Housing in CV5 8BL
What the homes in CV5 8BL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Whoberley
- Council
- Coventry
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,712 (2024)
CV5 8BLCoventry
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (51.5%). Flats make up 8.5%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the CV5 8BL area is above that, at 79.1%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 17.8% of households against 20.5%. 38.5% own outright and 40.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned79.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented17.8%20.5%
- Social rented2.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 26.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 20.3%. 25% 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 CV5 8BL sits in (Whoberley): about 1,712 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.