Cheylesmore Daventry Road
Coventry 037 · 5 sub-areas · 8,296 residents
Coventry 037 is a residential area within Coventry, home to around 8,300 people. A typical two-bedroom flat lets for about £914 a month — notably below the UK median for a two-bed — and rents have risen only modestly, up around 2.7% over the past year. Owner-occupation is high at 67%, giving it a more settled feel than many parts of the city.
Cheylesmore Daventry Road is a commuter neighbourhood within Coventry — train into Birmingham runs in around 35 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it.
Overview
What's it like to live in Cheylesmore Daventry Road?
Day-to-day life sits close to greenery — a park or playing field is within easy walking distance of most addresses; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; 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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Cheylesmore Daventry Road in Coventry
Living in Cheylesmore Daventry Road
This part of Coventry sits firmly in owner-occupier territory, with two-thirds of households owning their home. That tenure mix shapes the character of the area: it's quieter and more settled than the student-heavy inner city, and the population is spread fairly evenly across age groups rather than dominated by any one demographic. Around one in five residents is under 18, pointing to a meaningful family presence.
On cost, this area is one of the more accessible parts of the Coventry market. A two-bedroom home runs about £914 a month — well under the UK median of around £1,200 for the same size property, and below what you'd typically pay in comparable Midlands cities. The median property sale price sits at around £256,000, and the average renter can expect to save a deposit in roughly 3.9 years, which is competitive by any measure outside the cheapest northern towns.
The crime rate here is 57 incidents per 1,000 residents annually — meaningfully below the UK national average of around 80 per 1,000. That's one of the more reassuring figures in the Coventry picture, and it's broadly consistent with the area's settled, owner-occupier character.
Birmingham is the obvious employment draw. The public-transport journey gets you there in just under 34 minutes, which makes this a workable commute for anyone with jobs in the city. That said, the car is dominant here — around half of residents drive to work, while just under 7% use public transport. Broadband is a genuine strength: 100% of premises have access to gigabit-speed connections, with zero properties below the minimum upload speed standard.
For a more granular look at streets and sub-areas within this part of Coventry, see the map and sub-areas list below.
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Frequently asked
- Is Coventry 037 a nice place to live?
- It's a settled, largely owner-occupied part of Coventry with below-average crime and reasonable affordability. Rents are well below the UK median for equivalent property sizes, and nearly a third of residents work from home. The main trade-off is that Ofsted ratings for nearby schools are lower than the national average.
- What is the rent in Coventry 037?
- A one-bedroom flat 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. Rents rose about 2.7% over the past year.
- Is Coventry 037 safe?
- Crime here runs at around 57 incidents per 1,000 residents a year — well below the UK national average of roughly 80 per 1,000. It's one of the quieter parts of Coventry on this measure, consistent with its predominantly owner-occupied, family-present character.
- What's the commute from Coventry 037 to Birmingham city centre?
- By public transport it takes around 34 minutes to Birmingham. The nearest mainline rail station is about 1.1 km away — roughly a 14-minute walk. Around half of residents drive rather than use public transport, so car is the dominant commute mode here.
- Who lives in Coventry 037?
- Predominantly owner-occupiers — 67% own their home — with an unusually even spread across age groups. Around one in five households has children, and about 39% of residents hold a degree. It's a moderately diverse area with around 73% of residents born in the UK.
- What schools are near Coventry 037?
- There are 74 schools within 2 km of the area's typical residents, so there's no shortage of options. However, only around 30% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted — well below the national average of roughly 89%. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 2.6 km away.
- How long is the rail journey from Coventry 037 to London?
- The public-transport journey to London takes around 70 minutes from this part of Coventry. The nearest mainline station is about 1.1 km away — a 14-minute walk — and Coventry sits on the West Coast Main Line, giving direct services to Euston.