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Housing in CV1 9GQ

What the homes in CV1 9GQ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Willenhall
Council
Coventry
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,796 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (46.7%). Flats make up 48.6%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

CV1 9GQEngland
Detached4.1%22.9%
Semi-detached29.2%31.5%
Terraced17.9%23%
Purpose-built flat46.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.9%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

48% of households in the CV1 9GQ area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 19.3% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 28.4% own outright and 19.6% with a mortgage.

CV1 9GQ
48%
19%
32%
England
  • Owned48%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.6%1%
  • Private rented19.3%20.5%
  • Social rented32%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

CV1 9GQEngland
Owned outright28.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan19.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent17.2%18.2%
Other private rented2.1%2.2%
From the council13.2%8.3%
From a housing association18.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 43% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CV1 9GQEngland
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20%
40%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (31.2%). 22.3% of households include dependent children.

CV1 9GQEngland
Living alone, under 6631.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over11.8%12.8%
Couple, no children11.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children11.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children11.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.9%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 9GQ (Willenhall) (about 1,796 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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