Cotton Way, Coventry, CV6 5PW

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around CV6 5PW is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	54.7%	51.3%	-3.4%	51.0%	0.3%
Male	45.3%	48.7%	3.4%	49.0%	-0.3%

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 5PW, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 55.8% 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	50.6%	55.8%	5.2%	37.9%	17.9%
Married: Opposite sex	36.8%	35.1%	-1.7%	44.2%	-9.1%
Separated	4.8%	1.8%	-3.0%	2.2%	-0.4%
Divorced	6.7%	5.5%	-1.2%	9.1%	-3.6%
Widowed	1.1%	1.8%	0.7%	6.1%	-4.3%

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	52.1%	53%	0.9%	48.4%	4.6%
Good health	30.7%	31%	0.3%	33.6%	-2.6%
Fair health	11.6%	9.9%	-1.7%	12.7%	-2.8%
Bad health	4.4%	5%	0.6%	4.0%	1.0%
Very bad health	1.2%	1%	-0.2%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	33.8%	22.7%	-11.1%	18.2%	4.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.5%	14.5%	0.0%	9.6%	4.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.5%	14.5%	0.0%	13.4%	1.1%
Apprenticeship	1.1%	3.3%	2.2%	5.3%	-2.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.3%	17%	7.7%	16.9%	0.1%
Degree or Similar	16.7%	26.1%	9.4%	33.8%	-7.7%
Other	10%	1.8%	-8.2%	2.8%	-1.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 36.3% 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	8.6%	8.2%	-0.4%	1.1%	7.1%
Chinese	1.4%	0.4%	-1.0%	0.7%	-0.3%
Indian	9.5%	5.5%	-4.0%	3.1%	2.4%
Pakistani	5.8%	4.8%	-1.0%	2.7%	2.1%
Other Asian	2.1%	4%	1.9%	1.6%	2.4%
Black African	22.1%	15.8%	-6.3%	2.5%	13.3%
Black Caribbean	1.4%	0.4%	-1.0%	1.0%	-0.6%
Other Black	2.3%	3.8%	1.5%	0.5%	3.3%
Mixed White and Asian	2.1%	1.3%	-0.8%	0.8%	0.5%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.2%	2.1%	1.9%	0.9%	1.2%
Mixed Other	0.9%	0.6%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.2%
White	40%	36.3%	-3.7%	81.4%	-45.1%
Roma	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Arab	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Other	3.5%	14.3%	10.8%	1.6%	12.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 61.5% 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	68.6%	61.5%	-7.1%	83.2%	-21.7%
European Union	3.3%	13.8%	10.5%	6.1%	7.7%
Rest of Europe	0.2%	2.1%	1.9%	0.8%	1.3%
Africa	14.7%	12.8%	-1.9%	2.7%	10.1%
Middle East and Asia	12.6%	9.6%	-3.0%	5.6%	4.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.7%	0.2%	-0.5%	1.3%	-1.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	68.1%	61.4%	-6.7%	83.2%	-21.8%
10+ Years	3%	30.3%	27.3%	9.8%	20.5%
5-10 Years	6%	4.2%	-1.8%	2.9%	1.3%
2-5 Years	11.6%	2.9%	-8.7%	2.2%	0.7%
Less than 2 years	11.2%	1.3%	-9.9%	1.9%	-0.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	54.7%	76.7%	-22.0%
Ireland	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
France	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Germany	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
Italy	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Lithuania	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Poland	2.5%	1.3%	1.2%
Romania	1.9%	0.9%	1.0%
Other EU countries	4.2%	1.5%	2.7%
Turkey	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Central and Western Africa	1.7%	0.3%	1.4%
South and Eastern Africa	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Southern Asia	2.1%	1.2%	0.9%
North America and the Caribbean	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
No passport held	28.3%	13.5%	14.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	22%	37.2%	-15.2%
Christian	31%	46.2%	-15.2%
Hindu	3.6%	1.7%	1.9%
Muslim	35%	6.5%	28.5%
Sikh	1.5%	0.9%	0.6%
Other religion	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
Not answered	5.5%	6.0%	-0.5%

Safety

Is Cotton Way Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Cotton Way was 83.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 40.2% lower than the Foleshill average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Cotton Way has the 28th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Foleshill and the 389th highest crime rate of 998 local areas in Coventry .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 54.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -56.6%.

🔎 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 5PW, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (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 - 9/10 (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 - 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 - 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) - 10/10 (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) - 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 Cotton Way are based on 7 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 Cotton Way, Coventry, CV6 5PW

Estimated Average Property Prices for CV6 5PW

Average Price
£210,024

Semi-Detached
£216,038

Terraced
£197,997

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Cotton Way

Average Price
£215,892

Semi-Detached
£215,001

Terraced
£217,080

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Cotton WayStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
1 Cotton Way, Coventry, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£132,000	2013-05-10	£242,861
5 Cotton Way, Coventry, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£120,950	2007-10-02	£201,713
3 Cotton Way, Coventry, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£122,950	2007-10-02	£212,238
1 Cotton Way, Coventry, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£152,950	2007-09-24	£254,261
4 Cotton Way, Coventry, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£117,950	2007-07-27	£202,929

