Foleshill Road, Foleshill, Coventry, CV6 6GS

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding CV6 6GS has a slightly higher male population, with 50.8% 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	49.4%	49.2%	-0.2%	51.0%	-1.8%
Male	50.6%	50.8%	0.2%	49.0%	1.8%

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 6GS, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 44.1% 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	39.6%	44.1%	4.5%	37.9%	6.2%
Married: Opposite sex	43%	40.7%	-2.3%	44.2%	-3.5%
Separated	5.7%	3.7%	-2.0%	2.2%	1.5%
Divorced	8.3%	8.3%	0.0%	9.1%	-0.8%
Widowed	3.4%	3.2%	-0.2%	6.1%	-2.9%

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	37.9%	51.2%	13.3%	48.4%	2.8%
Good health	37.1%	33.7%	-3.4%	33.6%	0.1%
Fair health	15.2%	10.1%	-5.1%	12.7%	-2.6%
Bad health	7.8%	3.6%	-4.2%	4.0%	-0.4%
Very bad health	2%	1.3%	-0.7%	1.2%	0.1%

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	27.9%	26.9%	-1.0%	18.2%	8.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.7%	12.2%	-2.5%	9.6%	2.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.5%	9.9%	-2.6%	13.4%	-3.5%
Apprenticeship	2.6%	5.1%	2.5%	5.3%	-0.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.9%	14%	6.1%	16.9%	-2.9%
Degree or Similar	17.7%	28.3%	10.6%	33.8%	-5.5%
Other	16.6%	3.7%	-12.9%	2.8%	0.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 39.9% 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%	2.3%	2.3%	1.1%	1.2%
Indian	28.2%	15%	-13.2%	3.1%	11.9%
Pakistani	13.2%	9.3%	-3.9%	2.7%	6.6%
Other Asian	3.2%	4.8%	1.6%	1.6%	3.2%
Black African	2.3%	14.3%	12.0%	2.5%	11.8%
Black Caribbean	4%	0.8%	-3.2%	1.0%	-0.2%
Other Black	5.5%	1.8%	-3.7%	0.5%	1.3%
Mixed White and Asian	2%	0.8%	-1.2%	0.8%	0.0%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.9%	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%	0.6%
White	35.1%	39.9%	4.8%	81.4%	-41.5%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	1.4%	0%	-1.4%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	2.7%	2.7%	0.2%	2.5%
Arab	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	3.7%	6.1%	2.4%	1.6%	4.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 48.3% 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	58.9%	48.3%	-10.6%	83.2%	-34.9%
European Union	5.5%	21.4%	15.9%	6.1%	15.3%
Rest of Europe	1.1%	1.7%	0.6%	0.8%	0.9%
Africa	3.4%	10.6%	7.2%	2.7%	7.9%
Middle East and Asia	28.7%	17.1%	-11.6%	5.6%	11.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.3%	0.8%	-1.5%	1.3%	-0.5%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 48.3% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 23.2% 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	58.3%	48.5%	-9.8%	83.2%	-34.7%
10+ Years	2.9%	23.2%	20.3%	9.8%	13.4%
5-10 Years	6.6%	12.2%	5.6%	2.9%	9.3%
2-5 Years	12.9%	10.2%	-2.7%	2.2%	8.0%
Less than 2 years	19.3%	6%	-13.3%	1.9%	4.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	55.4%	76.7%	-21.3%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Italy	3.8%	0.6%	3.2%
Portugal	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Spain	0.2%	0.4%	-0.2%
Lithuania	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Poland	2.3%	1.3%	1.0%
Romania	14.1%	0.9%	13.2%
Other EU countries	4.8%	1.5%	3.3%
Central and Western Africa	1.7%	0.3%	1.4%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Southern Asia	7.8%	1.2%	6.6%
No passport held	8.3%	13.5%	-5.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	13.8%	37.2%	-23.4%
Christian	46.2%	46.2%	0.0%
Buddhist	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Hindu	4.8%	1.7%	3.1%
Muslim	17%	6.5%	10.5%
Sikh	12.3%	0.9%	11.4%
Other religion	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Not answered	5%	6.0%	-1.0%

Safety

Is Foleshill Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Foleshill Road was 110.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 22.9% lower than the Foleshill average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Foleshill Road has the 32nd highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Foleshill and the 291st highest crime rate of 1,014 local areas in Coventry .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 64.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 207.4%.

