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Whitley & Tollbar End: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Whitley & Tollbar End neighbourhood of Coventry, England (ONS area Coventry 038). Headline figures assembled 19 October 2026. Postcodes CV1, CV3. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near CV3 4FE.
A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, changing little against Coventry
Whitley & Tollbar End is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes; it is changing little against Coventry (few signs of gentrification: 2 of 19 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £230,000 and flats for £120,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across Coventry (1.1 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest railway station, Coventry, is 2.2 km 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
£230,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +27% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£120,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +4% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Below average income
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; 2 of 19 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 5 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 3 to 7.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£49,800
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
1.1 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 Whitley & Tollbar End sits in Coventry
- Typical house price: 18th highest of 42 neighbourhoods in Coventry
- Typical flat price: 7th lowest of the 18 neighbourhoods in Coventry with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 21st highest 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 Whitley & Tollbar End
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
2 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Coventry, 1 the other way and 16 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.
Rising against the borough
- Degree-educated residents
- Income deprivation ranking
Falling behind the borough
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Coventry Railway station, 2.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre 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 Whitley Abbey Primary School 650 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jun 2023).
- Nearest state secondary school Meadow Park School 720 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Requires improvement (Nov 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 Whitley & Tollbar End
What is the typical house price in Whitley & Tollbar End?
£230,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +27% against 2017-2019.
How does Whitley & Tollbar End compare with the rest of Coventry?
Typical house price: 18th highest of 42 neighbourhoods in Coventry. Typical flat price: 7th lowest of the 18 neighbourhoods in Coventry with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 21st highest of 42 neighbourhoods in Coventry.
Is Whitley & Tollbar End an affluent area?
Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Whitley & Tollbar End gentrifying?
Few signs. Weighted balance +0.05; 2 of 19 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Whitley & Tollbar End?
Coventry. Railway station, 2.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre 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 Whitley & Tollbar End?
Nearest state primary school. Whitley Abbey Primary School. 650 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jun 2023). Nearest state secondary school. Meadow Park School. 720 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Requires improvement (Nov 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.