Photo: Oliver Mills · CC BY-SA 2.012 years separate the longest- and shortest-lived parts of Coventry
Inside the city, men’s life expectancy runs from 71.9 in Willenhall to 83.7 in Finham Park, 2.6 miles apart. Life expectancy is 76.9 for men and 81.5 for women. Across England the figures for 2019 to 2023 are 79.1 and 83.0. Coventry grades C− for health: life expectancy, healthy life expectancy, early deaths, hospital admissions, child obesity and Census health, each adjusted for age; #16 of 35 in West Midlands.
What stands out about health in Coventry
A 12-year gap from one part of Coventry to another
Men in Finham Park can expect to live to 83.7, longer than the English average of 79.1. In Willenhall, 2.6 miles away, the figure is 71.9, and Willenhall records 201 deaths under 75 for every 100 expected for its ages. For women the range is 76.0 in Naul's Mill & Bishopsgate Green to 86.0 in Stivichall & Finham. Neighbourhoods ↓
More of Coventry’s children are obese
25% of Year 6 children (aged 10 to 11) were measured as obese over the last three school years, against 22.3% across England; more than in 86% of UK towns. Health Grade ↓
NHS dentists are easier to get than in most of England
Of adults in the Coventry and Warwickshire area who tried to get an NHS dental appointment in the last two years, 90% succeeded, the highest of England’s 36 health areas; across England it was 82%. Dentists ↓
Written from the OHID, NHS England and GP Patient Survey figures on this page. Life expectancy covers 2019 to 2023; neighbourhoods are ONS middle-layer areas of about 8,000 people.
Coventry grades C− for health
Healthier than 15% of UK towns, on age-adjusted measures.
Behind the typical UK town on every measure. Even its strongest, disability and Census bad health, are in the bottom 50% of UK towns; deaths under 75 and preventable deaths are furthest behind. Among the 37 UK towns of 241,000 to 465,000 people, Coventry’s Health Grade is the 30th highest.
Each measure is ranked against every UK town of 1,000 or more, the ranks are averaged, and the average is ranked again. Every measure allows for the town’s ages: life expectancy is worked out from the death rate at each age, so it doesn’t depend on how old the town’s residents are; deaths and admissions are counted against what England’s rates would give a town with these ages, and the Census answers against England and Wales’s rates by single year of age, so a seaside town of retired people isn’t marked down for being old.
Men’s life expectancy across Coventry runs from 71.9 to 83.7
Life expectancy at birth, 2019–23, in Coventry’s 42 middle-layer neighbourhoods (about 8,000 people each). Circles are sized by residents and show men’s life expectancy.
The gap follows deprivation closely: Foleshill East, where 57% of residents are income-deprived, has men’s life expectancy of 73.4. Willenhall has the most deaths under 75 for its ages (201 per 100 expected), against 70 in Finham Park.
Show every measure as a table
| Neighbourhood | Men | Women | Deaths under 75 | Emergency admissions | Year 6 obese | Income-deprived |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finham Park | 83.7 | 84.7 | 70 | 91 | 16% | 9.6% |
| Stivichall & Finham | 82.5 | 86.0 | 84 | 91 | 13% | 9.5% |
| Binley | 82.0 | 85.3 | 77 | 105 | 19% | 12% |
| Sherbourne | 81.4 | 84.6 | 76 | 94 | 22% | 14% |
| Cannon Park & University | 81.4 | 84.8 | 77 | 83 | 14% | 6.6% |
| Allesley Park | 81.3 | 83.9 | 85 | 92 | 17% | 11% |
| Walsgrave & Woodway Park | 81.0 | 83.6 | 95 | 120 | 27% | 23% |
| Earl Place & Lime Tree Park | 80.7 | 83.5 | 83 | 97 | 24% | 20% |
| Brownshill Green | 80.6 | 84.6 | 79 | 115 | 19% | 12% |
| Eastern Green & Tanyard Farm | 80.3 | 84.9 | 87 | 92 | 21% | 17% |
| Earlsdon & Canley Gardens | 80.1 | 83.8 | 94 | 92 | 13% | 9.9% |
| Coundon | 79.9 | 84.4 | 90 | 104 | 22% | 19% |
| Allesley Green & Lower Eastern Green | 79.5 | 85.9 | 79 | 83 | 17% | 7.2% |
| Cheylesmore Daventry Road | 79.2 | 83.3 | 112 | 109 | 23% | 22% |
| Radford East | 78.9 | 83.0 | 107 | 121 | 26% | 37% |
| Keresley | 78.6 | 82.2 | 106 | 110 | 26% | 26% |
| Wyken Croft | 78.6 | 84.5 | 97 | 110 | 27% | 24% |
