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Housing in CV1 5GX

What the homes in CV1 5GX are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Hillfields
Council
Coventry
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
2,194 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (66.8%). Flats make up 73.6%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

CV1 5GXEngland
Detached4.1%22.9%
Semi-detached5.4%31.5%
Terraced16.5%23%
Purpose-built flat66.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building4.9%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.4%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

9.6% of households in the CV1 5GX area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 13.9% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 5.8% own outright and 3.8% with a mortgage.

CV1 5GX
14%
75%
England
  • Owned9.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.7%1%
  • Private rented13.9%20.5%
  • Social rented74.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free1.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

CV1 5GXEngland
Owned outright5.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan3.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent11.1%18.2%
Other private rented2.8%2.2%
From the council26.1%8.3%
From a housing association48.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 49% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CV1 5GXEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (42.5%). 28.7% of households include dependent children.

CV1 5GXEngland
Living alone, under 6642.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over6.5%12.8%
Couple, no children5.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children14.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children1.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children13.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households10.3%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Coventry

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Coventry (August 2026, +2.4% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

CoventryEngland
All homes£1,020£1,459
One bedroom£759£1,195
Two bedrooms£913£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,066£1,489
Four or more£1,453£2,161
Detached£1,234£1,640
Semi-detached£1,075£1,449
Terraced£1,041£1,435
Flat or maisonette£853£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CV1 5GX (Hillfields) (about 2,194 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.

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