Foleshill Road, Foleshill, Coventry, CV6 5HS

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding CV6 5HS has a slightly higher male population, with 52.9% 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	48.6%	47.1%	-1.5%	51.0%	-3.9%
Male	51.4%	52.9%	1.5%	49.0%	3.9%

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 CV6 5HS, 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	36.2%	43.2%	7.0%	37.9%	5.3%
Married: Opposite sex	49.8%	41.6%	-8.2%	44.2%	-2.6%
Separated	2.7%	4.5%	1.8%	2.2%	2.3%
Divorced	5.1%	5.3%	0.2%	9.1%	-3.8%
Widowed	6.2%	5.3%	-0.9%	6.1%	-0.8%

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	41.1%	52.9%	11.8%	48.4%	4.5%
Good health	37.8%	28.6%	-9.2%	33.6%	-5.0%
Fair health	16.1%	10.9%	-5.2%	12.7%	-1.8%
Bad health	3.1%	6.1%	3.0%	4.0%	2.1%
Very bad health	1.9%	1.5%	-0.4%	1.2%	0.3%

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 5HS this area, 31.8% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%. This area stands out for its low percentage of residents with higher education degree. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 18%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	30.7%	31.8%	1.1%	18.2%	13.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	16.7%	14.3%	-2.4%	9.6%	4.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	8.6%	12.2%	3.6%	13.4%	-1.2%
Apprenticeship	1.9%	5.7%	3.8%	5.3%	0.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.2%	12.7%	4.5%	16.9%	-4.2%
Degree or Similar	15.2%	18%	2.8%	33.8%	-15.8%
Other	18.7%	5.3%	-13.4%	2.8%	2.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 19.2% 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%	1.8%	1.8%	1.1%	0.7%
Chinese	1.4%	0%	-1.4%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	18.1%	13.7%	-4.4%	3.1%	10.6%
Pakistani	35.3%	36.9%	1.6%	2.7%	34.2%
Other Asian	5.3%	9.1%	3.8%	1.6%	7.5%
Black African	1.9%	6.7%	4.8%	2.5%	4.2%
Black Caribbean	3.9%	0.3%	-3.6%	1.0%	-0.7%
Other Black	0.3%	3%	2.7%	0.5%	2.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed Other	1.4%	0%	-1.4%	0.8%	-0.8%
White	23.1%	19.2%	-3.9%	81.4%	-62.2%
Arab	3.1%	4.6%	1.5%	0.6%	4.0%
Other	5.8%	4.6%	-1.2%	1.6%	3.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, 56.2% 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	51.4%	56.2%	4.8%	83.2%	-27.0%
European Union	10.3%	10.3%	0.0%	6.1%	4.2%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.8%	-0.5%
Africa	7.8%	7%	-0.8%	2.7%	4.3%
Middle East and Asia	28.9%	25.8%	-3.1%	5.6%	20.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.4%	0.3%	-1.1%	1.3%	-1.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	50.6%	56.2%	5.6%	83.2%	-27.0%
10+ Years	11.7%	25.2%	13.5%	9.8%	15.4%
5-10 Years	6.4%	8.5%	2.1%	2.9%	5.6%
2-5 Years	10.3%	4.3%	-6.0%	2.2%	2.1%
Less than 2 years	21.1%	5.8%	-15.3%	1.9%	3.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	65.9%	76.7%	-10.8%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Italy	1.8%	0.6%	1.2%
Lithuania	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Poland	1.8%	1.3%	0.5%
Romania	5.2%	0.9%	4.3%
Other EU countries	3.4%	1.5%	1.9%
North Africa	1.8%	0.1%	1.7%
Central and Western Africa	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Southern Asia	8.5%	1.2%	7.3%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
No passport held	9.5%	13.5%	-4.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	5.2%	37.2%	-32.0%
Christian	21.8%	46.2%	-24.4%
Hindu	5.8%	1.7%	4.1%
Muslim	53.9%	6.5%	47.4%
Sikh	7%	0.9%	6.1%
Other religion	2.7%	0.6%	2.1%
Not answered	3.6%	6.0%	-2.4%

Safety

Is Foleshill Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Foleshill Road was 197.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 38.3% higher than the Foleshill average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Foleshill Road has the 13th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Foleshill and the 104th highest crime rate of 1,014 local areas in Coventry .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 83.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 38.2%.

