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Housing in CV4 7EL

What the homes in CV4 7EL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Cannon Park & University
Council
Coventry
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
3,388 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (39%). Flats make up 15.3%, well below the 22.2% across England.

CV4 7ELEngland
Detached24%22.9%
Semi-detached39%31.5%
Terraced21.5%23%
Purpose-built flat14.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the CV4 7EL area is below that, at 46.1%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 35.7% of households against 20.5%. 33.7% own outright and 12.5% with a mortgage.

CV4 7EL
46%
36%
17%
England
  • Owned46.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.8%1%
  • Private rented35.7%20.5%
  • Social rented17.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

CV4 7ELEngland
Owned outright33.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan12.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent32.9%18.2%
Other private rented2.8%2.2%
From the council6.3%8.3%
From a housing association10.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 33.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CV4 7ELEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is sharers and other households, at 25.1%. 13.9% of households include dependent children.

CV4 7ELEngland
Living alone, under 6617.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over15.8%12.8%
Couple, no children10.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children10.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over7.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households25.1%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. Published by council, not 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 everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood CV4 7EL sits in (Cannon Park & University): about 3,388 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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