Area guide

Living in CV23, Rugby

What the open data says about house prices, schools, crime and flood risk around CV23 in Rugby. Built from the same sources as every property report on this site, not opinion or marketing copy.

Figures gathered 14 October 2026, each from the source named in its section.

House prices

Average price in Rugby: £272,696, down 3.5% on a year ago (July 2026). The wider West Midlands average is £236,098.

Check sold prices for a specific address in CV23 →
See where CV23 ranks across West Midlands →

Council tax at Band D in Rugby: £2,483 a year (2026-27). Running costs by postcode: council tax, energy, tenure, and the estate charge no listing shows →

Compare CV23 with another district

Sold prices, the price trend, schools, flood zone, Band D council tax and crime for CV23 against any other district, each from the source the section below names.

What actually sold around CV23

138 recorded home sales on the streets around central CV23 in the last 2 years, with a median of £235,000 and a range from £87,500 to £825,000. Mostly semi-detached houses.

AddressTypeSold forDate
53 Farnborough Avenue, CV22 7EL Semi-detached £160,000 10 Aug 2026
12 Park Farm Close, CV22 7BB Detached £357,500 7 Aug 2026
129 Addison Road, CV22 7HB Detached £340,000 4 Aug 2026
29 Lytham Road, CV22 7PG Semi-detached £264,500 31 Jul 2026
24 St Annes Road, CV22 6DH Semi-detached £267,000 29 Jul 2026
42 Dunster Close, CV22 7AZ Flat or maisonette £122,000 17 Jul 2026
How to read this

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Every sale of a registered property in England and Wales appears here once it completes, so the most recent weeks are always still filling in.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Schools nearby

36 schools within 3 miles , of which 68% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

Nearest well-rated schoolsStageOfstedDistanceAdmitted from
Lawrence Sheriff School Secondary Outstanding 1.0 mi away no figure
Riverside Academy Primary Outstanding 1.2 mi away no figure
Eastlands Primary School Primary Outstanding 1.7 mi away 2.02 mi 2025/26
St Matthew's Bloxam CofE Primary School Primary Good 0.2 mi away 1.33 mi 2025/26
Harris Church of England Academy Secondary Good 0.5 mi away 6.74 mi 2025/26
Rokeby Primary School Primary Good 0.8 mi away 1.82 mi 2025/26

Schools in CV23 with a published admission distance

How far away the last child offered a place lived, as the council published it. Tightest first; each name opens the school's page and its postcode checker.

SchoolStageAdmitted fromRound
St Gabriel's CofE Academy Primary 0.24 mi 2025/26
Brownsover Community School Primary 0.26 mi 2025/26
Rugby Free Primary School Primary 0.88 mi 2025/26
Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School Primary 1.08 mi 2025/26
Knightlow CofE Primary School Primary 1.7 mi 2025/26
Long Lawford Primary School Primary 1.89 mi 2025/26
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Princethorpe Primary 2.44 mi 2025/26
Houlton School Secondary 3.06 mi 2025/26
Leamington Hastings Church of England Academy Primary 6.41 mi 2025/26

23 state primary and 6 state secondary schools within range, plus 3 fee-paying schools.

See the full school breakdown for CV23 →

Private schools

3 fee-paying schools within 3 miles: Bilton Grange School, Crescent School, Rugby School.

All 3 fee-paying schools near CV23, with ages and admissions →

Fee-paying schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed. That is why they carry no rating here. A missing grade means we cannot see one, not that the school was judged poorly.

What people here do for work

The most common occupations among working residents, from the 2021 Census. This is occupation rather than industry: it says what people do, not which industries employ them.

Occupation groupShare of workers
Elementary occupations25.6%
Professional occupations11.9%
Associate professional and technical11.7%
Process, plant and machine operatives11.4%
Skilled trades8.8%

Source: ONS Census 2021, table TS063, for this district's small area.

How CV23 has changed since 2011

The biggest move: born outside the uk, up 12.7 points since 2011, with England's change beside each line.

How to read this

The census neighbourhood at the centre of CV23 (E01031168, 2,895 residents in 2021, up 4.7% on 2011) on the 2011 and 2021 censuses, with England's own change over the same decade for scale. Each line is a share of the neighbourhood's households or residents, so a growing area and a shrinking one compare fairly. The biggest move here: born outside the uk, up 12.7 points.

