Housing in CV6 5BY
What the homes in CV6 5BY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Foleshill East
- Council
- Coventry
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,493 (2024)
CV6 5BYCoventry
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (58.2%). Flats make up 16%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the CV6 5BY area is well below that, at 31.8%. The private rented sector is more than double the national picture, at 45.3% of households against 20.5%. 22.3% own outright and 9.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned31.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.6%1%
- Private rented45.3%20.5%
- Social rented21.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free1%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 25.2% 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 20.6%. 36.6% 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 CV6 5BY sits in (Foleshill East): about 1,493 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.