Signals Drive, Coventry, CV3 1BF

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding CV3 1BF has a slightly higher male population, with 52.8% 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	44.5%	47.2%	2.7%	51.0%	-3.8%
Male	55.5%	52.8%	-2.7%	49.0%	3.8%

Partnership Status

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

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	61.2%	41.3%	-19.9%	37.9%	3.4%
Married: Opposite sex	25.9%	48.5%	22.6%	44.2%	4.3%
Married: Same sex	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	5.2%	2.5%	-2.7%	2.2%	0.3%
Divorced	5.6%	4.7%	-0.9%	9.1%	-4.4%
Widowed	1.7%	3%	1.3%	6.1%	-3.1%

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 (92.3%) 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	48.5%	62.1%	13.6%	48.4%	13.7%
Good health	35.5%	30.2%	-5.3%	33.6%	-3.4%
Fair health	13%	6.6%	-6.4%	12.7%	-6.1%
Bad health	2.5%	0.9%	-1.6%	4.0%	-3.1%
Very bad health	0.6%	0.2%	-0.4%	1.2%	-1.0%

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.

This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 54.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	15.7%	11.4%	-4.3%	18.2%	-6.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.8%	5.7%	-4.1%	9.6%	-3.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.5%	8.2%	-2.3%	13.4%	-5.2%
Apprenticeship	1.7%	3%	1.3%	5.3%	-2.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.2%	13.4%	2.2%	16.9%	-3.5%
Degree or Similar	37.8%	54.5%	16.7%	33.8%	20.7%
Other	13.3%	4%	-9.3%	2.8%	1.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 49% 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	0.6%	0.8%	0.2%	1.1%	-0.3%
Chinese	0%	3.9%	3.9%	0.7%	3.2%
Indian	13.8%	19.5%	5.7%	3.1%	16.4%
Pakistani	0.8%	1.5%	0.7%	2.7%	-1.2%
Other Asian	2.5%	7.7%	5.2%	1.6%	6.1%
Black African	13.8%	8.3%	-5.5%	2.5%	5.8%
Black Caribbean	3.4%	0.2%	-3.2%	1.0%	-0.8%
Other Black	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	1.3%	1.0%	0.8%	0.5%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.6%	0.9%	0.3%	0.9%	0.0%
Mixed Other	0.3%	0.8%	0.5%	0.8%	0.0%
White	60.6%	49%	-11.6%	81.4%	-32.4%
Roma	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
Arab	2.5%	1.7%	-0.8%	0.6%	1.1%
Other	0.3%	2.8%	2.5%	1.6%	1.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 46.7% 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	55.2%	46.7%	-8.5%	83.2%	-36.5%
European Union	13.8%	19.1%	5.3%	6.1%	13.0%
Rest of Europe	0.6%	3.2%	2.6%	0.8%	2.4%
Africa	11%	7.9%	-3.1%	2.7%	5.2%
Middle East and Asia	16.9%	22.5%	5.6%	5.6%	16.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.5%	0.6%	-1.9%	1.3%	-0.7%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 46.7% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 21.6% 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	53.8%	46.7%	-7.1%	83.2%	-36.5%
10+ Years	15.2%	21.6%	6.4%	9.8%	11.8%
5-10 Years	13.5%	11.4%	-2.1%	2.9%	8.5%
2-5 Years	10.4%	11.3%	0.9%	2.2%	9.1%
Less than 2 years	7%	9%	2.0%	1.9%	7.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	56.7%	76.7%	-20.0%
Ireland	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
France	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Germany	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Italy	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Portugal	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Lithuania	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Poland	5.5%	1.3%	4.2%
Romania	9.3%	0.9%	8.4%
Other EU countries	4.2%	1.5%	2.7%
Turkey	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
North Africa	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Central and Western Africa	2.5%	0.3%	2.2%
Middle East	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Eastern Asia	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Southern Asia	9.7%	1.2%	8.5%
South-East Asia	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Central and South America	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
No passport held	6.1%	13.5%	-7.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	25%	37.2%	-12.2%
Christian	43.9%	46.2%	-2.3%
Buddhist	3.4%	0.5%	2.9%
Hindu	10.6%	1.7%	8.9%
Muslim	5.1%	6.5%	-1.4%
Sikh	6.1%	0.9%	5.2%
Other religion	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Not answered	4.7%	6.0%	-1.3%

Safety

Is Signals Drive Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Signals Drive was 32.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 76.1% lower than the Binley and Willenhall average. The most reported crime type was Other crime.

