Cannon Park & University
Coventry 042 · 4 sub-areas · 9,843 residents
Coventry 042 is a predominantly owner-occupied pocket of Coventry, home to around 9,800 people. A typical two-bedroom home lets for about £914 a month — noticeably below the UK national median of around £1,200 — and the area skews younger than much of the city, with nearly four in ten residents aged 18 to 34.
Cannon Park & University is a commuter neighbourhood within Coventry — train into Birmingham runs in around 47 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it. Most homes are owner-occupied, so turnover is low and many residents have been here a long time.
Overview
What's it like to live in Cannon Park & University?
4 parks and 1 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; 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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Cannon Park & University in Coventry
Living in Cannon Park & University
This part of Coventry leans heavily residential and largely owner-occupied, which gives it a more settled character than the student-heavy zones closer to the city's university campuses. Around 73% of homes are owned outright or with a mortgage — well above what you'd expect in a typical urban neighbourhood — which tends to attract families and longer-term residents rather than a transient renting crowd.
Rent sits on the affordable end even by Coventry's standards. A two-bedroom home runs roughly £914 a month, a three-bedroom around £1,067. Those figures are comfortably below the national two-bed median of around £1,200, and for buyers the median sale price of around £570,000 reflects a more mixed market. Renters here face one of the steeper affordability squeezes relative to local wages though — rent-to-take-home sits at around 47%, so it's worth running the numbers carefully against your salary before committing.
The population skews distinctly young: roughly 38% of residents are aged 18 to 34, with a smaller share — just over 10% — in the 35 to 49 bracket that typically dominates suburban areas. That age profile, combined with a claimant unemployment rate of around 6%, suggests a neighbourhood with plenty of working-age renters and first-time buyers but also some pockets of economic pressure. The diversity index of 57 reflects a genuinely mixed community, with around 69% of residents UK-born.
Practically speaking, the nearest mainline rail station is roughly 2 km away — about a 25-minute walk or a short drive — and Birmingham is reachable by public transport in under 50 minutes. Working from home is notably common here, with over 43% of residents doing so, which softens the commute picture considerably. See the streets and sub-areas below for more on how the neighbourhood breaks down locally.
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Frequently asked
- Is Coventry 042 a nice place to live?
- It's a settled, predominantly owner-occupied neighbourhood with below-average crime and affordable rents by national standards. The trade-off is a weaker Ofsted picture locally — only around 41% of schools within typical catchment distance are rated Good or Outstanding — and a fairly high rent-to-income ratio at around 47% of take-home pay.
- What is the rent in Coventry 042?
- A one-bedroom property runs around £760 a month, a two-bedroom around £914, and a three-bedroom around £1,067. These are estimates scaled from city-level data using local sale prices, so treat them as a guide. Rents rose roughly 2.7% over the past year.
- Is Coventry 042 safe?
- Relatively, yes. The crime rate is around 56 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, well below the UK national average of roughly 80 per 1,000. The area also sits in the eighth deprivation decile, meaning it's among the less deprived neighbourhoods in England.
- What's the commute from Coventry 042 to Birmingham?
- Around 49 minutes by public transport. The nearest mainline rail station is approximately 2 km away — about a 25-minute walk. Over 43% of residents here work from home, so for many people the commute question is less pressing than it might be elsewhere in the city.
- Who lives in Coventry 042?
- A noticeably young population — nearly 38% are aged 18 to 34 — in a neighbourhood that's predominantly owner-occupied (73%). It's ethnically mixed, with a diversity index of 57, and around 69% of residents were born in the UK. Roughly a third hold degree-level qualifications.
- What schools are near Coventry 042?
- There are 34 schools within 2 km, but only around 41% are rated Good or Outstanding — well below the national average of roughly 89%. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 3.9 km away. Check current Ofsted ratings before committing, as inspection results change.
- How does Coventry 042 compare to the rest of Coventry for affordability?
- Rents are on the lower end even within Coventry. At around £914 a month for a two-bedroom home, you're paying noticeably less than the UK national median of around £1,200. The catch is that local wages are also moderate — median resident earnings sit at around £33,000 — so the rent-to-income ratio of roughly 47% still leaves budgets tight.