Bablake
vs Radford
Radford has the younger population: 22% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in Bablake. Homes in Bablake sold for a median of £290,000, 49% above Radford. Bablake has more green space nearby (14% within 500 m, against 9%).
People
Bablake has 13,709 residents in 5,659 households; Radford has 20,892 in 8,170. Bablake has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 22%, 9.1 percentage points more than Radford (Coventry: 15%). Radford has the higher share of people living alone: 31%, 2.3 percentage points more than Bablake (Coventry: 30%).
Homes and prices
In both, terraced houses are the most common type of home: 37% of homes in Bablake and 50% in Radford. Bablake has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 76%, 27.7 percentage points more than Radford (Coventry: 57%). Radford has the higher share of private renting: 35%, 20.9 percentage points more than Bablake (Coventry: 25%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £290,000 in Bablake and £195,000 in Radford, against £230,000 across Coventry.
Surroundings
Bablake has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 14%, 4.9 percentage points more than Radford (Coventry: 14%). A typical postcode has 25 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Bablake, and 105 in Radford. The typical postcode is 517 m from the nearest school in Bablake and 349 m in Radford. The typical postcode is 3,133 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Bablake and 2,276 m in Radford. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 96% of premises in Bablake and 99% in Radford.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 66 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Bablake and 97 in Radford, 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.
Radford is one of 18 wards in Coventry, home to 20,892 people in 8,170 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £195,000 over the past two years, 15% below the Coventry median. On average 9% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 36% below the Coventry average.
More comparisons.
Bablake and Radford next to other wards of Coventry.