Renting in Coventry

Average Rent in Coventry: £975/mo

Rent in Coventry before the rush.

Median asking rent across 7,880 live Coventry listings on 6 portals from £400/mo, broken down by property size below — plus how rents have moved, where they are highest and lowest, and what landed on the market this week.

Median asking rent

£975 /month

7,880 live listings · 6 portals

Median monthly rent in Coventry by property size
Size	Median rent	Listings
Studio	£725/mo	511
1 bed	£675/mo	2,257
2 bed	£995/mo	1,850
3 bed	£1,200/mo	1,613
4+ bed	£1,630/mo	834
Room (house share)	£575/mo	815

Asking rents from live listings on Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders · Updated 12 September 2026. Weekly prices normalised to monthly.

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Renting in Coventry

What it costs to rent in Coventry

Coventry currently has 7,880 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £975 a month. 317 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 55% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is CV8 at around £850/mo, while CV34 sits nearer £1,500/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

Dwellio watches Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders for Coventry around the clock — so a new listing reaches your inbox before most renters have refreshed the app. Here’s how our rental alerts work. Looking further afield? You can browse rentals in every UK city.

Rent by property size

Average rent in Coventry by bedrooms

Median monthly asking rent for each property size, from 7,880 live listings across 6 property sites (September 2026).

Average studio rent in Coventry

£725/mo

The median asking rent for a studio in Coventry is £725 a month, 26% below the city-wide median of £975, based on 511 studios currently on the market.

Average rent for a 1-bed flat in Coventry

£675/mo

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Coventry is £675 a month, 31% below the city-wide median of £975, based on 2,257 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Coventry

£995/mo

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Coventry is £995 a month, in line with the city-wide median of £975, based on 1,850 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 3-bed house in Coventry

£1,200/mo

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Coventry is £1,200 a month, 23% above the city-wide median of £975, based on 1,613 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 4-bed house in Coventry

£1,630/mo

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Coventry is £1,630 a month, 67% above the city-wide median of £975, based on 834 listings currently on the market.

Average room rent in Coventry

£575/mo

The median asking rent for a room in a Coventry house share is £575 a month, 41% below the city-wide median of £975, based on 815 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

Medians exclude prices that fail our junk-listing floor. Room rents are per room, not per property.

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Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Coventry rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Coventry. Latest: £1,019/mo (Jul 26, +2.3% YoY).

Latest

£1,019

Jul 26

Annual

+2.3%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£784

Aug 21

Total change

+30%

since 2021

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.

Affordability · ONS ASHE

What share of Coventry pay goes on rent?

Renters in Coventry spend an estimated 37% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£1,019/mo

£12,228/yr

Median pay

£33,063/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

37%

Affordable for most renters.

0%30% threshold80%

Sources: Office for National Statistics — Price Index of Private Rents (latest month) and Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Table 8.7a (median annual gross pay, place of residence). The 30% line is the conventional rent-burden threshold above which housing costs are considered to crowd out other essentials.

Property types

What’s on offer in Coventry

Flats & apartments

2246

38% of listings

Houses

2783

47% of listings

Rooms

815

14% of listings

Bungalows

1% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Coventry — what's on the market

Terraced houses make up 61% of the 2,818 houses currently advertised in Coventry.

Terraced
61%1,709
Semi-detached
17%480
Other house
16%450
Detached
5%145
Bungalow
1%34

Rent by postcode

Where Coventry rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 5,196 live listings in 10 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Coventry

1CV34£1,500/mo3 rentals
2CV7£1,300/mo68 rentals
3CV3£1,095/mo624 rentals

Cheapest in Coventry

1CV8£850/mo7 rentals
2CV1£875/mo1873 rentals
3CV12£900/mo9 rentals

Features · Coventry

Garden, parking, and floor area in Coventry

Live signal across 7,880 Coventry rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

93%

of 1,502 Coventry listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

94%

of 1,844 Coventry listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Live from the portals

New rentals in Coventry this week

317 homes came onto the Coventry rental market in the last 7 days across Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders. The freshest are below.

317 new this weekUpdated today

Listings refresh as our scraper picks up new properties for Coventry. Click through to the source portal to enquire.

