Longford Road, Longford, Coventry, CV6 6ED

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding CV6 6ED is primarily male, with 53.9% of the population 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	48.3%	46.1%	-2.2%	51.0%	-4.9%
Male	51.7%	53.9%	2.2%	49.0%	4.9%

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	33.2%	39.4%	6.2%	37.9%	1.5%
Married: Opposite sex	43%	37.5%	-5.5%	44.2%	-6.7%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Separated	4.2%	2.2%	-2.0%	2.2%	0.0%
Divorced	10.2%	14.1%	3.9%	9.1%	5.0%
Widowed	9.4%	6.1%	-3.3%	6.1%	0.0%

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	41.7%	41.9%	0.2%	48.4%	-6.5%
Good health	33.6%	36.3%	2.7%	33.6%	2.7%
Fair health	17.1%	13.4%	-3.7%	12.7%	0.7%
Bad health	5.4%	7.1%	1.7%	4.0%	3.1%
Very bad health	2.1%	1.2%	-0.9%	1.2%	0.0%

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.

In the area around CV6 6ED this area, 29.2% 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	30.9%	29.2%	-1.7%	18.2%	11.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14%	12.3%	-1.7%	9.6%	2.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.9%	11.6%	0.7%	13.4%	-1.8%
Apprenticeship	3.8%	6.9%	3.1%	5.3%	1.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	15.5%	12.6%	-2.9%	16.9%	-4.3%
Degree or Similar	19.6%	24.2%	4.6%	33.8%	-9.6%
Other	5.3%	3.2%	-2.1%	2.8%	0.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 70.1% 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%	-0.6%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	15.3%	12.7%	-2.6%	3.1%	9.6%
Pakistani	0.3%	2.5%	2.2%	2.7%	-0.2%
Other Asian	1.5%	1.9%	0.4%	1.6%	0.3%
Black African	1.2%	1.5%	0.3%	2.5%	-1.0%
Black Caribbean	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%	1.0%	-0.1%
Other Black	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%	0.8%	-0.2%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.7%	2.5%	-0.2%	0.9%	1.6%
Mixed Other	0.6%	1.5%	0.9%	0.8%	0.7%
White	76%	70.1%	-5.9%	81.4%	-11.3%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Roma	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Other	0%	3.7%	3.7%	1.6%	2.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 73.1% 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	82%	73.1%	-8.9%	83.2%	-10.1%
European Union	3%	9.9%	6.9%	6.1%	3.8%
Rest of Europe	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.8%	0.4%
Africa	1.2%	2.5%	1.3%	2.7%	-0.2%
Middle East and Asia	11.4%	11.8%	0.4%	5.6%	6.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.9%	1.5%	0.6%	1.3%	0.2%
Oceania	1.2%	0%	-1.2%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	81.1%	73.3%	-7.8%	83.2%	-9.9%
10+ Years	0.3%	13.4%	13.1%	9.8%	3.6%
5-10 Years	1.8%	5%	3.2%	2.9%	2.1%
2-5 Years	4.5%	5.6%	1.1%	2.2%	3.4%
Less than 2 years	12.3%	2.8%	-9.5%	1.9%	0.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	63.9%	76.7%	-12.8%
Ireland	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
France	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Italy	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
Spain	1.2%	0.4%	0.8%
Poland	2.4%	1.3%	1.1%
Romania	4.3%	0.9%	3.4%
Other EU countries	0.3%	1.5%	-1.2%
Other Europe	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Central and Western Africa	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Southern Asia	2.4%	1.2%	1.2%
South-East Asia	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	19.6%	13.5%	6.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	34.5%	37.2%	-2.7%
Christian	45.3%	46.2%	-0.9%
Hindu	2.5%	1.7%	0.8%
Muslim	2.5%	6.5%	-4.0%
Sikh	11.5%	0.9%	10.6%
Other religion	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Not answered	3.1%	6.0%	-2.9%

Safety

Is Longford Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Longford Road was 118.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 70.6% higher than the Holbrook average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Longford Road has the 17th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Holbrook and the 263rd highest crime rate of 1,014 local areas in Coventry .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 89.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 114.1%.

