Wainbody
vs Whoberley
Wainbody has the younger population: 32% of residents are aged 15–29, against 24% in Whoberley. Homes in Wainbody sold for a median of £360,000, 67% above Whoberley. Whoberley has more green space nearby (19% within 500 m, against 15%).
People
Wainbody has 16,606 residents in 5,298 households; Whoberley has 16,435 in 7,187. Wainbody has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 19%, 2.4 percentage points more than Whoberley (Coventry: 15%). Whoberley has the higher share of people living alone: 33%, 9.4 percentage points more than Wainbody (Coventry: 30%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is detached houses in Wainbody (40%) and terraced houses in Whoberley (61%). Wainbody has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 84%, 18.2 percentage points more than Whoberley (Coventry: 57%). Whoberley has the higher share of private renting: 28%, 14.6 percentage points more than Wainbody (Coventry: 25%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £360,000 in Wainbody and £215,000 in Whoberley, against £230,000 across Coventry.
Surroundings
Whoberley has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 19%, 3.9 percentage points more than Wainbody (Coventry: 14%). A typical postcode has 36 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Wainbody, and 68 in Whoberley. The typical postcode is 463 m from the nearest school in Wainbody and 274 m in Whoberley. The typical postcode is 1,498 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Wainbody and 1,226 m in Whoberley. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 97% of premises in Wainbody and 99% in Whoberley.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 55 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Wainbody and 69 in Whoberley, 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.
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.
Whoberley is one of 18 wards in Coventry, home to 16,435 people in 7,187 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £215,000 over the past two years, 7% below the Coventry median. On average 19% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 34% above the Coventry average.
More comparisons.
Wainbody and Whoberley next to other wards of Coventry.