Westwood Heath Road, Coventry, CV4 8AA

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding CV4 8AA has a slightly higher male population, with 50.7% 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	50.9%	49.3%	-1.6%	51.0%	-1.7%
Male	49.1%	50.7%	1.6%	49.0%	1.7%

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 vicinity of CV4 8AA there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 65.1% of the resident population. In contrast, the average marriage rate across the census is about 44%.

Areas with a high percentage of married residents are typically suburban neighborhoods, towns with good schools and family-friendly amenities, and regions with affordable, spacious housing options. Additionally, such areas can be popular among retirees.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	22.8%	21.2%	-1.6%	37.9%	-16.7%
Married: Opposite sex	64.7%	65.1%	0.4%	44.2%	20.9%
Separated	1.2%	0.8%	-0.4%	2.2%	-1.4%
Divorced	3.3%	4.6%	1.3%	9.1%	-4.5%
Widowed	7.9%	8.3%	0.4%	6.1%	2.2%

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 (86.5%) 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	47.3%	45.5%	-1.8%	48.4%	-2.9%
Good health	39.9%	41%	1.1%	33.6%	7.4%
Fair health	9.5%	10.5%	1.0%	12.7%	-2.2%
Bad health	2.2%	2.3%	0.1%	4.0%	-1.7%
Very bad health	1.1%	0.8%	-0.3%	1.2%	-0.4%

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 46.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	10.8%	10.4%	-0.4%	18.2%	-7.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.9%	5.4%	-7.5%	9.6%	-4.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.4%	14.2%	1.8%	13.4%	0.8%
Apprenticeship	4.1%	4.2%	0.1%	5.3%	-1.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.3%	15%	6.7%	16.9%	-1.9%
Degree or Similar	44.8%	46.7%	1.9%	33.8%	12.9%
Other	6.6%	4.2%	-2.4%	2.8%	1.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 74% 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)
Chinese	1.8%	0.4%	-1.4%	0.7%	-0.3%
Indian	14.7%	13.8%	-0.9%	3.1%	10.7%
Pakistani	0%	2.2%	2.2%	2.7%	-0.5%
Other Asian	1.1%	0.7%	-0.4%	1.6%	-0.9%
Black African	1.8%	0.7%	-1.1%	2.5%	-1.8%
Other Black	0.7%	0.4%	-0.3%	0.5%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	0.4%	3.3%	2.9%	0.8%	2.5%
Mixed White and African	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.2%	0%	-2.2%	0.9%	-0.9%
White	75.1%	74%	-1.1%	81.4%	-7.4%
Other	1.8%	4.5%	2.7%	1.6%	2.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 85% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	86.8%	85%	-1.8%	83.2%	1.8%
European Union	1.5%	3%	1.5%	6.1%	-3.1%
Africa	2.6%	1.5%	-1.1%	2.7%	-1.2%
Middle East and Asia	8.8%	10.1%	1.3%	5.6%	4.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	1.3%	-1.3%
British Overseas	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	0.4%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	85%	85%	0.0%	83.2%	1.8%
10+ Years	0%	13.5%	13.5%	9.8%	3.7%
5-10 Years	1.1%	1.1%	0.0%	2.9%	-1.8%
2-5 Years	2.2%	0%	-2.2%	2.2%	-2.2%
Less than 2 years	11.7%	0.4%	-11.3%	1.9%	-1.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	91.8%	76.7%	15.1%
Ireland	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
Poland	1.1%	1.3%	-0.2%
South and Eastern Africa	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Southern Asia	1.1%	1.2%	-0.1%
South-East Asia	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
No passport held	3.4%	13.5%	-10.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	25.6%	37.2%	-11.6%
Christian	47.7%	46.2%	1.5%
Buddhist	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Hindu	6.4%	1.7%	4.7%
Muslim	2.3%	6.5%	-4.2%
Sikh	12.4%	0.9%	11.5%
Not answered	5.3%	6.0%	-0.7%

Safety

Is Westwood Heath Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Westwood Heath Road was 18.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 75.0% lower than the Westwood average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Westwood Heath Road has the 12th lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Westwood and the 104th lowest crime rate of 1,014 local areas in Coventry .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 15.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -41.7%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly lower level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 65% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£40,700

