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Housing in CV5 6BB

What the homes in CV5 6BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Earlsdon & Canley Gardens
Council
Coventry
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,499 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (40.5%). Flats make up 2%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

CV5 6BBEngland
Detached40%22.9%
Semi-detached40.5%31.5%
Terraced17.5%23%
Purpose-built flat0.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the CV5 6BB area is above that, at 85.7%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 12.2% of households against 20.5%. 52.5% own outright and 33.3% with a mortgage.

CV5 6BB
86%
12%
England
  • Owned85.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented12.2%20.5%
  • Social rented1.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

CV5 6BBEngland
Owned outright52.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan33.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.4%18.2%
Other private rented1.9%2.2%
From the council0.2%8.3%
From a housing association1.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 22.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CV5 6BBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 19.7%. 24.1% of households include dependent children.

CV5 6BBEngland
Living alone, under 669.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13.9%12.8%
Couple, no children17%16.8%
Couple with dependent children19.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over14.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households10.7%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 CV5 6BB sits in (Earlsdon & Canley Gardens): about 1,499 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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