Measure20112021ChangeEngland
Households that own their home 44.3% 44.2% -0.1 pts -2.0 pts
Households renting privately 26.2% 29.9% +3.7 pts +3.7 pts
Households renting socially 24.0% 21.9% -2.1 pts -0.6 pts
Residents under 15 23.5% 22.2% -1.3 pts -0.3 pts
Residents 65 and over 9.5% 10.2% +0.7 pts +2.1 pts
Adults with a degree or equivalent 20.9% 25.7% +4.8 pts +6.5 pts
Residents born outside the UK 17.9% 30.6% +12.7 pts +3.6 pts
Residents in good or very good health 86.3% 84.2% -2.1 pts +0.8 pts
Residents in a white ethnic group 87.9% 84.3% -3.6 pts -4.4 pts

Office for National Statistics, Census 2011 and Census 2021, Open Government Licence. A district holds many neighbourhoods; the full report for an address shows the one it sits in.

Crime

229 crimes recorded within roughly a mile of central CV23 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime.

Flood risk

Zone 1 (low probability). This is the Environment Agency's flood zone for the area's centre point, an individual property's own risk can differ, especially near a specific watercourse.

Deprivation

This area falls in decile 5 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation (moderately deprived ), based on Rugby's figures.

Getting around & nearby essentials

10 supermarkets, 61 restaurants, 29 pubs within range of central CV23.

Buses from the centre of CV23

Best-served stop: Buchannan Road, with 3.1 buses an hour on weekday daytimes.

Evenings, Sundays and routes

The best-served stop within 800 m of the centre of CV23 is Buchannan Road: 3.1 buses an hour on a weekday daytime, 1.5 in the evening and 1.9 on Sunday daytime; first bus 06:40, last 22:56. Routes there: 4, 213. 5 stops with a scheduled service within that distance.

Departures a passenger can board, from the timetables operators publish to the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service, for Tuesday 8 Sep 2026 and Sunday 13 Sep 2026. Scheduled, not observed. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two stops. The full report does this for the stops within 500 m of an address.

Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport)

GP practices and A&E

3 GP practices within 3.0 km of the centre of CV23. The nearest, Central Surgery, has 20,091 registered patients and 2,088 patients per fully qualified GP, against an England median of 2,186.

PracticeFrom the centrePatientsPer qualified GP
Central Surgery0.6 mi20,0912,088
Westside Medical Centre0.6 mi11,9301,997
Bennfield Surgery0.6 mi7,5181,446

Nearest A&E: University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, where 61.6% of type 1 attendances were seen within four hours in July 2026; then South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust at 73.9%.

How to read this

NHS England: patients registered at a GP practice (1 Aug 2026), the general practice workforce (July 2026), and A&E attendances by provider, monthly. Fully qualified GPs exclude trainees. Practices are matched by postcode.

Source: NHS England, monthly releases

Council tax and the council's finances

A Band D household in Rugby pays £2,483 for 2026-27, all precepts included, a rise of 4.4% on the year before against an England median rise of 4.8%. Every band for Rugby, and how it compares.

Band D bill a year at Rugby, all precepts included, from MHCLG. Every year and its rise is in the table below.
YearBand D billRise
2021-22£2,009+3.3%
2022-23£2,082+3.6%
2023-24£2,166+4.0%
2024-25£2,270+4.8%
2025-26£2,378+4.8%
2026-27£2,483+4.4%

No exceptional financial support from government since 2020-21 and no section 114 notice on record for Rugby, as at 7 Sep 2026.

How to read this

A home's own band is on its council tax bill, free to look up at gov.uk/council-tax-bands; the report shows every band's bill at the council beside the home's other checks.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, live council tax tables (Band D, area averages) and the Exceptional Financial Support lists published each year; section 114 notices as published by the councils.

Source: MHCLG live council tax tables and Exceptional Financial Support lists

Common questions about CV23

What is the average house price in CV23?

The average sold price in Rugby is £272,696 as of July 2026, according to the UK House Price Index.

Are house prices rising in CV23?

Prices in Rugby are down 3.5% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).

What do houses actually sell for in CV23?

The median of 138 recorded sales around central CV23 in the last 2 years is £235,000, ranging from £87,500 to £825,000 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data).

Are the schools good in CV23?

36 schools sit within 3 miles of central CV23, and 68% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

How much crime is there in CV23?

229 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central CV23 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime (Police.uk).

Is CV23 at risk of flooding?

Central CV23 sits in Zone 1 (low probability) for river and sea flooding (Environment Agency). Individual addresses vary, so check the full report for a specific property.

Is CV23 a good place to live?

That depends on what you need, so here is what the official data says rather than an opinion: 68% of nearby schools are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted; the median home sells for £235,000; the area sits in decile 5 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation; 229 crimes were recorded within about a mile. Every one of those figures names its source on this page.

Is CV23 safe?

229 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central CV23 in August 2026, according to Police.uk. The most common category was violent crime. Crime counts follow how many people are around, so a busy district records more than a quiet one of the same size.

Neighbouring districts

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