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Housing in CV6 5FW

What the homes in CV6 5FW are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Foleshill East
Council
Coventry
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
2,478 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (35.4%). Flats make up 36.2%, well above the 22.2% across England.

CV6 5FWEngland
Detached15.8%22.9%
Semi-detached25.1%31.5%
Terraced22.7%23%
Purpose-built flat35.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

48.4% of households in the CV6 5FW area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 31.9% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 6.2% own outright and 42.2% with a mortgage.

CV6 5FW
48%
32%
19%
England
  • Owned48.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1%1%
  • Private rented31.9%20.5%
  • Social rented18.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

CV6 5FWEngland
Owned outright6.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan42.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent28.7%18.2%
Other private rented3.3%2.2%
From the council2.6%8.3%
From a housing association16%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 28.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CV6 5FWEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (31.5%). 38.2% of households include dependent children.

CV6 5FWEngland
Living alone, under 6626.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over2.5%12.8%
Couple, no children16.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children31.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over0.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households10.8%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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than 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 the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CV6 5FW (Foleshill East) (about 2,478 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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