Housing in CV2 2ED
What the homes in CV2 2ED are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Wyken Croft
- Council
- Coventry
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,386 (2024)
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What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (48%). Flats make up 37.7%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the CV2 2ED area is broadly in line with that, at 63%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 32.5% of households against 20.5%. 35.3% own outright and 27.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned63%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented32.5%20.5%
- Social rented4.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 36.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 22.8%. 23.8% 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 CV2 2ED sits in (Wyken Croft): about 1,386 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.