Princess Street, Coventry, CV6 5BT

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding CV6 5BT has a slightly higher male population, with 50.9% 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	48.8%	49.1%	0.3%	51.0%	-1.9%
Male	51.2%	50.9%	-0.3%	49.0%	1.9%

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	40.2%	39.1%	-1.1%	37.9%	1.2%
Married: Opposite sex	39.8%	46%	6.2%	44.2%	1.8%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Separated	4.6%	6.2%	1.6%	2.2%	4.0%
Divorced	10.8%	5.8%	-5.0%	9.1%	-3.3%
Widowed	4.6%	2.6%	-2.0%	6.1%	-3.5%

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	49.6%	55.7%	6.1%	48.4%	7.3%
Good health	30.7%	28.9%	-1.8%	33.6%	-4.7%
Fair health	12.7%	10.2%	-2.5%	12.7%	-2.5%
Bad health	5.9%	4.2%	-1.7%	4.0%	0.2%
Very bad health	1%	1%	0.0%	1.2%	-0.2%

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.

In the area around CV6 5BT this area, 32% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	37.8%	32%	-5.8%	18.2%	13.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	8.5%	10.9%	2.4%	9.6%	1.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.4%	15.6%	5.2%	13.4%	2.2%
Apprenticeship	2.3%	2.5%	0.2%	5.3%	-2.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.3%	11.6%	2.3%	16.9%	-5.3%
Degree or Similar	17.4%	23.3%	5.9%	33.8%	-10.5%
Other	14.3%	4%	-10.3%	2.8%	1.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 23.7% 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	5.4%	5.4%	0.0%	1.1%	4.3%
Chinese	0%	1%	1.0%	0.7%	0.3%
Indian	19.6%	12.8%	-6.8%	3.1%	9.7%
Pakistani	26.1%	18.5%	-7.6%	2.7%	15.8%
Other Asian	4.1%	4.9%	0.8%	1.6%	3.3%
Black African	15%	16.5%	1.5%	2.5%	14.0%
Black Caribbean	0.5%	1%	0.5%	1.0%	0.0%
Other Black	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	0.5%	0.0%
Mixed White and Asian	2.1%	1.2%	-0.9%	0.8%	0.4%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1%	0%	-1.0%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	0.3%	0.5%	0.2%	0.8%	-0.3%
White	21.2%	23.7%	2.5%	81.4%	-57.7%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.3%	1.2%	0.9%	0.1%	1.1%
Roma	0%	3%	3.0%	0.2%	2.8%
Arab	0%	3.2%	3.2%	0.6%	2.6%
Other	3.9%	5.9%	2.0%	1.6%	4.3%

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	52.2%	46.7%	-5.5%	83.2%	-36.5%
European Union	8.8%	18.5%	9.7%	6.1%	12.4%
Rest of Europe	1.6%	0.5%	-1.1%	0.8%	-0.3%
Africa	12.1%	7.9%	-4.2%	2.7%	5.2%
Middle East and Asia	24.5%	25.7%	1.2%	5.6%	20.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	1.3%	-1.3%
Oceania	0.5%	0.7%	0.2%	0.3%	0.4%

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. 25.8% 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	51.2%	46.9%	-4.3%	83.2%	-36.3%
10+ Years	11.6%	25.8%	14.2%	9.8%	16.0%
5-10 Years	8%	13.9%	5.9%	2.9%	11.0%
2-5 Years	9%	9.9%	0.9%	2.2%	7.7%
Less than 2 years	20.2%	3.5%	-16.7%	1.9%	1.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	53.9%	76.7%	-22.8%
Ireland	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Germany	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Italy	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
Portugal	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Poland	3%	1.3%	1.7%
Romania	10.5%	0.9%	9.6%
Other EU countries	8.5%	1.5%	7.0%
Central and Western Africa	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
South and Eastern Africa	2%	0.2%	1.8%
Southern Asia	6.5%	1.2%	5.3%
South-East Asia	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Oceania	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
No passport held	10.5%	13.5%	-3.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	7%	37.2%	-30.2%
Christian	32.8%	46.2%	-13.4%
Buddhist	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Hindu	3.2%	1.7%	1.5%
Muslim	45%	6.5%	38.5%
Sikh	5.2%	0.9%	4.3%
Other religion	1.7%	0.6%	1.1%
Not answered	4.7%	6.0%	-1.3%

Safety

Is Princess Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Princess Street was 4.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 96.8% lower than the Foleshill average. The most reported crime type was Other theft.

Princess Street has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Foleshill and the 11th lowest crime rate of 1,014 local areas in Coventry .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 2.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 90.0%.

