Swan Lane, Coventry, CV2 4QS

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding CV2 4QS has a slightly higher male population, with 51.7% 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	49.1%	48.3%	-0.8%	51.0%	-2.7%
Male	50.9%	51.7%	0.8%	49.0%	2.7%

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 CV2 4QS, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 50.5% 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	47.8%	50.5%	2.7%	37.9%	12.6%
Married: Opposite sex	36%	36.8%	0.8%	44.2%	-7.4%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Separated	4.7%	2.4%	-2.3%	2.2%	0.2%
Divorced	9%	7.4%	-1.6%	9.1%	-1.7%
Widowed	2.5%	2.4%	-0.1%	6.1%	-3.7%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	43.4%	54.3%	10.9%	48.4%	5.9%
Good health	36.6%	30.6%	-6.0%	33.6%	-3.0%
Fair health	15%	10.1%	-4.9%	12.7%	-2.6%
Bad health	4.3%	3.3%	-1.0%	4.0%	-0.7%
Very bad health	0.7%	1.7%	1.0%	1.2%	0.5%

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	27.6%	27.2%	-0.4%	18.2%	9.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	16.1%	12.1%	-4.0%	9.6%	2.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13%	10%	-3.0%	13.4%	-3.4%
Apprenticeship	2.2%	3.7%	1.5%	5.3%	-1.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.2%	14.2%	4.0%	16.9%	-2.7%
Degree or Similar	16.1%	28.8%	12.7%	33.8%	-5.0%
Other	14.6%	4%	-10.6%	2.8%	1.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 43.9% 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	6.8%	9.2%	2.4%	1.1%	8.1%
Chinese	1.1%	0.4%	-0.7%	0.7%	-0.3%
Indian	4.8%	5.9%	1.1%	3.1%	2.8%
Pakistani	4.8%	4%	-0.8%	2.7%	1.3%
Other Asian	3.9%	6.7%	2.8%	1.6%	5.1%
Black African	8%	12.4%	4.4%	2.5%	9.9%
Black Caribbean	1.1%	1.1%	0.0%	1.0%	0.1%
Other Black	0.7%	1.9%	1.2%	0.5%	1.4%
Mixed White and Asian	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	0.2%	1.5%	1.3%	0.4%	1.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.4%	1.5%	0.1%	0.9%	0.6%
Mixed Other	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.8%	-0.4%
White	63.4%	43.9%	-19.5%	81.4%	-37.5%
Roma	0%	1.7%	1.7%	0.2%	1.5%
Arab	2%	1.9%	-0.1%	0.6%	1.3%
Other	1.1%	7.4%	6.3%	1.6%	5.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 54.2% 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	67.3%	54.2%	-13.1%	83.2%	-29.0%
European Union	10.9%	17.6%	6.7%	6.1%	11.5%
Rest of Europe	0.7%	0.2%	-0.5%	0.8%	-0.6%
Africa	8%	12.6%	4.6%	2.7%	9.9%
Middle East and Asia	13.2%	15.3%	2.1%	5.6%	9.7%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	65.7%	54.2%	-11.5%	83.2%	-29.0%
10+ Years	10.7%	19.9%	9.2%	9.8%	10.1%
5-10 Years	7.5%	8.2%	0.7%	2.9%	5.3%
2-5 Years	8.4%	7.3%	-1.1%	2.2%	5.1%
Less than 2 years	7.7%	10.3%	2.6%	1.9%	8.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	55.6%	76.7%	-21.1%
Ireland	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
France	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Germany	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Italy	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Portugal	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Spain	1.2%	0.4%	0.8%
Poland	2.7%	1.3%	1.4%
Romania	7.7%	0.9%	6.8%
Other EU countries	6.2%	1.5%	4.7%
Other Europe	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
North Africa	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	3.3%	0.3%	3.0%
South and Eastern Africa	1.5%	0.2%	1.3%
Middle East	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Eastern Asia	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Southern Asia	3.8%	1.2%	2.6%
South-East Asia	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
No passport held	12.3%	13.5%	-1.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	17%	37.2%	-20.2%
Christian	42.2%	46.2%	-4.0%
Hindu	4.6%	1.7%	2.9%
Jewish	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Muslim	30.2%	6.5%	23.7%
Sikh	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Other religion	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
Not answered	3.2%	6.0%	-2.8%

Safety

Is Swan Lane Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Swan Lane was 112.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 53.2% lower than the St Michael's average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Swan Lane has the 24th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in St Michael's and the 285th highest crime rate of 1,014 local areas in Coventry .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 72.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 5.5%.

