The CV postcode area, also known as the Coventry postcode area, is a group of 24 postcode districts in central England, within eleven post towns. These cover the eastern part of the West Midlands county (including

Coventry Coventry ( or ) is a city in the West Midlands, England. It is on the River Sherbourne. Coventry has been a large settlement for centuries, although it was not founded and given its city status until the Middle Ages. The city is governed ...

), most of

Warwickshire Warwickshire (; abbreviated Warks) is a county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, and the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare at Stratford-upon-Avon an ...

(including

Atherstone Atherstone is a market town and civil parish in the North Warwickshire district of Warwickshire, England. Located in the far north of the county, Atherstone is on the A5 national route, and is adjacent to the border with Leicestershire wh ...

, Bedworth, Kenilworth,

Leamington Spa Royal Leamington Spa, commonly known as Leamington Spa or simply Leamington (), is a spa town and civil parish in Warwickshire, England. Originally a small village called Leamington Priors, it grew into a spa town in the 18th century following ...

, Nuneaton, Rugby, Shipston-on-Stour, Southam,

Stratford-upon-Avon Stratford-upon-Avon (), commonly known as just Stratford, is a market town and civil parish in the Stratford-on-Avon district, in the county of Warwickshire, in the West Midlands region of England. It is situated on the River Avon, north-w ...

and

Warwick Warwick ( ) is a market town, civil parish and the county town of Warwickshire in the Warwick District in England, adjacent to the River Avon. It is south of Coventry, and south-east of Birmingham. It is adjoined with Leamington Spa and W ...

), a part of west Leicestershire and a very small part of

Northamptonshire Northamptonshire (; abbreviated Northants.) is a county in the East Midlands of England. In 2015, it had a population of 723,000. The county is administered by two unitary authorities: North Northamptonshire and West Northamptonshire. It is ...

. The postcode areas CV1 to CV6 incorporate the city of Coventry and its contiguous suburbs, with CV7 covering several rural and suburban villages to the immediate west and north of the city (where Coventry remains the post town), ie, the eastern portion of Solihull Borough and the southernmost areas of the

Nuneaton & Bedworth Nuneaton and Bedworth is a local government district with borough status, in northern Warwickshire, England, consisting of the towns of Nuneaton and Bedworth, the large village of Bulkington and the green belt land inbetween. It had a population ...

District. CV8 to CV47 covers all other post towns in the postcode area, to the north, south and east of Coventry (full coverage listed below). The CV area borders seven other postcode areas : B (Birmingham), LE (Leicester), DE (Derby), NN (Northampton), WR (Worcester), GL (Gloucester) and OX (Oxford). __TOC__

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The approximate coverage of the postcode districts: , - ! CV1 , COVENTRY , Coventry C (Coventry City Centre, Gosford Green, Hillfields, Spon End, Bishopsgate Green Coventry University) ,

, - ! CV2 , COVENTRY , Coventry NE ( Walsgrave, Wyken, Stoke, Bell Green, Wood End, Potters Green, Aldermans Green, Clifford Park, Woodway Park) , Coventry , - ! CV3 , COVENTRY , Coventry SE ( Binley, Whitley, Willenhall, Cheylesmore, Styvechale,

Finham Finham is a mainly residential part of the city of Coventry, West Midlands, England, and is the city's southernmost suburb, approximately from Coventry city centre. Finham shares its northern boundary along the A45 with the suburb of Styve ...

, Fenside, Stoke Aldermoor, Green Lane, Ernesford Grange, Binley Woods) , Coventry, Rugby , - ! CV4 , COVENTRY , Coventry SW ( Tile Hill, Canley, Cannon Park, Lime Tree Park, Gibbet Hill, Westwood Heath,

University of Warwick , mottoeng = Mind moves matter , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £7.0 million (2021) , budget = £698.2 million (202 ...