🔎 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. 70% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£39,600

Income Rank
4/10

Household Income in CV6 6ED, 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 - 9/10 (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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 5/10 (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) - 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) - 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 Longford Road are based on 133 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 Longford Road, Longford, Coventry, CV6 6ED

Estimated Average Property Prices for CV6 6ED

Average Price
£192,667

Semi-Detached
£222,482

Terraced
£182,613

Detached
£196,364

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Longford Road

Average Price
£186,106

Semi-Detached
£238,437

Terraced
£157,778

Detached
£282,147

Flats/Maisonettes
£154,091

Other
£322,533

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Longford Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
111 Longford Road, Coventry, West Midlands Detached, an established residential building	£212,000	2020-11-20	£250,126
139 Longford Road, Coventry, West Midlands Detached, an established residential building	£143,000	2020-03-05	£174,308
125 Longford Road, Coventry, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£130,000	2019-11-05	£161,746
145 Longford Road, Coventry, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£130,500	2018-03-28	£167,270
125 Longford Road, Coventry, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£115,600	2017-07-17	£153,982

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CV6 6ED

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	107
Retired	56
Self-Employed	27
Part-Time Employee	23
Looking after home or family	18
Long-Term Sick or disabled	13
Student (economically inactive)	11
Other	10
Unemployed	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	1

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	39
Human health and social work activities	22
Education	21
Manufacturing	20
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Transport and storage	10
Other	7
Construction	7
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Professional, scientific and technical activities	4
Financial and insurance activities	3
Real estate activities	3
Administrative and support service activities	3
Information and communication	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bedworth Heath Nursery School Glebe Avenue , CV12 0DP	4out of 4	3,058 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hillfields Nursery School Clifton Street , Hillfields CV1 5GR	4out of 4	4,271 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Longford Park Primary School Windmill Road , CV6 7AT	3out of 4	568 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grangehurst Primary School Anderton Road , Longford CV6 6JN	3out of 4	922 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Alderman's Green Primary School Alderman's Green Primary School , Aldermans Green Road CV2 1PP	- not rated	1,234 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Laurences CofE Primary School Old Church Road , CV6 7ED	3out of 4	1,336 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
John Shelton Community Primary School Briscoe Road , Holbrooks CV6 4JP	3out of 4	1,430 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Foxford Community School Grange Road , Longford CV6 6BB	2out of 4	844 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ash Green School Ash Green Lane , Ash Green CV7 9AH	3out of 4	2,178 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
President Kennedy School Academy Rookery Lane , CV6 4GL	4out of 4	2,488 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School Potters Green Road , CV2 2AJ	2out of 4	3,008 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Lyng Hall School Blackberry Lane , CV2 3JS	3out of 4	3,332 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	2,458 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	4,293 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Exhall Grange Specialist School Easter Way , Ash Green CV7 9HP	3out of 4	1,629 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lote Tree Primary School 643 Foleshill Road , CV6 5JQ	- not rated	2,187 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Castle Wood Special School 50 Deedmore Road , CV2 1FN	4out of 4	2,536 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hospital Education Service Whitmore Park Annexe , Rylston Avenue CV6 2HD	3out of 4	2,964 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Keresley College Bennetts Road North , Keresley End CV7 8LA	- not rated	3,978 yd	Other independent 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
Cuisines De Occasions Catering	House of Empowerment, Lady Lane	257 yd
Over 50's Luncheon Club	House of Empowerment, Lady Lane	257 yd
New Stadium Café	31 Longford Road, Coventry	418 yd
St Thomas Church	Longford Road, Coventry	634 yd
SJ's Café	Hales Industrial Park, Rowleys Green Lane	651 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Coach & Horses	Coach And Horses, Longford Road	371 yd
Longford Engine	270 Bedworth Road, Coventry	725 yd
Foleshill Gas Club	Foleshill Gas Workers Club, 970 Foleshill Road	758 yd
Bird in Hand	Aldermans Green Road, Coventry	996 yd
The Wheatsheaf	The Wheatsheaf Inn, 886 Foleshill Road	1,015 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Stone Pizza & Stone Grill	205-207 Longford Road, Coventry	320 yd
Star Fish Bar	199 Longford Road, Coventry	371 yd
China Garden	China Garden Restaurant, Longford Road	371 yd
Sylhet Balti	3 Windmill Road, Coventry	498 yd
Subway	Arena Retail Park, Classic Drive	690 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Marks & Spencer	Units 4 To 5, Arena Retail Park		673 yd
Tesco	Supermarket, Arena Retail Park		758 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Capitol Gym LONGFORD ROAD	health and fitness suite	212 yd
Longford Park Primary School WINDMILL ROAD	grass pitches	398 yd
Longford Park Longford Road	grass pitches	661 yd
The Ricoh Arena RICOH ARENA RICOH ARENA PHOENIX WAY	grass pitches	729 yd
Arena Health And Fitness Club (Closed) Ricoh Arena Ricoh Arena Phoenix Way	health and fitness suite	796 yd
Foxford Leisure Centre GRANGE ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	798 yd
Grangehurst Primary School GRANGEHURST PRIMARY SCHOOL GRANGEHURST PRIMARY SCHOOL ANDERTON ROAD	grass pitches	829 yd
Parkstone Working Mens Club Foleshill Road		906 yd
Cubbington Recreation Ground (Closed) Cubbington Road	grass pitches	933 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	129.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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