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Upper Stoke
vs Wyken

Upper Stoke has the younger population: 22% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in Wyken. Homes in Wyken sold for a median of £232,400, 18% above Upper Stoke. Wyken has more green space nearby (22% within 500 m, against 10%).

Map of Coventry with Upper Stoke highlighted
Upper Stoke
323 postcodes
Map of Coventry with Wyken highlighted
Wyken
315 postcodes
Map of Coventry
Coventry
city average

People

Upper Stoke has 18,989 residents in 7,508 households; Wyken has 18,979 in 7,577. Wyken has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 18%, 4.6 percentage points more than Upper Stoke (Coventry: 15%). Upper Stoke has the higher share of people living alone: 29%, 1 percentage point more than Wyken (Coventry: 30%).

18,989Residents (2021)
18,979Residents (2021)
345,325Residents (2021)
7,508Households
7,577Households
134,140Households
21.5%Aged 15–29
17.3%Aged 15–29
23.6%Aged 15–29
12.9%Aged 65 and over
17.5%Aged 65 and over
14.6%Aged 65 and over
29.1%Living alone
28.1%Living alone
30.4%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, terraced houses are the most common type of home: 55% of homes in Upper Stoke and 41% in Wyken. Wyken has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 67%, 15.2 percentage points more than Upper Stoke (Coventry: 57%). Upper Stoke has the higher share of private renting: 32%, 13.9 percentage points more than Wyken (Coventry: 25%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £197,500 in Upper Stoke and £232,400 in Wyken, against £230,000 across Coventry.

£197,500Median sale price
£232,400Median sale price
£230,000Median sale price
52.0%Owner-occupied
67.2%Owner-occupied
57.4%Owner-occupied
32.3%Private renting
18.4%Private renting
24.7%Private renting
15.3%Social renting
13.6%Social renting
17.0%Social renting
7.3%Detached houses
14.3%Detached houses
11.6%Detached houses
23.3%Semi-detached houses
31.3%Semi-detached houses
30.1%Semi-detached houses
54.9%Terraced houses
40.6%Terraced houses
39.9%Terraced houses
11.6%Flats
11.9%Flats
15.7%Flats

Surroundings

Wyken has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 22%, 11.6 percentage points more than Upper Stoke (Coventry: 14%). A typical postcode has 103 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Upper Stoke, and 50 in Wyken. The typical postcode is 356 m from the nearest school in Upper Stoke and 315 m in Wyken. The typical postcode is 2,245 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Upper Stoke and 1,916 m in Wyken. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 99% of premises in Upper Stoke and 100% in Wyken.

10.3%Green space within 500 m
21.9%Green space within 500 m
14.0%Green space within 500 m
103Services within 15 min (median)
50Services within 15 min (median)
73Services within 15 min (median)
356 mNearest school (median)
315 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
2.2 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
1.9 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
1Postcodes in flood risk areas
3Postcodes in flood risk areas
247Postcodes in flood risk areas
98.9%Gigabit broadband (premises)
99.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)
97.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 87 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Upper Stoke and 73 in Wyken, 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.

87Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
73Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
104Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

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.

Upper Stoke

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.

Wyken

Wyken is one of 18 wards in Coventry, home to 18,979 people in 7,577 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £232,400 over the past two years, in line with the Coventry median. On average 22% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 56% above the Coventry average.

More comparisons.

Upper Stoke and Wyken next to other wards of Coventry.

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