| Whoberley | 77.5 | 83.9 | 103 | 104 | 21% | 19% |
| Ravensdale | 77.3 | 81.5 | 111 | 112 | 29% | 21% |
| Copsewood | 77.3 | 79.7 | 117 | 116 | 24% | 22% |
| Radford West | 77.0 | 78.4 | 140 | 137 | 25% | 38% |
| Whitley & Tollbar End | 76.6 | 80.7 | 122 | 113 | 30% | 23% |
| Barras Heath | 76.6 | 82.2 | 112 | 107 | 22% | 27% |
| Whitmore Park | 76.1 | 83.1 | 120 | 114 | 22% | 22% |
| Little Heath | 75.6 | 80.5 | 123 | 142 | 26% | 42% |
| Clifford Park | 75.5 | 81.1 | 137 | 135 | 26% | 25% |
| Chapelfields | 75.5 | 81.1 | 156 | 101 | 28% | 27% |
| Longford | 75.4 | 81.3 | 140 | 132 | 27% | 33% |
| Foleshill West | 75.2 | 83.0 | 136 | 149 | 29% | 55% |
| Holbrooks | 75.1 | 79.9 | 155 | 135 | 30% | 41% |
| Tile Hill | 75.0 | 79.7 | 158 | 129 | 28% | 38% |
| Canley & Westwood Heath | 75.0 | 80.1 | 139 | 118 | 25% | 29% |
| Bell Green | 74.6 | 79.4 | 172 | 154 | 33% | 49% |
| Naul's Mill & Bishopsgate Green | 73.7 | 76.0 | 181 | 127 | 26% | 39% |
| Foleshill East | 73.4 | 77.7 | 185 | 150 | 32% | 57% |
| Ernesford Grange & Stoke Aldermoor | 73.4 | 79.7 | 160 | 142 | 26% | 41% |
| Hillfields | 73.1 | 80.7 | 164 | 118 | 30% | 50% |
| Lower Stoke & Gosford Park | 73.1 | 78.5 | 160 | 78 | 31% | 33% |
| Henley Green & Wood End | 72.8 | 77.2 | 198 | 161 | 29% | 53% |
| Stoke Heath | 72.8 | 78.7 | 163 | 137 | 31% | 44% |
| Central Coventry | 72.1 | 79.5 | 180 | 80 | 27% | 21% |
| Willenhall | 71.9 | 78.5 | 201 | 165 | 27% | 51% |
Deaths and admissions per 100 expected for each area’s ages (England = 100). Each figure has a range: Willenhall’s men’s life expectancy is 71.9 with a 95% range of 70.0 to 73.9. Neighbourhoods are ONS middle-layer areas at least 30% inside Coventry; names are the House of Commons Library’s.
90% of adults in the Coventry and Warwickshire area who tried got an NHS dental appointment
Adults who tried to get an NHS dental appointment for themselves in the last two years, and got one. GP Patient Survey 2026, by integrated care system (the NHS area that plans dentistry for Coventry).
Coventry and Warwickshire has the highest success rate of England’s 36 health areas; across England 82% of those who tried got an appointment. Of Coventry and Warwickshire patients who did, 82% rated the experience good (England 74%). NHS practices taking new patients are listed on the NHS website’s Find a dentist; for urgent dental pain, call NHS 111.
The survey asks GP patients about dentistry, so results are published for health areas, not towns or practices.
Men’s life expectancy in Coventry is 0.7 years below what its level of deprivation predicts
Across 1,996 English towns of 2,500 or more, men’s life expectancy tracks income deprivation closely (correlation −0.81). Each dot is a town.
29% of Coventry’s residents are income-deprived, more than in most English towns. For that level, the line predicts 77.6 years for men; Coventry’s is 76.9. For women it predicts 81.7, and Coventry’s 81.5 is close to it.
Income deprivation: share of residents in low-income households, English Indices of Deprivation 2025, averaged over each town’s neighbourhoods. A town above or below the line isn’t necessarily doing better or worse on care: students, prisons and hostels inside a boundary all shift the figures.
Care in and near Coventry
The nearest A&E, the practice patients rate highest, and where to go when it’s urgent but not an emergency. In an emergency, call 999.
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire saw 59% of major-A&E patients within four hours
Type 1 (major) A&E attendances seen, admitted or discharged within four hours of arrival, by month. NHS England publishes it by trust, not hospital: University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust runs the A&E at University Hospital, the nearest to Coventry (3.1 mi).
The share seen within four hours has held near 60% over 18 months. Long waits for a bed are rarer than at 81% of trusts: 173 patients in 12 months, 1.4% of emergency admissions through A&E. CQC’s latest ratings for University Hospital: urgent and emergency services requires improvement (2025), the hospital overall good (2026).
