Bablake
vs Holbrooks
Holbrooks has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in Bablake. Homes in Bablake sold for a median of £290,000, 28% above Holbrooks. Bablake has more green space nearby (14% within 500 m, against 9%).
People
Bablake has 13,709 residents in 5,659 households; Holbrooks has 18,780 in 6,850. Bablake has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 22%, 8.1 percentage points more than Holbrooks (Coventry: 15%). Bablake has the higher share of people living alone: 29%, 4.6 percentage points more than Holbrooks (Coventry: 30%).
Homes and prices
In both, terraced houses are the most common type of home: 37% of homes in Bablake and 44% in Holbrooks. Bablake has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 76%, 12.1 percentage points more than Holbrooks (Coventry: 57%). Holbrooks has the higher share of private renting: 24%, 10.1 percentage points more than Bablake (Coventry: 25%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £290,000 in Bablake and £226,000 in Holbrooks, against £230,000 across Coventry.
Surroundings
Bablake has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 14%, 4.6 percentage points more than Holbrooks (Coventry: 14%). A typical postcode has 25 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Bablake, and 57 in Holbrooks. The typical postcode is 517 m from the nearest school in Bablake and 411 m in Holbrooks. The typical postcode is 3,133 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Bablake and 1,483 m in Holbrooks. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 96% of premises in Bablake and 100% in Holbrooks.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 66 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Bablake and 71 in Holbrooks, against 104 across Coventry. Police.uk records crimes by approximate location, not by where victims or offenders live. Busy streets, shops, stations and nightlife record more. Figures are counts, not a measure of personal risk.
Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · official school registers · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Environment Agency · data.police.uk, 12 months to Aug 2026 · Ofcom Connected Nations
In brief.
Each ward in a few lines, from its own page.
Bablake is one of 18 wards in Coventry, home to 13,709 people in 5,659 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £290,000 over the past two years, 26% above the Coventry median. On average 14% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — in line with the Coventry average.
Holbrooks is one of 18 wards in Coventry, home to 18,780 people in 6,850 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £226,000 over the past two years, in line with the Coventry median. On average 9% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 34% below the Coventry average.
More comparisons.
Bablake and Holbrooks next to other wards of Coventry.