Foleshill
vs St Michael's
St Michael's has the younger population: 51% of residents are aged 15–29, against 23% in Foleshill. Homes in St Michael's sold for a median of £170,000, 8% above Foleshill. St Michael's has more green space nearby (8% within 500 m, against 7%).
People
Foleshill has 22,482 residents in 7,462 households; St Michael's has 28,697 in 8,728. Foleshill has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 7%, 2.5 percentage points more than St Michael's (Coventry: 15%). St Michael's has the higher share of people living alone: 34%, 7.1 percentage points more than Foleshill (Coventry: 30%).
Homes and prices
In both, terraced houses are the most common type of home: 47% of homes in Foleshill and 43% in St Michael's. Foleshill has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 38%, 13.4 percentage points more than St Michael's (Coventry: 57%). St Michael's has the higher share of private renting: 48%, 11.5 percentage points more than Foleshill (Coventry: 25%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £157,750 in Foleshill and £170,000 in St Michael's, against £230,000 across Coventry.
Surroundings
St Michael's has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 8%, 1.9 percentage points more than Foleshill (Coventry: 14%). A typical postcode has 157 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Foleshill, and 313 in St Michael's. The typical postcode is 300 m from the nearest school in Foleshill and 312 m in St Michael's. The typical postcode is 2,075 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Foleshill and 1,404 m in St Michael's. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 97% of premises in Foleshill and 93% in St Michael's.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 144 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Foleshill 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.
Foleshill is one of 18 wards in Coventry, home to 22,482 people in 7,462 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £157,750 over the past two years, 31% below the Coventry median. On average 7% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 54% below 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.
Foleshill and St Michael's next to other wards of Coventry.