) , Coventry , - ! CV5 , COVENTRY , Coventry NW ( Allesley, Allesley Park, Allesley Green, Earlsdon, Eastern Green, Whoberley, Chapelfields, Mount Nod, Brownshill Green) , Coventry , - ! CV6 , COVENTRY , Coventry N (Holbrooks, Coundon, Radford, Upper Foleshill, Longford, Rowley's Green, Courthouse Green, Whitmore Park), Hawkesbury , Coventry,

Nuneaton and Bedworth Nuneaton and Bedworth is a local government district with borough status, in northern Warwickshire, England, consisting of the towns of Nuneaton and Bedworth, the large village of Bulkington and the green belt land inbetween. It had a populat ...

, - ! CV7 , COVENTRY , Exhall, Ash Green, Keresley, Meriden, Balsall Common, Berkswell, Corley,

Arley Arley may refer to: Places England * Arley, Cheshire, a village ** Arley Hall, Cheshire * Arley, Warwickshire, a village * Upper Arley, a village in Worcestershire ** Arley railway station, on the Severn Valley Railway United States * Arley, Alab ...

, Ansty, Shilton, Fillongley , Nuneaton and Bedworth,

North Warwickshire North Warwickshire is a local government district with borough status in the ceremonial county of Warwickshire, West Midlands, England. Outlying settlements in the borough include the two towns of Atherstone (where the council is based) and ...

, Coventry, Rugby,

Solihull Solihull (, or ) is a market town and the administrative centre of the wider Metropolitan Borough of Solihull in West Midlands County, England. The town had a population of 126,577 at the 2021 Census. Solihull is situated on the River Blythe ...

, - !rowspan=2, CV8 , COVENTRY , Wolston, Ryton-on-Dunsmore , rowspan=2,

, Rugby , - , KENILWORTH , Kenilworth, Baginton,

Bubbenhall Bubbenhall is a village and civil parish in the Warwick district of Warwickshire, England. The village lies off the A445 road, about southeast of Coventry, and north-northeast of Leamington Spa. According to the 2001 Census it had a p ...

, Burton Green, Brandon, Stoneleigh, Ashow , - ! CV9 , ATHERSTONE , Atherstone, Mancetter, Grendon, Baddesley Ensor, Baxterley, Hurley, Witherley, Wood End, Twycross, Orton On The Hill, Ridge Lane Village , North Warwickshire, Hinckley and Bosworth , - ! CV10 , NUNEATON , Nuneaton N & W (Weddington, Stockingford, Camp Hill, Galley Common, Grove Farm, Whittleford, Chapel End, Bermuda Village), Caldecote, Fenny Drayton, Hartshill, Ansley, Astley, Oldbury, Ridge Lane , Nuneaton and Bedworth, North Warwickshire , - ! CV11 , NUNEATON , Nuneaton C & E (town centre, Abbey Green, St Nicolas Park, Horeston Grange, Attleborough, Whitestone, Hill Top, Chilvers Coton, Caldwell), Burton Hastings, Bramcote , Nuneaton and Bedworth, Rugby, Hinckley and Bosworth , - ! CV12 , BEDWORTH , Bedworth (except Exhall and Ash Green), Bulkington , Nuneaton and Bedworth , - ! CV13 , NUNEATON ,

Barlestone Barlestone is a village and civil parish in the Hinckley and Bosworth district of Leicestershire, England, adjoining the village of Osbaston. The UK Census reported Barlestone's population as 2,471 in 2001, and 2,481 in 2011. History The vill ...

, Barton in the Beans, Bilstone, Cadeby, Carlton, Congerstone, Dadlington, Fenny Drayton, Higham on the Hill,

Market Bosworth Market Bosworth is a market town and civil parish in western Leicestershire, England. At the 2001 Census, it had a population of 1,906, increasing to 2,097 at the 2011 census. It is most famously near to the site of the decisive final battle of ...