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Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Coventry

Most Coventry homes sit in Band A. The weighted average works out close to Band B–C across 152,970 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

2.10

≈ Band B–C

Stock

153k

152,970 properties

A
42%64,100
B
29%44,010
C
16%25,010
D
7%10,570
E
3%5,050
F
2%2,580
G
1%1,480
H
0%180

Source: HM Valuation Office Agency — Council Tax Stock of Properties (CTSOP1.0), extract dated 31 March 2024. Covers England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland use separate band schemes and aren't included.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across Coventry

96% of Coventry premises can already get full-fibre and 97% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

96%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

97%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

99%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

489 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
96%
Gigabit-capable
97%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
99%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Coventry), July 2025, covering 146,001 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Coventry homes

45% of Coventry homes hold a current EPC in bands A–C — the bands that meet the proposed 2030 minimum energy-efficiency standard for rented stock.

Bands A–C

45%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

55%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

147k

147,490 EPCs

A
0%573
B
9%13,243
C
35%51,927
D
41%60,113
E
12%17,770
F
2%3,097
G
1%767

Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under Coventry. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Coventry

12 open state-funded schools sit within one mile of the Coventry centroid. The five closest:

1
Spon Gate Primary School
Primary · Community school · CV1 3BQ
0.18 mi
2
St Osburg's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · CV1 4AP
0.31 mi
3
Hearsall Community Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · CV5 6LR
0.48 mi
4
Barr's Hill School
Secondary · Academy converter · CV1 4BU
0.60 mi
5
Earlsdon Primary School
Primary · Community school · CV5 6FZ
0.62 mi

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools (state-funded extract). Distances are straight-line from each school's postcode to the Coventry centroid. Ofsted ratings were removed from GIAS in January 2025 and aren't available here.

Area safety

Safety in Coventry

Higher Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (September 2026), Coventry has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 48 of 48 postcode districts analysed, the median was 237 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Coventry is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

237 crimes per area (median)
48 of 48 postcode districts covered
Data: September 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0% of incidents

Coventry’s overall figures sit above the national median, but crime varies a lot by neighbourhood. Dwellio alerts include the area’s data so you can pick the right street.

Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Coventry

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for July 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

Coundon has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Coventry.

Earlsdon
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (214) · pop. ~12,000
50
per 1k
Radford
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (291) · pop. ~16,000
41
per 1k
Canley
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (95) · pop. ~9,000
21
per 1k
Binley
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (120) · pop. ~10,000
25
per 1k
Coundon
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (86) · pop. ~14,000
14
per 1k

Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Where we search

Coventry listings by portal

We watch 6 property sites for rentals in Coventry.

Rightmove

5127

SpareRoom

815

OpenRent

777

PrimeLocation

656

OnTheMarket

484

Leaders

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Frequently asked

Renting in Coventry — your questions answered

How much is rent in Coventry?

The average (median) asking rent in Coventry is £975 a month — a 1-bed is £675 and a 2-bed £995, based on 7,880 live listings across 6 property portals in Sept 2026.

What is the average studio rent in Coventry?

The median asking rent for a studio in Coventry is £725 a month, 26% below the city-wide median of £975, based on 511 studios currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 1-bed flat in Coventry?

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Coventry is £675 a month, 31% below the city-wide median of £975, based on 2,257 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Coventry?

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Coventry is £995 a month, in line with the city-wide median of £975, based on 1,850 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 3-bed house in Coventry?

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Coventry is £1,200 a month, 23% above the city-wide median of £975, based on 1,613 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 4-bed house in Coventry?

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Coventry is £1,630 a month, 67% above the city-wide median of £975, based on 834 listings currently on the market.

What is the average room rent in Coventry?

The median asking rent for a room in a Coventry house share is £575 a month, 41% below the city-wide median of £975, based on 815 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

How many rental properties are available in Coventry?

There are currently 7,880 rental properties available in Coventry, with 317 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Coventry safe for renters?

Coventry has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 237 reported crimes per postcode area (September 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Coventry?

The most commonly reported crime category in Coventry is Anti-social behaviour, based on data.police.uk records for September 2026.

Across West Midlands

Average rent across West Midlands

How Coventry compares with the other 22 places we track in West Midlands — median asking rent from live listings, updated September 2026.

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