🔎 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. 71% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£39,200

Income Rank
3/10

Household Income in CV6 6GS, 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 - 9/10 (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 - 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) - 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 6GS

Estimated Average Property Prices for CV6 6GS

Average Price
£208,707

Semi-Detached
£174,992

Terraced
£163,878

Detached
£315,304

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£329,164

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
908 Foleshill Road, Coventry, West Midlands Other, an established residential building	£170,000	2024-06-11	£176,960
940 Foleshill Road, Coventry, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£125,000	2016-10-03	£177,898
934 Foleshill Road, Coventry, West Midlands Other, an established residential building	£345,000	2015-12-10	£484,620
936 Foleshill Road, Coventry, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£110,000	2015-09-25	£173,481
872 - 874 Foleshill Road, Coventry, West Midlands Detached, an established residential building	£180,000	2007-11-23	£313,176

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CV6 6GS

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	159
Part-Time Employee	45
Looking after home or family	41
Retired	40
Self-Employed	33
Unemployed	28
Other	25
Student (economically inactive)	24
Long-Term Sick or disabled	24
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	17

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	30
Human health and social work activities	19
Manufacturing	13
Transport and storage	12
Education	7
Other	6
Financial and insurance activities	5
Professional, scientific and technical activities	5
Accommodation and food service activities	5
Construction	5
Administrative and support service activities	4
Information and communication	3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Real estate activities	2

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	3,266 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bedworth Heath Nursery School Glebe Avenue , CV12 0DP	4out of 4	3,957 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Holbrook Primary School Gateside Road , CV6 6FR	3out of 4	500 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Longford Park Primary School Windmill Road , CV6 7AT	3out of 4	729 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Little Heath Primary School Spring Road , CV6 7FN	3out of 4	759 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Good Shepherd Catholic School Spring Road , Foleshill CV6 7FN	2out of 4	797 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Laurences CofE Primary School Old Church Road , CV6 7ED	3out of 4	964 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	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	1,797 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
President Kennedy School Academy Rookery Lane , CV6 4GL	4out of 4	2,443 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Lyng Hall School Blackberry Lane , CV2 3JS	3out of 4	2,674 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Ash Green School Ash Green Lane , Ash Green CV7 9AH	3out of 4	2,792 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School Potters Green Road , CV2 2AJ	2out of 4	2,964 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	2,025 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	4,292 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	1,173 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Exhall Grange Specialist School Easter Way , Ash Green CV7 9HP	3out of 4	2,113 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hospital Education Service Whitmore Park Annexe , Rylston Avenue CV6 2HD	3out of 4	2,383 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Castle Wood Special School 50 Deedmore Road , CV2 1FN	4out of 4	2,387 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Summit School Cygnet Joyce Parker Hospital , 2 Lansdown Street CV2 4BF	- not rated	3,813 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
Royal Punjab Dhaba	1059 Foleshill Road, Coventry	90 yd
Chennai Dosa	872 Foleshill Road, Coventry	111 yd
West Midlands Fire Service	Fire Station, Foleshill Road	355 yd
St Thomas Church	Longford Road, Coventry	380 yd
Bucks	Unit 1, Arena Retail Park	385 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Wheatsheaf	The Wheatsheaf Inn, 886 Foleshill Road	2 yd
Foleshill Gas Club	Foleshill Gas Workers Club, 970 Foleshill Road	258 yd
The New Horseshoe Bar & Grill	Three Horseshoes, 1007 Foleshill Road	355 yd
Cherry Tree Sports and Social Club	Cherry Tree Sports Club, 82-84 Lythalls Lane	500 yd
Royal Hotel	Old Church Road, Coventry	509 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Triple Ate Batch Bar	888 Foleshill Road, Coventry	2 yd
Pizza Ricoh	1081 Foleshill Road, Coventry	46 yd
Fusions@Joanna's All Day Takeaway	1035 Foleshill Road, Coventry	61 yd
Star Grill	886 Foleshill Road, Coventry	70 yd
Batch of the Day	998A Foleshill Road, Coventry	258 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco	Supermarket, Arena Retail Park		258 yd
Marks & Spencer	Units 4 To 5, Arena Retail Park		385 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Parkstone Working Mens Club Foleshill Road		121 yd
Cubbington Recreation Ground (Closed) Cubbington Road	grass pitches	450 yd
Coventry Evening Telegraph Ground (Closed) Lythalls Lane	grass pitches	478 yd
Holbrook Primary School HOLBROOKS PRIMARY SCHOOL HOLBROOKS PRIMARY SCHOOL GATESIDE ROAD	grass pitches	575 yd
Longford Park Primary School WINDMILL ROAD	grass pitches	697 yd
Good Shepherd Catholic School SPRING ROAD	grass pitches	703 yd
St Laurence’S Church Of England Primary School OLD CHURCH ROAD	grass pitches	846 yd
The Ricoh Arena RICOH ARENA RICOH ARENA PHOENIX WAY	grass pitches	1,039 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	97.9%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	97.9%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	97.9%

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	79.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed	101.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	12.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	40 Mbit/s

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