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Thinking of living at CV1 2AT? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gosford Park Primary School | Primary | 200 m | 35% met the expected standard |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School | Primary | 400 m | 58% met the expected standard |
| Southfields Primary School | Primary | 800 m | 71% met the expected standard |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School | Primary | 1.1 km | 77% met the expected standard |
| Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College | Secondary | 200 m | Attainment 8: 51.2 · 11.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sidney Stringer Academy | Secondary | 1.3 km | Attainment 8: 40.1 · 9.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Eden Girls' School, Coventry | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 62.6 · 29.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Stoke Park School | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 43.4 · 7.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Meadow Park School | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 34.9 · 8.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Park View | Independent | 850 m | – |
| Pattison College | Independent | 900 m | 11.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| King Henry VIII School | Independent | 1.7 km | 53.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Stoke Coventry/London Road Crown Green Bowls Club | 890 m | 22 |
| Tennis | Tennis Courts | 360 m | 16 |
| Swimming | The Wave | 1.3 km | 11 |
| Golf | Copsewood Community Sports And Social Club | 2.1 km | 6 |
| Squash | Coventry And North Warwickshire Sports Club | 1.1 km | 5 |
| Rugby union | Copsewood Rugby FC | 2.1 km | 5 |
| Cricket | Coventry & North Warwickshire Ground | 1.1 km | 4 |
| Fitness | Future Fitness | 600 m | 3 |
| Football | Coventry Sphinx F.C. | 1.4 km | 3 |
| Cycling | Alan Higgs Centre | 1.9 km | 3 |
| Athletics | Meadow Park School | 1.9 km | 2 |
| Multi-sport | Alan Higgs Sports Centre | 1.8 km | 1 |
| Ice skating | Planet Ice Coventry | 1.8 km | 1 |
| Ice hockey | Planet Ice Arena | 1.8 km | 1 |
| Skateboard | Alan Higgs Skatepark | 2.0 km | 1 |
| Rugby | Pinley Rugby Football Club | 3.1 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 20. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Coventry, a short drive or bike ride (1.5 km), with 6.8m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham New Street.
The nearest bus stop is Welland Road, 100 m away, with a bus about every 15 minutes on weekdays (route 3); 57 departures an hour from the 15 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 6 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
53% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Gosford Park Primary School, a few minutes' walk (200 m); 35% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Sidney Stringer Primary Academy (1 km).
The nearest secondary is Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College, 200 m away; Attainment 8: 51.2 · 11.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Eden Girls' School, Coventry (1.3 km) and Barr's Hill School (1.9 km).
Few families with young children: only 10% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is African, Arab and Afghan Supermarket, 550 m away, with Dougall Off Licence closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Park House (300 m), with Crest Pharmacy - Humber Road the closest pharmacy (350 m).
For a haircut, Gentlemen Barber is 350 m away.
The nearest full A&E is University Hospital, 4.0 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 61% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 59% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 15 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 55 restaurants and cafés and 4 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Little Moon Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and Charterhouse Working Mens Club the nearest pub (200 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (31 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 198 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 14 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 18% flats and 7% detached houses.
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 58% were built before 1919.
It's growing: about 159 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
47 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Every primary near CV1 2AT, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
The nearest park is Gosford Park, 400 m away; for exercise, Cross Fit (500 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 14.0 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 18 km away.
Many neighbours rent: 62% of households rent privately and 16% socially.
It's young: 58% of residents are aged 15–29.
This is a student area: 53% of adults were full-time students at the 2021 census, so expect shared houses, busy term times and quiet summers.
The nearest university is Coventry University, 1.1 km away (TEF Gold).
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.