Lower Stoke
vs St Michael's
St Michael's has the younger population: 51% of residents are aged 15–29, against 21% in Lower Stoke. Homes in Lower Stoke sold for a median of £227,000, 34% above St Michael's. Lower Stoke has more green space nearby (11% within 500 m, against 8%).
People
Lower Stoke has 20,767 residents in 7,734 households; St Michael's has 28,697 in 8,728. Lower Stoke has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 12%, 6.7 percentage points more than St Michael's (Coventry: 15%). St Michael's has the higher share of people living alone: 34%, 9.4 percentage points more than Lower Stoke (Coventry: 30%).
Homes and prices
In both, terraced houses are the most common type of home: 54% of homes in Lower Stoke and 43% in St Michael's. Lower Stoke has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 59%, 35 percentage points more than St Michael's (Coventry: 57%). St Michael's has the higher share of private renting: 48%, 24.4 percentage points more than Lower Stoke (Coventry: 25%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £227,000 in Lower Stoke and £170,000 in St Michael's, against £230,000 across Coventry.
Surroundings
Lower Stoke has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 11%, 2.3 percentage points more than St Michael's (Coventry: 14%). A typical postcode has 78 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Lower Stoke, and 313 in St Michael's. The typical postcode is 376 m from the nearest school in Lower Stoke and 312 m in St Michael's. The typical postcode is 1,117 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Lower Stoke and 1,404 m in St Michael's. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 99% of premises in Lower Stoke and 93% in St Michael's.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 88 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Lower Stoke 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.
Lower Stoke is one of 18 wards in Coventry, home to 20,767 people in 7,734 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £227,000 over the past two years, in line with the Coventry median. On average 11% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 24% 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.
Lower Stoke and St Michael's next to other wards of Coventry.