Tile Hill & Canley
vs Wainbody
Wainbody has the younger population: 32% of residents are aged 15–29, against 29% in Tile Hill & Canley. Homes in Wainbody sold for a median of £360,000, 64% above Tile Hill & Canley. Tile Hill & Canley has more green space nearby (19% within 500 m, against 15%).
People
Tile Hill & Canley has 20,953 residents in 8,274 households; Wainbody has 16,606 in 5,298. Wainbody has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 19%, 5.8 percentage points more than Tile Hill & Canley (Coventry: 15%). Tile Hill & Canley has the higher share of people living alone: 32%, 8.7 percentage points more than Wainbody (Coventry: 30%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Tile Hill & Canley (36%) and detached houses in Wainbody (40%). Wainbody has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 84%, 34.3 percentage points more than Tile Hill & Canley (Coventry: 57%). Tile Hill & Canley has the higher share of private renting: 21%, 7.9 percentage points more than Wainbody (Coventry: 25%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £220,000 in Tile Hill & Canley and £360,000 in Wainbody, against £230,000 across Coventry.
Surroundings
Tile Hill & Canley has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 19%, 3.8 percentage points more than Wainbody (Coventry: 14%). A typical postcode has 72 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Tile Hill & Canley, and 36 in Wainbody. The typical postcode is 410 m from the nearest school in Tile Hill & Canley and 463 m in Wainbody. The typical postcode is 1,267 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Tile Hill & Canley and 1,498 m in Wainbody. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 100% of premises in Tile Hill & Canley and 97% in Wainbody.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 90 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Tile Hill & Canley and 55 in Wainbody, 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.
Tile Hill & Canley is one of 18 wards in Coventry, home to 20,953 people in 8,274 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £220,000 over the past two years, 4% below the Coventry median. On average 19% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 33% above the Coventry average.
Wainbody is one of 18 wards in Coventry, home to 16,606 people in 5,298 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £360,000 over the past two years, 57% above the Coventry median. On average 15% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 6% above the Coventry average.
More comparisons.
Tile Hill & Canley and Wainbody next to other wards of Coventry.