Binley & Willenhall
vs Upper Stoke
Upper Stoke has the younger population: 22% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in Binley & Willenhall. Homes in Binley & Willenhall sold for a median of £225,000, 14% above Upper Stoke. Binley & Willenhall has more green space nearby (16% within 500 m, against 10%).
People
Binley & Willenhall has 17,776 residents in 7,582 households; Upper Stoke has 18,989 in 7,508. Binley & Willenhall has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 17%, 4.3 percentage points more than Upper Stoke (Coventry: 15%). Binley & Willenhall has the higher share of people living alone: 34%, 4.9 percentage points more than Upper Stoke (Coventry: 30%).
Homes and prices
In both, terraced houses are the most common type of home: 34% of homes in Binley & Willenhall and 55% in Upper Stoke. Binley & Willenhall has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 55%, 2.6 percentage points more than Upper Stoke (Coventry: 57%). Upper Stoke has the higher share of private renting: 32%, 19.5 percentage points more than Binley & Willenhall (Coventry: 25%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £225,000 in Binley & Willenhall and £197,500 in Upper Stoke, against £230,000 across Coventry.
Surroundings
Binley & Willenhall has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 16%, 5.5 percentage points more than Upper Stoke (Coventry: 14%). A typical postcode has 59 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Binley & Willenhall, and 103 in Upper Stoke. The typical postcode is 299 m from the nearest school in Binley & Willenhall and 356 m in Upper Stoke. The typical postcode is 1,328 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Binley & Willenhall and 2,245 m in Upper Stoke. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 98% of premises in Binley & Willenhall and 99% in Upper Stoke.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 121 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Binley & Willenhall and 87 in Upper Stoke, 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.
Binley & Willenhall is one of 18 wards in Coventry, home to 17,776 people in 7,582 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £225,000 over the past two years, in line with the Coventry median. On average 16% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 13% above the Coventry average.
Upper Stoke is one of 18 wards in Coventry, home to 18,989 people in 7,508 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £197,500 over the past two years, 14% below the Coventry median. On average 10% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 26% below the Coventry average.
More comparisons.
Binley & Willenhall and Upper Stoke next to other wards of Coventry.