Housing in CV6 5RT
What the homes in CV6 5RT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Foleshill West
- Council
- Coventry
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,781 (2024)
CV6 5RTCoventry
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (65.7%). Flats make up 3.5%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the CV6 5RT area is broadly in line with that, at 57.4%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 36% of households against 20.5%. 36.5% own outright and 21% with a mortgage.
- Owned57.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented36%20.5%
- Social rented6.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 3.6 people living in it. 16.1% 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 28.8%. 37.3% 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 5RT sits in (Foleshill West): about 1,781 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.