🔎 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. 89% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£34,200

Income Rank
2/10

Household Income in CV6 5BT, 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 - 10/10 (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 - 10/10 (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 - 10/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 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) - 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 Princess Street are based on 94 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 Princess Street, Coventry, CV6 5BT

Estimated Average Property Prices for CV6 5BT

Average Price
£146,193

Semi-Detached
£221,030

Terraced
£142,254

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Princess Street

Average Price
£136,499

Semi-Detached
£154,400

Terraced
£135,052

Detached
£213,032

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Princess Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
2 Princess Street, Coventry, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£180,000	2024-11-08	£177,733
22 Princess Street, Coventry, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£170,000	2024-06-21	£177,490
21A Princess Street, Coventry, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£148,000	2022-05-06	£157,424
31 Princess Street, Coventry, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£145,000	2021-11-18	£160,255
17 Princess Street, Coventry, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£140,000	2021-10-28	£155,573

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CV6 5BT

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in CV6 5BT 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	78
Looking after home or family	34
Part-Time Employee	33
Student (economically inactive)	31
Self-Employed	27
Other	16
Retired	16
Unemployed	12
Long-Term Sick or disabled	12
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	12

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	28
Human health and social work activities	17
Manufacturing	17
Administrative and support service activities	16
Education	11
Transport and storage	10
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Construction	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Other	4
Financial and insurance activities	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3
Professional, scientific and technical activities	1
Information and communication	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	1,649 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School St Elizabeth's Road , Foleshill CV6 5BX	3out of 4	166 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Broad Heath Community Primary School Hanford Close , CV6 5DP	3out of 4	439 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Edgewick Community Primary School Cross Road , Off Foleshill Road CV6 5GP	3out of 4	503 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Stanton Bridge Primary School Oliver Street , CV6 5TY	3out of 4	598 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Joseph Cash Primary School Owenford Road , Radford CV6 3FS	3out of 4	1,015 yd	Community 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	1,680 yd	Free schools	No	Girls	More About School
Lyng Hall School Blackberry Lane , CV2 3JS	3out of 4	1,958 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Sidney Stringer Academy 2 Primrose Hill Street , CV1 5LY	4out of 4	2,010 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Barr's Hill School and Community College Radford Road , CV1 4BU	3out of 4	2,169 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Stoke Park School Dane Road , CV2 4JW	1out of 4	2,326 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	2,028 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	4,483 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Lote Tree Primary School 643 Foleshill Road , CV6 5JQ	- not rated	513 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Summit School Cygnet Joyce Parker Hospital , 2 Lansdown Street CV2 4BF	- not rated	2,225 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bablake Junior and Pre-prep School Coundon Road , Coventry CV1 4AU	- not rated	2,481 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hospital Education Service Whitmore Park Annexe , Rylston Avenue CV6 2HD	3out of 4	2,515 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Coventry University Priory Street , CV1 5FB	- not rated	2,525 yd	Higher education institutions	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
Dessert Planet	530 Stoney Stanton Road, Coventry	139 yd
Pizza 2 Go	595-597 Stoney Stanton Road, Coventry	154 yd
Pamir	603 Stoney Stanton Road, Coventry	154 yd
Kenzas	577 Stoney Stanton Road, Coventry	191 yd
Mummy Cafe	685 Stoney Stanton Road, Coventry	256 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Taverna Romanian Bar, Rear of	37 Broad Street, Coventry	366 yd
Parkstone Working Mens Club	The Parkstone Club, 846 Foleshill Road	459 yd
Adam & Eve	Adam And Eve, 27 Eden Street	475 yd
The Premier Club	12 Station Street West, Coventry	599 yd
Foleshill Ex Servicemens Club	657-659 Foleshill Road, Coventry	637 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Pizza Planet	641 Stoney Stanton Road, Coventry	154 yd
New Eastern Fried Chicken	534-536 Stoney Stanton Road, Coventry	179 yd
Pita Pita	643 Stoney Stanton Road, Coventry	256 yd
Italish Takeaway	697 Stoney Stanton Road, Coventry	314 yd
Appachy Fast Foods	378-386 Foleshill Road, Coventry	409 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Dadyal	511 Foleshill Road, Coventry		451 yd
Foleshill Supermarket	611-613 Foleshill Road, Coventry		528 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
St Elizabeth'S Catholic Primary School ST. ELIZABETHS ROAD	grass pitches	216 yd
Broad Heath Community Primary School HANFORD CLOSE	grass pitches	438 yd
Stanton Bridge Primary School OLIVER STREET	grass pitches	485 yd
Foleshill Sports & Leisure Centre (Closed) Livingstone Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	555 yd
Body Worx Gym 607A 607A FOLESHILL ROAD	health and fitness suite	568 yd
Pro-Gym FOLESHILL ROAD	health and fitness suite	657 yd
Mercia Park (Closed) Lockhurst Lane	grass pitches	710 yd
Centre At7 BELL GREEN ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	852 yd
Goals Soccer Centre (Coventry) BELL GREEN ROAD	artificial grass pitch	852 yd
Stoke Heath Recreation Ground (Closed) Heath Crescent	grass pitches	869 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	158.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	550 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	550 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	19.5 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	21.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	75 Mbit/s

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

Overview of CV6 5BT