Midlands trusts
Hospitals within 25 miles
| Distance | Hospital | CQC overall | Urgent & emergency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 mi | University Hospital A&E Coventry · University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust | Good2026 | Requires improvement2025 |
| 6.8 mi | George Eliot NHS Hospital A&E Nuneaton · George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust | Good2024 | Good2023 |
| 9.1 mi | Warwick Hospital A&E Warwick · South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust | Good2026 | Good2026 |
| 10 mi | Royal Leamington Spa Rehabilitation Hospital Warwick · South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust | Not rated | — |
| 11 mi | Hospital of St Cross Rugby · University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust | Good2025 | — |
| 11 mi | Solihull Hospital Solihull · University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust | Not rated | — |
| 12 mi | Hinckley and Bosworth Community Hospital Hinckley · Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust | Not rated | — |
| 14 mi | Feilding Palmer Community Hospital Lutterworth · Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust | Not rated | — |
NHS acute hospitals registered with the Care Quality Commission (care directory, 01 October 2026). “A&E” marks a major (type 1) emergency department, open 24 hours and led by consultants, in NHS England’s Emergency Care Data Set; a hospital without the mark may still have a minor injury unit or urgent treatment centre. Ratings run Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement, Inadequate; the year is when each was published. Distances are straight lines from the town centre.
79% of patients rate Coventry’s 49 GP practices good
GP Patient Survey 2026 (NHS England, run by Ipsos), about 100 patients a practice, against 77% across England. 7th of 35 English towns of 241,000 to 465,000, from the highest.
| Practice | Overall experience | Easy by phone | Wait about right | CQC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anchor Homeless Centre CV1 5FX · 524 adult patients | 97% good · range 96%–98% | 87% | 93% | Outstanding2017 |
| Torcross Medical Centre CV2 3NF · 1,716 adult patients | 96% good · range 94%–96% | 98% | 99% | Good2017 |
| Clay Lane Medical Practice CV2 4LJ · 7,948 adult patients | 93% good · range 84%–97% | 78% | 74% | Good2020 |
| Woodway Medical Centre CV2 2RH · 5,489 adult patients | 92% good · range 87%–95% | 75% | 81% | Good2017 |
| Engleton House Surgery CV6 3HZ · 22,326 adult patients | 92% good · range 48%–99% | 77% | 79% | Good2017 |
| The Cheylesmore Surgery CV3 5PZ · 11,376 adult patients | 91% good · range 76%–97% | 86% | 91% | Good2018 |
| Willenhall Primary Care Centre - 1 CV3 3DG · 5,530 adult patients | 91% good · range 82%–96% | 79% | 77% | Good2017 |
| Sky Blue Medical Group CV3 6EA · 13,397 adult patients | 90% good · range 62%–98% | 68% | 93% | Good2017 |
| Dr G Shields and Partners CV5 9JE · 17,942 adult patients | 89% good · range 62%–98% | 76% | 93% | Good2016 |
| Dr Manmohan Singh CV1 4JH · 3,175 adult patients | 89% good · range 83%–93% | 74% | 77% | Good2017 |
| The Forum Health Centre CV2 5EP · 16,687 adult patients | 88% good · range 58%–98% | 63% | 82% | Outstanding2017 |
| Park House CV1 2DL · 3,734 adult patients | 86% good · range 81%–89% | 91% | 94% | Good2017 |
| Godiva Group Practice CV2 4LJ · 16,943 adult patients | 85% good · range 54%–97% | 76% | 75% | Requires improvement2022 |
| Mansfield Medical Centre CV3 1JB · 8,442 adult patients | 85% good · range 74%–92% | 55% | 81% | Good2016 |
| Westwood Medical Health Centre CV4 9DR · 3,468 adult patients | 83% good · range 79%–87% | 84% | 64% | Good2019 |
| Willenhall Oak Medical Centre CV3 3DP · 3,432 adult patients | 83% good · range 80%–86% | 84% | 79% | Good2017 |
| Central Medical Centre CV6 5DF · 2,720 adult patients | 83% good · range 76%–89% | 88% | 79% | Good2025 |
| Forrest Medical Centre CV4 8FT · 10,134 adult patients | 83% good · range 62%–93% | 62% | 77% | Good2016 |
| Limbrick Wood Surgery CV4 9PN · 2,450 adult patients | 82% good · range 79%–86% | 69% | 79% | Good2024 |
| Allesly Village Surgery CV5 9BD · 3,953 adult patients | 82% good · range 78%–86% | 55% | 85% | Good2018 |
| Henley Green Medical Centre CV2 1AB · 6,254 adult patients | 81% good · range 68%–90% | 58% | 71% | Good2026 |
| Dr Rashpal Dosanj CV3 2FD · 2,280 adult patients | 81% good · range 77%–84% | 81% | 72% | Good2016 |
| Govind Health Centre CV5 6EU · 2,797 adult patients | 80% good · range 76%–84% | 44% | 81% | Good2018 |
| Phoenix Family Care CV3 6GQ · 5,008 adult patients | 80% good · range 73%–86% | 52% | 70% | Not rated |
| Dr Raquia Bano CV1 4FS · 3,740 adult patients | 80% good · range 74%–84% | 70% | 79% | Good2017 |
| Kenyon Medical Centres CV3 3AD · 11,112 adult patients | 79% good · range 59%–90% | 77% | 68% | Good2022 |
| Park Leys Medical Practice CV6 2FL · 13,299 adult patients | 78% good · range 53%–92% | 74% | 92% | Good2024 |
| Priory Gate Practice CV1 4FS · 8,708 adult patients | 78% good · range 60%–89% | 68% | 89% | Good2022 |
| Moseley Avenue Surgery CV6 1HS · 9,436 adult patients | 77% good · range 65%–86% | 58% | 62% | Good2017 |
| Springfield Medical Practice CV6 2FL · 5,842 adult patients | 76% good · range 68%–83% | 45% | 72% | Good2018 |
The 30 highest-rated of 49 practices shown.