Signals Drive has the 25th lowest crime rate of 110 local areas in Binley and Willenhall and the 230th lowest crime rate of 1,014 local areas in Coventry .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 6.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -5.3%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 51% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£44,700

Income Rank
5/10

Household Income in CV3 1BF, 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 5/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 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 - 10/10 (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) - 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 Signals Drive are based on 303 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 Signals Drive, Coventry, CV3 1BF

Estimated Average Property Prices for CV3 1BF

Average Price
£283,017

Semi-Detached
£283,017

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Signals Drive

Average Price
£235,592

Semi-Detached
£279,119

Terraced
£294,782

Detached
£344,611

Flats/Maisonettes
£161,152

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Signals DriveStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
168 Signals Drive, Coventry, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£260,000	2024-08-28	£268,849
172 Signals Drive, Coventry, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£215,000	2020-08-21	£261,288
168 Signals Drive, Coventry, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£178,000	2016-08-25	£255,736
166 Signals Drive, Coventry, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£175,500	2015-09-14	£276,781
168 Signals Drive, Coventry, West Midlands Semi-Detached, a newly built property	£154,995	2013-10-25	£274,631

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CV3 1BF

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in CV3 1BF 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	217
Part-Time Employee	39
Student (economically inactive)	39
Self-Employed	31
Unemployed	23
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	19
Looking after home or family	18
Retired	14
Other	7
Long-Term Sick or disabled	2

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	40
Administrative and support service activities	20
Education	19
Transport and storage	18
Human health and social work activities	16
Accommodation and food service activities	13
Manufacturing	12
Other	11
Construction	9
Professional, scientific and technical activities	9
Financial and insurance activities	7
Real estate activities	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3
Information and communication	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	3

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	2,046 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Gosford Park Primary School Humber Avenue , CV1 2SF	3out of 4	637 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Aldermoor Farm Primary School Acorn Street , Stoke Aldermoor CV3 1DP	3out of 4	758 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
All Saints Church of England Primary School Strathmore Avenue , CV1 2AF	3out of 4	928 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Brays Lane , Stoke CV2 4DW	4out of 4	1,139 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Southfields Primary School East Street , CV1 5LS	3out of 4	1,389 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College Terry Road , CV1 2BA	3out of 4	520 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Whitley Academy Abbey Road , Whitley CV3 4BD	- not rated	1,703 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Stoke Park School Dane Road , CV2 4JW	1out of 4	1,758 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Sidney Stringer Academy 2 Primrose Hill Street , CV1 5LY	4out of 4	1,899 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ernesford Grange Community Academy Princethorpe Way , CV3 2QD	3out of 4	2,029 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	4,056 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	5,453 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Pattison College 90 Binley Road , Coventry CV3 1FQ	- not rated	766 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Summit School Cygnet Joyce Parker Hospital , 2 Lansdown Street CV2 4BF	- not rated	1,238 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Tiverton School Ashington Grove , CV3 4DE	3out of 4	1,757 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Coventry University Priory Street , CV1 5FB	- not rated	1,802 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Riverbank School Princethorpe Way , CV3 2QD	4out of 4	1,998 yd	Academy special sponsor led	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
Pizato Pizzeria And Takeaway	2 Carter Road, Coventry	357 yd
PSA Pinley House	Peugeot Citroen Automobiles Uk Ltd Pinley House, 2 Sunbeam Way	408 yd
The Fresh Dessert Company	Pinley House, 2 Sunbeam Way	409 yd
Little Moon Cafe	31 Humber Road, Coventry	479 yd
B’s Batches	27 Humber Road, Coventry	501 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Humber Hotel	Humber Road, Coventry	415 yd
STOKE (COVENTRY) CLUB	Stoke Coventry Club, 7 Stoke Green	557 yd
Sphinx Sports and Social Club	The Sphinx Club, Sphinx Drive	706 yd
New Inn	Bulls Head Lane, Coventry	752 yd
Charterhouse Working Mens Club	Charterhouse Private Members Club, 48 David Road	986 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Peri Peri Original	6-8 Carter Road, Coventry	357 yd
Little Kerala	52 Humber Road, Coventry	415 yd
Fortune Manor	66 Humber Road, Coventry	415 yd
Pizza Hot	68 Humber Road, Coventry	415 yd
Sicily Pizza	30 Humber Road, Coventry	415 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Asda Supermarket	London Road, Coventry	1,066 yd
Lidl	87 Binley Road, Coventry	1,088 yd
Iceland Foods Ltd	85 Binley Road, Coventry	1,088 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The Parkridge Centre PALADINE WAY	grass pitches	382 yd
Blue Coat Church Of England School & Music College BLUE COAT CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL BLUE COAT CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL TERRY ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	631 yd
Gosford Park School HUMBER AVENUE	grass pitches	739 yd
Peupeot Valbot Sports Ground (Closed) Humber Road	grass pitches	744 yd
Ryona Engineering Supplies Stadium Sphinx Drive	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, tennis courts	771 yd
Coventry & North Warwickshire Sports Club BINLEY ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, squash courts, tennis courts	843 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%

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

Overview of CV3 1BF