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Renting in Coventry

What it costs to rent in Coventry

Coventry currently has 4,229 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £895 a month. 392 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 54% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is CV47 at around £305/mo, while CV1 2DH sits nearer £2,625/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.

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Market snapshot

Coventry rental market at a glance

4,229

Active rentals in Coventry

£895/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Coventry

Median monthly rent, based on 4,229 active listings across 6 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£650/mo	1251
2 bed	£995/mo	984
3 bed	£1,200/mo	821
4+ bed	£1,700/mo	459
Room	£560/mo	420

Updated June 2026. Prices normalised to monthly where weekly was listed.

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: £1,021/mo (Mar 26, +2.7% YoY).

Latest

£1,021

Mar 26

Annual

+2.7%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£772

Apr 21

Total change

+32%

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

£1,021/mo

£12,252/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.

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.

Property types

What’s on offer in Coventry

Flats & apartments

1231

39% of listings

Houses

1459

47% of listings

Rooms

420

13% of listings

Bungalows

1% of listings

Property mix · houses

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

Terraced houses make up 62% of the 1,480 houses currently advertised in Coventry.

Terraced
62%911
Semi-detached
17%257
Other house
15%215
Detached
5%76
Bungalow
1%21

Rent by postcode

Where Coventry rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 2,935 live listings in 61 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Coventry

1CV1 2DH£2,625/mo3 rentals
2CV3 6AG£1,595/mo3 rentals
3B5£1,520/mo14 rentals

Cheapest in Coventry

1CV47£305/mo4 rentals
2CV22£318/mo4 rentals
3CV2 5FH£413/mo4 rentals

Features · Coventry

Garden, parking, and floor area in Coventry

Live signal across 4,229 Coventry rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

95%

of 649 Coventry listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

95%

of 814 Coventry listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Area safety

Safety in Coventry

Higher Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (June 2026), Coventry has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 48 of 48 postcode districts analysed, the median was 221 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Coventry is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

221 crimes per area (median)
48 of 48 postcode districts covered
Data: June 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 April 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 (155) · pop. ~12,000
38
per 1k
Radford
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (219) · pop. ~16,000
32
per 1k
Canley
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (60) · pop. ~9,000
23
per 1k
Binley
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (116) · pop. ~10,000
25
per 1k
Coundon
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (59) · pop. ~14,000
11
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

2778

OpenRent

517

SpareRoom

420

PrimeLocation

302

OnTheMarket

210

Leaders

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Frequently asked

Renting in Coventry — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Coventry?

The median rent in Coventry is £895/month based on 4229 active listings across 6 property portals (2026-06).

How many rental properties are available in Coventry?

There are currently 4229 rental properties available in Coventry, with 392 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 221 reported crimes per postcode area (June 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 June 2026.

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