🔎 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. 99% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£29,000

Income Rank
1/10

Household Income in CV2 4QS, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 10/10 (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 - 10/10 (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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 7/10 (above average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 7/10 (above 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) - 10/10 (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) - 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 Swan Lane are based on 500 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 Swan Lane, Coventry, CV2 4QS

Estimated Average Property Prices for CV2 4QS

Average Price
£217,716

Semi-Detached
£157,535

Terraced
£154,778

Detached
£363,254

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Swan Lane

Average Price
£160,483

Semi-Detached
£194,545

Terraced
£153,581

Detached
£292,846

Flats/Maisonettes
£155,601

Other
£260,927

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Swan LaneStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
394 Swan Lane, Coventry, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£176,500	2023-03-17	£184,352
388 Swan Lane, Coventry, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£120,000	2021-09-06	£136,370
356 Swan Lane, Coventry, West Midlands Detached, a newly built property	£290,000	2020-09-04	£350,176
360 Swan Lane, Coventry, West Midlands Detached, a newly built property	£293,000	2020-07-10	£356,305
358 Swan Lane, Coventry, West Midlands Detached, a newly built property	£295,000	2020-03-19	£359,586

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CV2 4QS

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in CV2 4QS 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	127
Part-Time Employee	40
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	34
Looking after home or family	32
Retired	29
Other	26
Unemployed	26
Self-Employed	26
Student (economically inactive)	21
Long-Term Sick or disabled	14

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	37
Human health and social work activities	25
Transport and storage	19
Manufacturing	15
Education	15
Administrative and support service activities	14
Accommodation and food service activities	11
Other	7
Financial and insurance activities	7
Information and communication	6
Construction	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Professional, scientific and technical activities	4
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	3
Real estate activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation 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	1,015 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Frederick Bird Primary School Swan Lane , CV2 4QQ	2out of 4	318 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Stoke Heath Primary School Heath Crescent , CV2 4PR	3out of 4	540 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Stanton Bridge Primary School Oliver Street , CV6 5TY	3out of 4	608 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Broad Heath Community Primary School Hanford Close , CV6 5DP	3out of 4	760 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary and St Benedict Catholic Primary School Leigh Street , Hillfields CV1 5HG	3out of 4	918 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Eden Girls' School Coventry Stoney Stanton Rd , CV1 4FS	4out of 4	1,244 yd	Free schools	No	Girls	More About School
Stoke Park School Dane Road , CV2 4JW	1out of 4	1,354 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Sidney Stringer Academy 2 Primrose Hill Street , CV1 5LY	4out of 4	1,375 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Lyng Hall School Blackberry Lane , CV2 3JS	3out of 4	1,532 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Barr's Hill School and Community College Radford Road , CV1 4BU	3out of 4	2,058 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	2,130 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Seva School Link House , Eden Road CV2 2TB	2out of 4	4,322 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Summit School Cygnet Joyce Parker Hospital , 2 Lansdown Street CV2 4BF	- not rated	1,269 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Lote Tree Primary School 643 Foleshill Road , CV6 5JQ	- not rated	1,557 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Coventry University Priory Street , CV1 5FB	- not rated	1,889 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Pattison College 90 Binley Road , Coventry CV3 1FQ	- not rated	1,902 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Coventry Youth Offending Service Christchurch House , Greyfriars Lane CV1 2GY	- not rated	2,332 yd	Miscellaneous	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
Phoenix Caterers of Coventry Ltd	Unit 24, Central City Industrial Estate	137 yd
Coventrian	Swan Lane Wharf, Swan Lane	254 yd
Cafe 34	34 Heath Crescent, Coventry	358 yd
Desi S-Mart	64-70 Smith Street, Coventry	414 yd
WAVA Hall	31 Barras Green, Coventry	538 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Bricklayers Arms	26 Cromwell Street, Coventry	453 yd
Welcome Banqueting Suites	Bulsar House, 30 Cromwell Street	453 yd
Coventry City Supporters Club	50 Freehold Street, Coventry	537 yd
Rose & Woodbine	40 North Street, Coventry	572 yd
Barras Social Club	2-8 Coventry Street, Coventry	627 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Grub and Gab Club	St Barnabas Church And Family Centre, 38-72 Cromwell Street	453 yd
La parisienne	2 Burlington Road, Coventry	511 yd
Valley Fish Bar	1 Heath Crescent, Coventry	526 yd
Chicken Hut	270 Harnall Lane East, Coventry	581 yd
The Barras Chippy	38 Barras Green, Coventry	610 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Frederick Bird Primary School SWAN LANE	grass pitches	270 yd
Stoke Heath Primary School HEATH CRESCENT	grass pitches	470 yd
Stoke Heath Recreation Ground (Closed) Heath Crescent	grass pitches	530 yd
Stanton Bridge Primary School OLIVER STREET	grass pitches	650 yd
Broad Heath Community Primary School HANFORD CLOSE	grass pitches	873 yd
St Mary And St Benedict Catholic Primary School LEIGH STREET	grass pitches	930 yd
Stoke Primary School BRITON ROAD	grass pitches	971 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	96.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	96.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	96.0%

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	193.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of CV2 4QS