane West		698 yd
Moseley Primary School MOSELEY AVENUE	grass pitches	836 yd
John Gulson Primary School Playing Field EAGLE STREET	grass pitches	893 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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	105.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	10.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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