🔎 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. 86% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£35,100

Income Rank
2/10

Household Income in CV6 5HS, 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 - 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 - 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 - 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) - 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 Foleshill Road are based on 422 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 Foleshill Road, Foleshill, Coventry, CV6 5HS

Estimated Average Property Prices for CV6 5HS

Average Price
£161,129

Semi-Detached
£148,153

Terraced
£146,926

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£93,800

Other
£405,727

Estimated Average Property Prices for Foleshill Road

Average Price
£213,456

Semi-Detached
£239,470

Terraced
£170,351

Detached
£504,855

Flats/Maisonettes
£172,505

Other
£451,123

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Foleshill Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
747 Foleshill Road, Coventry, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£152,000	2023-04-21	£159,894
Flat 9 Christopher Hooke House Foleshill Road, Coventry, West Midlands Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£70,000	2020-01-10	£82,972
747 Foleshill Road, Coventry, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£95,000	2019-10-22	£116,967
807 Foleshill Road, Coventry, West Midlands Other, an established residential building	£350,000	2018-09-28	£407,732
747 Foleshill Road, Coventry, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£127,000	2018-01-02	£163,784

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CV6 5HS

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in CV6 5HS 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	75
Student (economically inactive)	28
Looking after home or family	27
Part-Time Employee	25
Self-Employed	18
Long-Term Sick or disabled	17
Retired	17
Other	15
Unemployed	14
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	33
Administrative and support service activities	11
Manufacturing	11
Transport and storage	10
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Human health and social work activities	8
Education	8
Other	5
Financial and insurance activities	3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Construction	3
Real estate activities	3
Information and communication	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Professional, scientific and technical 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	2,481 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bedworth Heath Nursery School Glebe Avenue , CV12 0DP	4out of 4	4,687 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Edgewick Community Primary School Cross Road , Off Foleshill Road CV6 5GP	3out of 4	373 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Holbrook Primary School Gateside Road , CV6 6FR	3out of 4	462 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School St Elizabeth's Road , Foleshill CV6 5BX	3out of 4	717 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Good Shepherd Catholic School Spring Road , Foleshill CV6 7FN	2out of 4	750 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Little Heath Primary School Spring Road , CV6 7FN	3out of 4	778 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Lyng Hall School Blackberry Lane , CV2 3JS	3out of 4	2,432 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Eden Girls' School Coventry Stoney Stanton Rd , CV1 4FS	4out of 4	2,462 yd	Free schools	No	Girls	More About School
President Kennedy School Academy Rookery Lane , CV6 4GL	4out of 4	2,612 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Foxford Community School Grange Road , Longford CV6 6BB	2out of 4	2,620 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Barr's Hill School and Community College Radford Road , CV1 4BU	3out of 4	2,771 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	2,108 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	4,559 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	367 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hospital Education Service Whitmore Park Annexe , Rylston Avenue CV6 2HD	3out of 4	2,062 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Castle Wood Special School 50 Deedmore Road , CV2 1FN	4out of 4	2,665 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Exhall Grange Specialist School Easter Way , Ash Green CV7 9HP	3out of 4	2,671 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bablake Junior and Pre-prep School Coundon Road , Coventry CV1 4AU	- not rated	3,060 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Garden Kitchen	Foleshill Community Centre, 757 Foleshill Road	2 yd
Aachi Restaurant	494 Foleshill Road, Coventry	81 yd
Ribbon Court Eat and Meet	Ribbon Court, 689 Foleshill Road	182 yd
Sam Mini Market	681 Foleshill Road, Coventry	281 yd
West Midlands Fire Service	Fire Station, Foleshill Road	474 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Foleshill Ex Servicemens Club	657-659 Foleshill Road, Coventry	281 yd
Parkstone Working Mens Club	The Parkstone Club, 846 Foleshill Road	441 yd
The New Horseshoe Bar & Grill	Three Horseshoes, 1007 Foleshill Road	474 yd
The Premier Club	12 Station Street West, Coventry	621 yd
Royal Hotel	Old Church Road, Coventry	671 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Kurdistan Naan	516 Foleshill Road, Coventry	75 yd
The Grill Shack	Mobile Food Stall, John Wigley Way	158 yd
Roastys Peri Peri	677 Foleshill Road, Coventry	281 yd
Sweet Memories (Cov) Ltd	589 Foleshill Road, Coventry	456 yd
Cake Inn Coventry Ltd	587 Foleshill Road, Coventry	490 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Foleshill Supermarket	611-613 Foleshill Road, Coventry	456 yd
Dadyal	511 Foleshill Road, Coventry	730 yd
Coventry Bargain Food	110-112 Holbrook Lane, Coventry	831 yd
Lidl	1 John Wigley Way, Coventry	904 yd
Tesco	Supermarket, Arena Retail Park	1,085 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Pro-Gym FOLESHILL ROAD	health and fitness suite	281 yd
Coventry Evening Telegraph Ground (Closed) Lythalls Lane	grass pitches	428 yd
Body Worx Gym 607A 607A FOLESHILL ROAD	health and fitness suite	428 yd
Holbrook Primary School HOLBROOKS PRIMARY SCHOOL HOLBROOKS PRIMARY SCHOOL GATESIDE ROAD	grass pitches	526 yd
Good Shepherd Catholic School SPRING ROAD	grass pitches	645 yd
St Elizabeth'S Catholic Primary School ST. ELIZABETHS ROAD	grass pitches	656 yd
Foleshill Sports & Leisure Centre (Closed) Livingstone Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	796 yd
Parkstone Working Mens Club Foleshill Road		932 yd
Mercia Park (Closed) Lockhurst Lane	grass pitches	986 yd
Coventrians Rugby Club BLACKWATCH ROAD	grass pitches	1,051 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	79.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	78.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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