Income Rank
4/10

Household Income in CV4 8AA, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 1/10 (very low )
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 - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 1/10 (very low )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 10/10 (very high )
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 - 2/10 (very low )
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) - 3/10 (low )
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) - 2/10 (very low )
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 Westwood Heath Road are based on 77 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 Westwood Heath Road, Coventry, CV4 8AA

Estimated Average Property Prices for CV4 8AA

Average Price
£789,243

Semi-Detached
£620,870

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£831,328

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£999,880

Estimated Average Property Prices for Westwood Heath Road

Average Price
£752,398

Semi-Detached
£508,909

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£855,618

Flats/Maisonettes
£458,532

Other
£1,279,081

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Westwood Heath Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
442 Westwood Heath Road, Coventry, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£850,000	2025-02-07	£833,856
454 Westwood Heath Road, Coventry, West Midlands Detached, an established residential building	£475,000	2023-02-24	£488,761
573 Westwood Heath Road, Coventry, West Midlands Detached, an established residential building	£625,000	2021-08-06	£712,901
Plot A 575 Westwood Heath Road, Coventry, West Midlands Detached, an established residential building	£1,125,000	2021-06-28	£1,299,047
438 Westwood Heath Road, Coventry, West Midlands Detached, an established residential building	£890,000	2021-03-17	£1,046,461

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CV4 8AA

Employment

CV4 8AA area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 2% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

The percentage of retired residents living in CV4 8AA area is much higher than the country's average. According to Census 2011, 38% residents of this area were retired, while the average in the UK was 14%.

Economic Activity

Retired	91
Full-Time Employee	62
Part-Time Employee	29
Self-Employed	25
Other	9
Student (economically inactive)	8
Unemployed	5
Looking after home or family	4
Long-Term Sick or disabled	4
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	3

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	19
Education	18
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	17
Professional, scientific and technical activities	16
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Manufacturing	10
Administrative and support service activities	9
Construction	7
Transport and storage	7
Information and communication	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Financial and insurance activities	4
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	3
Other	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Leigh Church of England Academy Plants Hill Crescent , Tile Hill CV4 9RQ	3out of 4	1,367 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Burton Green Church of England Academy Hob Lane , Burton Green CV8 1QB	3out of 4	1,793 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School Hawthorn Lane , Tile Hill CV4 9LB	3out of 4	1,944 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Charter Academy 314 Mitchell Avenue , CV4 8DW	- not rated	2,281 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Templars Primary School Templar Avenue , CV4 9DA	3out of 4	2,334 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
West Coventry Academy Nutbrook Avenue , CV4 9PW	3out of 4	1,972 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
WMG Academy for Young Engineers Mitchell Avenue , CV4 8DY	3out of 4	2,041 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
The Westwood Academy Mitchell Avenue , Canley CV4 8DY	3out of 4	2,041 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Finham Park 2 Torrington Avenue , CV4 9WT	3out of 4	2,118 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Heart of England School Gipsy Lane , Balsall Common CV7 7FW	3out of 4	3,711 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hereward College of Further Education Bramston Crescent , Tile Hill Lane CV4 9SW	- not rated	2,150 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The National Mathematics and Science College 2 The Oaks , Westwood Way CV4 8JD	- not rated	1,803 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
University of Warwick University House , CV4 8UW	- not rated	2,738 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Woodfield Stoneleigh Road , CV4 7AB	- not rated	4,442 yd	Academy special sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Crackley Hall School St Joseph's Park , Coventry Road CV8 2FT	- not rated	4,654 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Woodfield Stoneleigh Road , CV4 7AB	3out of 4	4,818 yd	Community special 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
Hickory's Smokehouse	Hickory's Smokehouse, 216 Cromwell Lane	318 yd
Mitie Ltd	E On Uk Plc, Westwood Way	693 yd
Baxterstorey	Greenwood House, Longwood Close	777 yd
TeamSport. Charter Avenue Ind Est	Unit 6, Curriers Close	906 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Midland Sports Centre (Closed) Cromwell Lane	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	711 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	48.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed	225.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	13 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	32.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	115 Mbit/s

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