Alexandra Road, Rugby, CV21 2SY

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding CV21 2SY is primarily male, with 55.2% 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	46.2%	44.8%	-1.4%	51.0%	-6.2%
Male	53.8%	55.2%	1.4%	49.0%	6.2%

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 CV21 2SY, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 43.2% 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	43.8%	43.2%	-0.6%	37.9%	5.3%
Married: Opposite sex	38.4%	32.3%	-6.1%	44.2%	-11.9%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.1%	1.0%
Separated	4%	2.8%	-1.2%	2.2%	0.6%
Divorced	7.6%	13.7%	6.1%	9.1%	4.6%
Widowed	6.2%	7%	0.8%	6.1%	0.9%

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	42.2%	45.6%	3.4%	48.4%	-2.8%
Good health	35.1%	36.2%	1.1%	33.6%	2.6%
Fair health	17.3%	12.2%	-5.1%	12.7%	-0.5%
Bad health	4.2%	4.9%	0.7%	4.0%	0.9%
Very bad health	1.1%	1.2%	0.1%	1.2%	0.0%

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	22.8%	19.6%	-3.2%	18.2%	1.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.6%	13.9%	-1.7%	9.6%	4.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.8%	12.5%	-1.3%	13.4%	-0.9%
Apprenticeship	1.8%	7.9%	6.1%	5.3%	2.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	14.5%	13.9%	-0.6%	16.9%	-3.0%
Degree or Similar	18.5%	27.1%	8.6%	33.8%	-6.7%
Other	13%	5%	-8.0%	2.8%	2.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 63.6% 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	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	1.1%	-1.1%
Indian	11.6%	9.9%	-1.7%	3.1%	6.8%
Pakistani	5.7%	5.9%	0.2%	2.7%	3.2%
Other Asian	0.6%	2.5%	1.9%	1.6%	0.9%
Black African	0.6%	1.2%	0.6%	2.5%	-1.3%
Black Caribbean	9.3%	6.2%	-3.1%	1.0%	5.2%
Other Black	0.3%	2.5%	2.2%	0.5%	2.0%
Mixed White and Asian	1.1%	0.9%	-0.2%	0.8%	0.1%
Mixed White and African	1.1%	0.6%	-0.5%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.8%	3.4%	0.6%	0.9%	2.5%
Mixed Other	1.4%	0.3%	-1.1%	0.8%	-0.5%
White	64.3%	63.6%	-0.7%	81.4%	-17.8%
Roma	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Arab	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Other	0.3%	1.9%	1.6%	1.6%	0.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 55.9% 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	63.5%	55.9%	-7.6%	83.2%	-27.3%
European Union	17%	24.9%	7.9%	6.1%	18.8%
Rest of Europe	0%	2.7%	2.7%	0.8%	1.9%
Africa	5.7%	7%	1.3%	2.7%	4.3%
Middle East and Asia	7.1%	5.5%	-1.6%	5.6%	-0.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	6.2%	4%	-2.2%	1.3%	2.7%
Oceania	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	62.9%	55.9%	-7.0%	83.2%	-27.3%
10+ Years	7.1%	18.8%	11.7%	9.8%	9.0%
5-10 Years	7.6%	11.2%	3.6%	2.9%	8.3%
2-5 Years	5.4%	8.2%	2.8%	2.2%	6.0%
Less than 2 years	17%	5.8%	-11.2%	1.9%	3.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	51.8%	76.7%	-24.9%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
France	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Italy	2.1%	0.6%	1.5%
Portugal	1.8%	0.5%	1.3%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Poland	5.8%	1.3%	4.5%
Romania	9.5%	0.9%	8.6%
Other EU countries	7%	1.5%	5.5%
Other Europe	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Central and Western Africa	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
South and Eastern Africa	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	1.5%	1.2%	0.3%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
No passport held	15.5%	13.5%	2.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	25%	37.2%	-12.2%
Christian	47.6%	46.2%	1.4%
Buddhist	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Hindu	9.1%	1.7%	7.4%
Muslim	7.6%	6.5%	1.1%
Sikh	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%
Other religion	2.4%	0.6%	1.8%
Not answered	6.4%	6.0%	0.4%

Safety

Is Alexandra Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Alexandra Road was 44.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 66.0% lower than the Benn average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Alexandra Road has the 13th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Benn and the 158th lowest crime rate of 349 local areas in Rugby .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 20.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -21.7%.

