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Housing in CV5 8FF

What the homes in CV5 8FF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Chapelfields
Council
Coventry
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,504 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are terraced (69.6%). Flats make up 19.3%, below the 22.2% across England.

CV5 8FFEngland
Detached2.4%22.9%
Semi-detached8.7%31.5%
Terraced69.6%23%
Purpose-built flat9.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the CV5 8FF area is below that, at 46.9%. The private rented sector is more than double the national picture, at 43.9% of households against 20.5%. 22% own outright and 24.9% with a mortgage.

CV5 8FF
47%
44%
England
  • Owned46.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented43.9%20.5%
  • Social rented9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

CV5 8FFEngland
Owned outright22%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan24.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent40.6%18.2%
Other private rented3.3%2.2%
From the council1.1%8.3%
From a housing association7.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 35.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CV5 8FFEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 27.5%. 20.2% of households include dependent children.

CV5 8FFEngland
Living alone, under 6627.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over7.6%12.8%
Couple, no children15.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children14.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households18.6%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 8FF sits in (Chapelfields): about 1,504 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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