Measuring the distances…
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Thinking of living at CV5 9AY? 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.
You'll mostly drive: the nearest primary school, station, supermarket, GP are all over 1 km away.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Andrew's Church of England Infant School | Primary | 1.7 km | – |
| Eastern Green Junior School | Primary | 2.1 km | 53% met the expected standard |
| Meriden Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2.3 km | 57% met the expected standard |
| West Coventry Academy | Secondary | 3.8 km | Attainment 8: 41.2 · 4.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Coundon Court | Secondary | 4.7 km | Attainment 8: 45 · 9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Finham Park 2 | Secondary | 4.8 km | Attainment 8: 43.8 · 10.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Westwood Academy | Secondary | 5.6 km | Attainment 8: 40.7 · 9.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| WMG Academy for Young Engineers | Secondary | 5.6 km | Attainment 8: 43 · 9.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Mill House School | Independent | 2.6 km | Attainment 8: 6.5 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The National Mathematics and Science College | Independent | 5.6 km | – |
Every primary near CV5 9AY, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swimming | Windmill Village Hotel And Golf Club | 2.6 km | 6 |
| Golf | Windmill Village Hotel And Golf Club | 2.6 km | 6 |
| Bowls | Lime Tree Crown Green Bowls Club | 4.5 km | 4 |
| Tennis | Marriott Leisure & Country Club (Forest Of Arden) | 4.8 km | 3 |
| Cricket | Massey Ferguson Cricket Club | 2.8 km | 2 |
| Rugby | Barkers Butts Rugby Football Club | 700 m | 1 |
| Squash | Jaguar Leisure Centre | 3.4 km | 1 |
| Karting | TeamSport Coventry | 4.6 km | 1 |
| Multi-sport | Park Wood Recreation Ground | 4.9 km | 1 |
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.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 43% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Tile Hill, a drive away (4.4 km), with 542k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham New Street.
The nearest bus stop is Albert Road, 50 m away, with a bus about every 8 minutes on weekdays (routes X1, 82); 9 departures an hour from the 2 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 40 minutes away by public transport (17 by car).
This is car country: only 10% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is St Andrew's Church of England Infant School, a short drive or bike ride (1.7 km).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is West Coventry Academy, 3.8 km away; Attainment 8: 41.2 · 4.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Co-op Welcome, 3.5 km away, with Paul Mac Quality Butchers closer still (2.4 km) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Meriden Doctors Surgery (1.6 km), with Crest Pharmacy- Meriden the closest pharmacy (2.5 km).
For a haircut, The Healthy Practice is 2.4 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Warwick Hospital, 15 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 67% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 67% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 12 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 15 restaurants and cafés, 7 pubs and bars.
Meriden Spice C/O Queenshead Public House is the closest café or restaurant (1.3 km), and Barker Butts RFC the nearest pub (900 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 51 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 155 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 44% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
It's growing: about 122 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Eastern Green Recreation Ground, 1.7 km away; for exercise, Lakes at Lavender Hall (4.6 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.9 µg/m³).
1 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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For holidays, Birmingham is 6.8 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 42% of households own their home outright.
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.