Radford East
Coventry 011 · 4 sub-areas · 8,738 residents
Coventry 011 is a predominantly residential neighbourhood within Coventry, home to around 8,700 people. A typical two-bedroom lets for about £914 a month — noticeably below the UK median for a 2-bed — and nearly six in ten households here own their home. The area skews younger than Coventry as a whole, with over a quarter of residents under 18.
Radford East is a commuter neighbourhood within Coventry — train into Birmingham runs in around 54 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 Radford East?
3 parks are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; 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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Figures are aggregated across 4 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Radford East in Coventry
Living in Radford East
This is one of Coventry's more settled, family-oriented corners. Owner-occupation runs at nearly 60%, which is high by city standards, and the streets feel more suburban than inner-urban — the kind of neighbourhood where households put down roots rather than passing through. Greenspace is close: the nearest park or open land is under 300 metres away on average, and around 58% of residents can reach green space on foot.
On cost, this part of Coventry sits comfortably below the national 2-bed benchmark of around £1,200 a month. You're looking at about £760 for a 1-bed, £914 for a 2-bed, and £1,067 for a 3-bed — reasonable for a city with Coventry's job base and connectivity. The deposit hurdle is relatively low too: it takes roughly 3.2 years of savings to get there, which compares well against most English cities.
The demographic picture is notably family-heavy. More than a quarter of residents are under 18 — well above what you'd typically see in a mixed urban neighbourhood — and couples with children account for around 24% of households. Ethnic diversity is genuine, with a diversity index of 61, and just under two-thirds of residents were born in the UK. It's not a transient area: private renting accounts for under a third of tenures, social housing for less than 7%.
For commuters, Birmingham is accessible by public transport in just over 50 minutes, and the rail commute to London comes in at around 88 minutes — manageable if you're not doing it daily. The nearest mainline rail station is roughly 2.1 km away, about a 27-minute walk, so most residents drive: nearly 60% commute by car. Working from home is also common, at 19% of residents. See the streets and sub-areas below for more.
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Frequently asked
- Is Coventry 011 a nice place to live?
- It's a settled, family-oriented neighbourhood with high owner-occupation, good greenspace access, and rents below the national median. The trade-off is that car dependency is high and school quality within catchment distance is patchier than the national average. If you want suburban stability in Coventry at a reasonable cost, it's a solid choice.
- What is the rent in Coventry 011?
- A 1-bed typically runs around £760 a month, a 2-bed around £914, and a 3-bed around £1,067. These figures are estimated from city-level ONS data scaled by local sale prices. Rents rose around 2.7% year-on-year, which is modest by current UK standards.
- Is Coventry 011 safe?
- Crime runs at about 80 incidents per 1,000 residents annually — roughly in line with the UK national rate and relatively contained by Coventry's standards. The area sits in the third deprivation decile nationally, so it faces some socioeconomic pressure, but it's not among the city's more crime-affected neighbourhoods.
- What's the commute from Coventry 011 to Birmingham?
- By public transport it's around 52 minutes to Birmingham. Most residents here drive — nearly 60% commute by car — and the nearest mainline rail station is roughly 2.1 km away. London is accessible in about 88 minutes by rail if you're making occasional trips.
- Who lives in Coventry 011?
- Predominantly families with children — over a quarter of residents are under 18 and nearly 60% of households own their home. It's ethnically diverse, with a diversity index of 61, and around a third of residents were born outside the UK. Private renters make up under a third of tenures.
- What schools are near Coventry 011?
- There are 93 schools within 2 km of typical residents, but only around 46% are rated Good or Outstanding — well below the national share. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is about 1,484 metres away. It's worth checking individual Ofsted reports for schools on specific streets before committing.
- How does Coventry 011 compare to other Coventry neighbourhoods for affordability?
- It's competitively priced. A 2-bed at around £914 a month sits below the UK national median of roughly £1,200, and the deposit timeline of 3.2 years is relatively accessible. The main affordability pressure is that the rent-to-take-home ratio runs at about 47%, which is on the high side given local salary levels.