, Nailstone, Odstone, Osbaston, Shackerstone, Shenton, Stoke Golding,

Sutton Cheney Sutton Cheney ( ) is a village and civil parish in the borough of Hinckley and Bosworth in the county of Leicestershire, England, near the county border with Warwickshire.OS Explorer Map 232 : Nuneaton & Tamworth: (1:25 000) : In addition to th ...

Upton Upton may refer to: Places United Kingdom England * Upton, Slough, Berkshire (in Buckinghamshire until 1974) * Upton, Buckinghamshire, a hamlet near Aylesbury * Upton, Cambridgeshire, Peterborough * Upton, Huntingdonshire, a location in Cambridge ...

, Wellsborough , Hinckley and Bosworth , - ! CV21 , RUGBY , Rugby (north), Brownsover , Rugby , - ! CV22 , RUGBY , Rugby (south), Bilton, Cawston,

Dunchurch Dunchurch is a large village and civil parish on the south-western outskirts of Rugby in Warwickshire, England, approximately southwest of central Rugby. The civil parish which also includes the nearby hamlet of Toft, had a population of 4,12 ...

, Rugby , - ! CV23 , RUGBY , Thurlaston, Princethorpe, Stretton-on-Dunsmore,

Birdingbury Birdingbury is a village and civil parish in the Rugby district of Warwickshire, England, just south of the River Leam, and not far from Draycote Water. It is located roughly halfway between Rugby and Leamington Spa, about eight miles from each. ...

, Brinklow, Long Lawford, Clifton upon Dunsmore,

Stretton-under-Fosse Stretton-under-Fosse is a village and civil parish in the English county of Warwickshire. In 2001 its population was recorded as 185, increasing to 234 at the 2011 Census. The village contains a number of old cottages along its main street. J ...

, Monks Kirby, Kilsby , Rugby,

West Northamptonshire West Northamptonshire is a unitary authority area covering part of the ceremonial county of Northamptonshire, England, created in 2021. By far the largest settlement in West Northamptonshire is the county town of Northampton. Its other signific ...

, - ! CV31 , LEAMINGTON SPA , Leamington Spa (south), Sydenham,

Whitnash Whitnash is a town and civil parish located southeast of, and contiguous with Leamington Spa and Warwick in Warwickshire, England. In 2001, it had a population of 7,629 which increased to 9,129 in the 2011 census. History Whitnash was mentioned ...

, Radford Semele , Warwick , - ! CV32 , LEAMINGTON SPA , Leamington Spa (north),

Lillington Lillington may refer to: Places England * Lillington, Dorset, a hamlet in Dorset * Lillington, Warwickshire, a suburb of Leamington Spa, Warwickshire * Lillington Gardens, a housing estate in Pimlico, London Elsewhere * Lillington, North Carolina ...

, Cubbington, Milverton, Campion Hills , Warwick , - ! CV33 , LEAMINGTON SPA , Harbury and surrounding villages , Warwick,

Stratford-on-Avon Stratford-upon-Avon (), commonly known as just Stratford, is a market town and civil parish in the Stratford-on-Avon district, in the county of Warwickshire, in the West Midlands region of England. It is situated on the River Avon, north-w ...

, - ! CV34 , WARWICK , Warwick , Warwick, Heathcote , - ! CV35 , WARWICK , Wellesbourne, Gaydon,

Kineton Kineton is a village and civil parish on the River Dene in south-east Warwickshire, England. The village is part of Stratford-on-Avon district, and in the 2001 census it had a population of 2,278, increasing to 2,337 at the 2011 Census. Ki ...

and surrounding villages , Warwick, Stratford-on-Avon , - ! CV36 , SHIPSTON-ON-STOUR , Shipston-on-Stour and surrounding villages , Stratford-on-Avon , - ! CV37 , STRATFORD-UPON-AVON ,

and surrounding villages , Stratford-on-Avon , - ! CV47 , SOUTHAM , Southam and surrounding villages , Stratford-on-Avon The CV47 district was formed in 1999 from parts of the CV23 and CV33 districts.

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