🔎 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. 72% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£38,900

Income Rank
3/10

Household Income in CV21 2SY, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 8/10 (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) - 8/10 (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 Alexandra Road are based on 68 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Rugby.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Alexandra Road, Rugby, CV21 2SY

Estimated Average Property Prices for CV21 2SY

Average Price
£208,008

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£208,008

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Alexandra Road

Average Price
£205,224

Semi-Detached
£187,280

Terraced
£206,648

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Alexandra Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
25 Alexandra Road, Rugby, Warwickshire Terraced, an established residential building	£200,000	2025-03-28	£194,877
30 Alexandra Road, Rugby, Warwickshire Terraced, an established residential building	£180,000	2025-02-28	£177,579
23 Alexandra Road, Rugby, Warwickshire Terraced, an established residential building	£240,000	2023-09-08	£244,524
37 Alexandra Road, Rugby, Warwickshire Terraced, an established residential building	£180,000	2023-07-10	£185,976
22 Alexandra Road, Rugby, Warwickshire Terraced, an established residential building	£205,000	2023-03-10	£214,832

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CV21 2SY

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	146
Part-Time Employee	30
Retired	27
Looking after home or family	17
Self-Employed	16
Unemployed	11
Student (economically inactive)	11
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10
Other	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	45
Transport and storage	26
Manufacturing	22
Administrative and support service activities	12
Construction	12
Human health and social work activities	10
Education	10
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Information and communication	7
Other	6
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Financial and insurance activities	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Northlands Primary School Pinders Lane , CV21 2SS	3out of 4	238 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Andrew's Benn CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School Chester Street , CV21 3NX	3out of 4	986 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Riverside Academy Newbold Road , Newbold-on-Avon CV21 1EH	3out of 4	1,442 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Marie's Catholic Primary School and Nursery Merttens Drive , CV22 7AF	3out of 4	1,549 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oakfield Primary Academy Oakfield Road , CV22 6AU	3out of 4	1,583 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Lawrence Sheriff School Clifton Road , CV21 3AG	4out of 4	871 yd	Academy converter	No	Boys	More About School
The Avon Valley School and Performing Arts College Newbold Road , Newbold-on-Avon CV21 1EH	3out of 4	1,404 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Church of England Academy Harris Drive , Overslade Lane CV22 6EA	2out of 4	2,086 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Rugby Free Secondary School Anderson Avenue , CV22 5PE	1out of 4	2,329 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Ashlawn School Ashlawn Road , Hillmorton CV22 5ET	4out of 4	3,230 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Rugby School The Bursary , 10 Little Church Street CV21 3AW	- not rated	1,025 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Brooke School Overslade Lane , CV22 6DY	3out of 4	2,418 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Quest Academy Anderson Avenue , CV22 5PE	- not rated	2,530 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
Avon Park School St John's Avenue , CV22 5HR	- not rated	2,664 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Crescent School Bawnmore Road , Bilton CV22 7QH	- not rated	3,149 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Plant me	/ 109 Albert Street, Rugby	274 yd
Curry club	/ 128 Railway Terrace, Rugby	301 yd
Salt delish	/ 165 Murray Road, Rugby	361 yd
Maharajah Tandoori Restaurant	41-43 / Albert Street, Rugby	444 yd
MNK Romna spice and fast food limited	/ 39 Albert Street, Rugby	454 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Wheeltappers Public House	/ 123 Railway Terrace, Rugby	292 yd
Caldecott Park Bowls Club	/ Lancaster Road, Rugby	322 yd
Rugby West Indian Association	/ 102 Railway Terrace, Rugby	339 yd
Seven Stars	/ 40 Albert Square, Rugby	358 yd
Rugby Theatre Society	Central Hall / Henry Street, Rugby	529 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Woodside Takeaway	/ 8 Wood Street, Rugby	100 yd
Peppers	/ 195 Railway Terrace, Rugby	125 yd
The chickfather	/ 156 Railway Terrace, Rugby	202 yd
My Big Mo’s	/ 136 Railway Terrace, Rugby	241 yd
Mama B’s sandwich shop	/ 134 Railway Terrace, Rugby	245 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Hussain and Sons Superstore	/ 106 Railway Terrace, Rugby	318 yd
Railway Terrace Super Store Ltd	/ 104 Railway Terrace, Rugby	325 yd
Tesco	Tesco Stores Ltd / Redpoll Road, Rugby	355 yd
Krakus Supermarket Limited	29-31 / Clifton Road, Rugby	704 yd
Iceland	The Clock Towers Shopping Cent / 3 North Street, Rugby	707 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Warwickshire College (Rugby Centre) RUGBY CENTRE RUGBY CENTRE TECHNOLOGY DRIVE	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	453 yd
Xercise4Less (Rugby) WOOD STREET	health and fitness suite	554 yd
Hill Street Youth And Community Centre HILL STREET		713 yd
Griffin Centre CLIFTON ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	800 yd
Nuffield Health Rugby Fitness & Wellbeing Gym UNIT 6 UNIT 6 LEICESTER ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	851 yd
Boughton Road Recreation Ground Butlers Leap	grass pitches	1,039 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	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

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	67.6 Mbit/s
Average download speed	58.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	18.9 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	13.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of CV21 2SY