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Hillfields: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Hillfields neighbourhood of Coventry, England (ONS area Coventry 024). Headline figures assembled 19 October 2026. Postcodes CV1, CV2. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near CV1 5HG.

One of the most income-deprived neighbourhoods in England, changing little against Coventry

Hillfields is one of the most income-deprived neighbourhoods in England; it is changing little against Coventry (few signs of gentrification: 0 of 19 signals rising, 2 falling). Houses here typically resell for £150,000 and flats for £114,250 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across Coventry (1.3 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Coventry, is about a 23-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 19 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£150,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +22% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£114,250

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; -9% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Among the most income-deprived

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Few signs

Weighted balance -0.05; 0 of 19 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 2 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 6 small areas range from decile 1 to 3.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£39,900

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

1.3 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Schools getting better

In line with the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Hillfields sits in Coventry

Typical house price: joint lowest of 42 neighbourhoods in Coventry
Typical flat price: 6th lowest of the 18 neighbourhoods in Coventry with enough flat sales for one
Average household income: 4th lowest of 42 neighbourhoods in Coventry

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 19 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Hillfields

Median resale price of houses each year here and across Coventry, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Median resale price of flats each year here and across Coventry, 2006 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 19 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

0 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Coventry, 2 the other way and 17 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Falling behind the borough

Single-person households under 65
Homes selling

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

Coventry Railway station, about a 23-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.8 km in a straight line). About 14 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Avanti West Coast and West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to London Euston (56 to 78 min); Avanti West Coast, West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern and CrossCountry to Birmingham New Street (about 24 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

Nearest state primary school St Mary and St Benedict Catholic Primary School 60 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jan 2023).
Nearest state secondary school Sidney Stringer Academy 460 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Feb 2023).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (13 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Hillfields

What is the typical house price in Hillfields?

£150,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +22% against 2017-2019.

How does Hillfields compare with the rest of Coventry?

Typical house price: joint lowest of 42 neighbourhoods in Coventry. Typical flat price: 6th lowest of the 18 neighbourhoods in Coventry with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 4th lowest of 42 neighbourhoods in Coventry.

Is Hillfields an affluent area?

Among the most income-deprived. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Hillfields gentrifying?

Few signs. Weighted balance -0.05; 0 of 19 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Hillfields?

Coventry. Railway station, about a 23-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.8 km in a straight line). About 14 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Avanti West Coast and West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to London Euston (56 to 78 min); Avanti West Coast, West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern and CrossCountry to Birmingham New Street (about 24 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Hillfields?

Nearest state primary school. St Mary and St Benedict Catholic Primary School. 60 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jan 2023). Nearest state secondary school. Sidney Stringer Academy. 460 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Feb 2023).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.