Bell Green
Coventry 004 · 5 sub-areas · 8,261 residents
Coventry 004 is a neighbourhood within Coventry, home to around 8,200 people. A typical two-bedroom flat lets for about £910 a month — noticeably below the UK median for a 2-bed, making it one of the more affordable pockets of the city. One in three households here is in social housing, giving the area a different tenure mix from much of Coventry.
Bell Green is a commuter neighbourhood within Coventry — train into Birmingham runs in around 48 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it. The demographic profile leans family-aged, with a clear share of households with school-age children.
Overview
What's it like to live in Bell Green?
The area is unusually green for its density — 5 parks and 2 playgrounds sit within five minutes' walk of the centroid; Crime sits around the national average — neither a notable concern nor a notable selling point; rents are roughly in line with the national norm, at around £1,021 a month for a typical home; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
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Bell Green in Coventry
Living in Bell Green
Coventry 004 sits within one of England's most deprived areas — its deprivation score places it in roughly the bottom fifth nationally — but that same fact makes it one of the more accessible parts of the city for renters on tighter budgets. You're not getting a polished city-centre postcode, but you are getting genuine value: a two-bedroom home for under £1,000 a month in a city with decent rail links to Birmingham and beyond.
Rents here are clearly below the UK national median for comparable properties, and that gap matters in practice. A two-bed runs around £910 a month versus roughly £1,200 nationally, and a one-bed is closer to £760. For buyers, the median sale price is under £180,000 — meaning a deposit is achievable in under three years on a typical local salary, which is rare in much of England.
The population is fairly young, with around a quarter of residents under 18 and just over a fifth aged 18 to 34. About a third of households are single-person, and the area has a notably high social housing share — around 33% of tenures — compared to the Coventry average. The ethnic diversity index of 51 reflects a genuinely mixed community, and just under three-quarters of residents were born in the UK.
Greenspace is reasonably close — the nearest accessible green area is under 500 metres away on average, though only around 37% of the neighbourhood is within easy walking distance of parkland. For day-to-day movement, most residents drive: around 61% commute by car, with only 12% using public transport. The nearest mainline rail station is roughly 1.6 km away, around a 20-minute walk. See the streets and sub-areas below for more detail on specific pockets of the neighbourhood.
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Frequently asked
- Is Coventry 004 a nice place to live?
- It depends what you're prioritising. Rents are well below the national average — a two-bed runs around £910 a month — and greenspace is close. The trade-off is a higher-than-average crime rate and a below-average share of Good or Outstanding schools nearby. It suits renters on a budget who need reasonable access to Birmingham or Coventry city centre.
- What is the rent in Coventry 004?
- These are estimated figures based on local sale prices. A one-bed runs around £760 a month, a two-bed around £910, and a three-bed around £1,070. All three are below the UK national median for equivalent properties, making this one of the more affordable parts of Coventry.
- Is Coventry 004 safe?
- Crime runs at around 115 incidents per 1,000 residents per year — above the UK national rate of roughly 80 per 1,000. It's one of the higher-crime parts of Coventry, which reflects the area's deprivation profile. Risk tends to be concentrated on busier roads and retail areas rather than spread evenly across residential streets.
- What's the commute from Coventry 004 to Birmingham?
- By public transport, Birmingham is around 48 minutes from Coventry. The nearest mainline rail station is about 1.6 km away — roughly a 20-minute walk. Most residents here commute by car rather than public transport, with around 61% driving and only 12% using buses or trains.
- Who lives in Coventry 004?
- A fairly young, mixed community — around a quarter of residents are under 18, and about a fifth are aged 18 to 34. Around a third of households are single-person. The area has a high social housing share (33%) and strong ethnic diversity, with an index score of 51. Around 73% of residents were born in the UK.
- What schools are near Coventry 004?
- There are 96 schools within 2 km, but around 49% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted — well below the national share of roughly 89%. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is under 1 km away. Parents should check individual Ofsted ratings carefully, since quality varies considerably within the catchment area.
- How affordable is buying a home in Coventry 004?
- The median sale price is under £180,000, and a typical deposit is achievable in under three years on a local salary — which is unusually low by English standards. The area is one of the more accessible for first-time buyers within the West Midlands, though the rent-to-income ratio of around 47% suggests current renters have limited capacity to save quickly.