Housing in CV6 5HY
What the homes in CV6 5HY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Foleshill West
- Council
- Coventry
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,871 (2024)
CV6 5HYCoventry
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (50.3%). Flats make up 24%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
37% of households in the CV6 5HY area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 40.2% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 19.4% own outright and 17.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned37%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented40.2%20.5%
- Social rented22.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.9 people living in it. 31.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (23.8%). 35.9% 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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CV6 5HY (Foleshill West) (about 1,871 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.