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CV6 5PW

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in CV6 5PW 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	80
Student (economically inactive)	62
Part-Time Employee	48
Looking after home or family	38
Other	25
Self-Employed	24
Retired	17
Unemployed	15
Long-Term Sick or disabled	14
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	26
Human health and social work activities	19
Manufacturing	14
Accommodation and food service activities	13
Education	11
Transport and storage	11
Administrative and support service activities	7
Financial and insurance activities	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Other	3
Professional, scientific and technical activities	3
Information and communication	3
Construction	2
Real estate activities	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Paradise Nursery School Station Street East , Foleshill CV6 5FR	- not rated	1,068 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hillfields Nursery School Clifton Street , Hillfields CV1 5GR	4out of 4	1,646 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Joseph Cash Primary School Owenford Road , Radford CV6 3FS	3out of 4	248 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Broad Heath Community Primary School Hanford Close , CV6 5DP	3out of 4	849 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School St Elizabeth's Road , Foleshill CV6 5BX	3out of 4	943 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School, Foleshill St Elizabeth's Road , Foleshill CV6 5BX	- not rated	943 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Edgewick Community Primary School Cross Road , Off Foleshill Road CV6 5GP	3out of 4	1,028 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Goodyers End Middle School Bowling Green Lane , CV12 0HP	- not rated	5,207 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	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	1,502 yd	Free schools	No	Girls	More About School
Barr's Hill School Radford Road , CV1 4BU	4out of 4	1,610 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Barr's Hill School and Community College Radford Road , CV1 4BU	- not rated	1,610 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Sidney Stringer Academy 2 Primrose Hill Street , CV1 5LY	3out of 4	1,915 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sidney Stringer School - Specialising in Mathematics and Computing Cox Street , CV1 5NL	- not rated	1,915 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
City College Coventry 50 Swanswell Street , CV1 5DG	- not rated	1,534 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Coventry College 50 Swanswell Street , CV1 5DG	- not rated	1,657 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Coventry Technical College Butts , CV1 3GD	- not rated	2,921 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	3out of 4	5,358 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	916 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Paradise Muslim School 283-287 Stoney Stanton Road , CV1 4FR	- not rated	1,216 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Coventry Hospital School Smith-Clarke Ward , Stoney Stanton Road CV1 4FH	- not rated	1,622 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Shaftesbury Coventry Extended Centre Swanswell Extended Learning Centre , Bath Street CV1 5DG	- not rated	1,665 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Inspired Pathways Whitmore Park Annexe , Rylston Avenue CV6 2HD	3out of 4	1,873 yd	Pupil referral unit	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
Burger King	Arena Retail Park, Classic Drive	248 yd
NK'S kitchen	101 Lockhurst Lane, Coventry	308 yd
Foleshill Express	312-314 Foleshill Road, Coventry	505 yd
Tamil's Taste of Asia	320 Foleshill Road, Coventry	505 yd
Bridge Coffee Lounge	Sutherland House, Matlock Road	521 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Mercia Venue Banqueting Suite	Mercia Sporting Club, Lockhurst Lane	289 yd
Grill Father	13 Lockhurst Lane, Coventry	289 yd
Jaguar Bowls Club	Jaguar Cars Bowling Club, 12 Kinlet Close	309 yd
The New Crow Bar & Grill	151 Lockhurst Lane, Coventry	364 yd
The Premier Club	12 Station Street West, Coventry	619 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Subway	54 Lockhurst Lane, Coventry	363 yd
Pizza O'more Coventry	409 Foleshill Road, Coventry	450 yd
Kurdistan Restaurant	443 Foleshill Road, Coventry	450 yd
Golden Dragon	246 Lockhurst Lane, Coventry	568 yd
Weihua Old Kitchen	15 Station Street West, Coventry	585 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Dadyal	511 Foleshill Road, Coventry	609 yd
Foleshill Supermarket	611-613 Foleshill Road, Coventry	821 yd
ASDA	Jubilee Crescent, Coventry	942 yd
Tesco Coventry 2 Express	Tesco Supermarket, Jubilee Crescent	942 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Joseph Cash Primary School OWENFORD ROAD	grass pitches	254 yd
Mercia Park (Closed) Lockhurst Lane	grass pitches	289 yd
Daimler Green Community Centre HIGHLEY DRIVE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	385 yd
Coventrians Rugby Club BLACKWATCH ROAD	grass pitches	424 yd
Foleshill Sports & Leisure Centre (Closed) Livingstone Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	494 yd
Cashs Park Kingfield Lane	grass pitches	598 yd
Body Worx Gym 607A 607A FOLESHILL ROAD	health and fitness suite	829 yd
Broad Heath Community Primary School HANFORD CLOSE	grass pitches	848 yd
St Elizabeth'S Catholic Primary School ST. ELIZABETHS ROAD	grass pitches	943 yd
Pro-Gym FOLESHILL ROAD	health and fitness suite	960 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	94.1%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	94.1%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	94.1%

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	47.3 Mbit/s
Average download speed	45.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	58.41 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	58.41 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	11.3 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	10.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	16.51 Mbit/s

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

Overview of CV6 5PW