Cheylesmore
vs St Michael's
St Michael's has the younger population: 51% of residents are aged 15–29, against 22% in Cheylesmore. Homes in Cheylesmore sold for a median of £240,000, 41% above St Michael's. Cheylesmore has more green space nearby (16% within 500 m, against 8%).
People
Cheylesmore has 16,783 residents in 7,067 households; St Michael's has 28,697 in 8,728. Cheylesmore has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 18%, 13.3 percentage points more than St Michael's (Coventry: 15%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (35% and 34%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Cheylesmore (34%) and terraced houses in St Michael's (43%). Cheylesmore has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 62%, 37.5 percentage points more than St Michael's (Coventry: 57%). St Michael's has the higher share of private renting: 48%, 21.6 percentage points more than Cheylesmore (Coventry: 25%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £240,000 in Cheylesmore and £170,000 in St Michael's, against £230,000 across Coventry.
Surroundings
Cheylesmore has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 16%, 7.5 percentage points more than St Michael's (Coventry: 14%). A typical postcode has 62 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Cheylesmore, and 313 in St Michael's. The typical postcode is 468 m from the nearest school in Cheylesmore and 312 m in St Michael's. The typical postcode is 1,200 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Cheylesmore and 1,404 m in St Michael's. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 98% of premises in Cheylesmore and 93% in St Michael's.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 95 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Cheylesmore and 271 in St Michael's, 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.
Cheylesmore is one of 18 wards in Coventry, home to 16,783 people in 7,067 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £240,000 over the past two years, 4% above the Coventry median. On average 16% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 14% above the Coventry average.
St Michael's is one of 18 wards in Coventry, home to 28,697 people in 8,728 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £170,000 over the past two years, 26% below the Coventry median. On average 8% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 40% below the Coventry average.
More comparisons.
Cheylesmore and St Michael's next to other wards of Coventry.