Local servicesHospitalWalsgrave Hospital2.6 miGP surgeryEdgwick Medical Centre75 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyGeneral Wolfe Pharmacy39 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDensmile Dental Careunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi55 schools37 primary, 10 secondary, 3 independent, 3 special, 1 nursery, 1 otherPrimaryHolbrook Primary Schoolages 3-11, 608 pupilsunder a milePrimaryEdgewick Community Primary Schoolages 3-11, 433 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryLyng Hall Schoolages 11-18, 1,014 pupils1.3 miCollegeCoventry College1.6 miUniversityCoventry University2.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX11 miRailway stationCoventry ArenaRowleys Greenunder a mileBus stationTesco ExtraLongfordunder a mileBus stops138 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CV6 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 49 min4:43 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 40 min8:13 am – 3:54 pm
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People7,355 residentsin the Foleshill West census areaMedian age 30.62,245 households41% of homes owner-occupied23% owned outright20% social rented, 37% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting10.1% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 2,761 in work, 9% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 22%, transport and storage 15%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 15% work from home, 61% go by car, 11% take public transport, 11% walk or cycle73% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages24% of adults hold a degree or higher30% have no qualifications, 3% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 64%11% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C721 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November40 days of air frost, 15 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Parks and green spacesLongford Parkpark · under a mile · 27 haEdgwick Parkpark · under a mile · 3 haRed House Parkpark · under a mileHolbrooks Parkplaying field · under a mile · 12 haCoventrians Rugby Football Clubplaying field · under a mile · 4 haCoventry Sports Foundation Centresports ground · under a mile · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes97 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200229 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202540 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 13 · PM2.5 7.8 · PM10 13 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband100% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,391 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation99 m325 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 85 to 106 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
