MONKSWOOD CRESCENT, CV2 1BE House Prices & Local Information

CV2 1BE is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Monkswood Crescent, 0.3km from Henley Green in Coventry. Administratively it sits within Henley ward and the Coventry North East constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, CV2 1BE is a mixed area of service workers, students and families in semi-detached housing. The daytime character shifts — ethnically mixed workforce primarily in care and education. An average age of 30 points to a young professional and early-career population — ambitious, mobile, and predominantly renting. 47% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. The area has a notably diverse population — 35% of residents identify as non-white, reflecting the multicultural character of this part of Coventry. Full-time employment stands at 23% — below average for the region, consistent with the area's higher deprivation indicators.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 39 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. Property: With prices averaging £161k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area, up 22.8% year-on-year. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for CV2 1BE are sourced from Output Area E00048481 (shared with 7 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.