Housing in CV1 2HS
What the homes in CV1 2HS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Lower Stoke & Gosford Park
- Council
- Coventry
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,139 (2024)
CV1 2HSCoventry
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (38.4%). Flats make up 47.8%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the CV1 2HS area is less than half that, at 10.6%. The private rented sector is more than double the national picture, at 75.9% of households against 20.5%. 6.1% own outright and 4.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned10.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented75.9%20.5%
- Social rented13%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.5%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 39.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is sharers and other households, at 36.8%. 10.6% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Coventry
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Coventry, August 2026, +2.4% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood CV1 2HS sits in (Lower Stoke & Gosford Park): about 2,139 residents.
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.