CV8
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Kenilworth, in Warwick and Rugby.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an CV8 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 98% of people in CV8 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How CV8 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is CV8 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in CV8 at a rate of 51.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 88.1 per 1,000 people across the CV postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 177 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in CV8.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (550), anti-social behaviour (365) and other crime (282).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in CV8 was 48.6 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in CV8, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so CV8 has no single figure. Of its 20 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 9 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in CV8
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rugby 004C | 1,648 | 33.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 97.1% |
| Rugby 004D | 1,724 | 53.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 90.9% |
| Rugby 004E | 1,829 | 56.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 95.4% |
| Warwick 001A | 1,705 | 61.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 89.7% |
| Warwick 001B | 1,442 | 11.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.4% |
| Warwick 001C | 1,663 | 86.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 85.6% |
| Warwick 001D | 1,492 | 39.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 96.2% |
| Warwick 001E | 1,691 | 157.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 70.6% |
| Warwick 002A | 1,516 | 59.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 84.8% |
| Warwick 002B | 2,028 | 54.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 88.1% |
| Warwick 002C | 1,637 | 43.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 88.9% |
| Warwick 002D | 1,382 | 16.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 95.9% |
| Warwick 002E | 1,878 | 41.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 90.4% |
| Warwick 003A | 1,491 | 80.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 91.3% |
| Warwick 003B | 1,507 | 17.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.2% |
| Warwick 003C | 1,481 | 41.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 90.7% |
| Warwick 003D | 1,430 | 35.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 91.8% |
| Warwick 003E | 1,398 | 15.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 89.0% |
| Warwick 005D | 1,267 | 27.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 94.5% |
| Warwick 005G | 4,079 | 64.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 72.8% |
MPs for CV8
- Sir Jeremy WrightConservativeMP for Kenilworth and Southam88% of CV8’s postcodes
- John SlingerLabourMP for Rugby9.6% of CV8’s postcodes
- Saqib BhattiConservativeMP for Meriden and Solihull East2.0% of CV8’s postcodes
- Matt WesternLabourMP for Warwick and Leamington0.1% of CV8’s postcodes
- Mary CreaghLabourMP for Coventry East0.1% of CV8’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in CV84
Postcode sectors in CV84
Councils CV8 covers2
Towns in CV82
Postcode districts next to CV89
Nearest rail stations3
More in the CV postcode area2
CV8 in brief
CV8 is a postcode district covering Kenilworth, in Warwick and Rugby.
About 35,031 people lived in CV8 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £395,000 in 2025 across 615 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 51.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in CV8 was £395,000 in 2025.
CV8 had 34,242 usual residents at the census.
About 98% of people in CV8 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In CV8, 88.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.