Housing in CV4 8DR
What the homes in CV4 8DR are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Canley & Westwood Heath
- Council
- Coventry
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,359 (2024)
CV4 8DRCoventry
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (45.4%). Flats make up 36.1%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the CV4 8DR area is less than half that, at 18.2%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 18.4% of households against 20.5%. 11.5% own outright and 6.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned18.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.7%1%
- Private rented18.4%20.5%
- Social rented61%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.7%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 35.8% 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 19.6%. 33.1% 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 CV4 8DR sits in (Canley & Westwood Heath): about 1,359 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.