Anchor Homeless Centre has the city’s highest rating (97%). Engleton House Surgery is by far the largest, with 22,326 adult patients. You can register with any practice whose area covers your address.
GP Patient Survey 2026: surveys sent January to March 2026; results weighted by NHS England. The range is the 95% confidence interval. Adult patients: the survey’s practice population aged 16 and over. A practice counts as in Coventry when its main surgery is inside the built-up area; branch surgeries are part of their main practice. CQC ratings © Care Quality Commission.
82% of residents say their health is good or very good
Census 2021, all residents, as answered (not adjusted for age).
Adjusted for age, 116 report bad health for every 100 expected, more than the national rate.
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| Census 2021 | Coventry | West Midlands | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 82% | 80% | 82% |
| Fair health | 12% | 14% | 13% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.3% | 6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled under the Equality Act | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Day-to-day activities limited a lot | 7.3% | 8.1% | 7.4% |
West Midlands and England: all residents of their built-up areas (towns and cities), from the same Census 2021 output areas.
Coventry’s Health Grade is 30th of 37 UK towns of 241,000 to 465,000
Ordered by Health Grade: the top three, the towns either side of Coventry, and others in West Midlands. Life expectancy for men / women; deaths under 75 per 100 expected.
| # | Town | People | Life expectancy | Deaths under 75 | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bromley London | 325,469 | 81.3 / 85.1 | 78 | B+ |
| 2 | Barnet London | 388,572 | 81.4 / 85.4 | 77 | B |
| 3 | Harrow London | 260,534 | 80.9 / 85.2 | 78 | B− |
| … | |||||
| 28 | Cardiff South Glamorgan | 348,511 | — | — | C− |
| 29 | Derby Derbyshire | 275,561 | 77.9 / 81.8 | 126 | C− |
| 30 | Coventry West Midlands | 344,289 | 76.9 / 81.5 | 128 | C− |
| 31 | Leicester Leicestershire | 406,612 | 76.8 / 81.2 | 127 | C− |
| 32 | Newcastle upon Tyne Tyne and Wear | 286,472 | 77.2 / 81.6 | 127 | D |
| … | |||||
| 37 | Belfast Belfast | 293,298 | 76.3 / 80.5 | — | D− |
Health letters rank against every UK town of 1,000 or more; the order here is context only. Welsh towns are graded on life expectancy, healthy life expectancy and the two Census measures: OHID’s early-death, admissions and child-obesity figures cover England.
Health in the places around Coventry
Life expectancy for men / women, and the nearest A&E. Tap a town for its health page.
| Town | People | Life expectancy | Nearest A&E | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coventry | 344,289 | 76.9 / 81.5 | 3.1 mi | C− |
| Ash Green | 2,562 | 77.0 / 80.0 | 3.7 mi | C− |
| Keresley Newlands | 3,631 | 77.4 / 80.5 | 4.1 mi | D |
| Hawkesbury | 2,288 | 76.9 / 80.3 | 3 mi | D |
| Binley Woods | 2,569 | 80.7 / 85.4 | 2.1 mi | B+ |
| Bedworth | 31,083 | 77.1 / 80.7 | 2.3 mi | D |
| Ryton-on-Dunsmore | 1,829 | 80.7 / 85.4 | 3.8 mi | B+ |
| Burton Green | 1,556 | 80.6 / 85.8 | 6.2 mi | A |
Binley Woods, 4.1 miles away, has men’s life expectancy of 80.7, 3.8 years longer than Coventry’s.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- A&E figures are for the trust. NHS England publishes four-hour waits by trust, not hospital, so University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust’s figures cover every major A&E it runs. They count type 1 (major) departments; minor injury units and urgent treatment centres are left out, which is why they sit below the all-types figure NHS England headlines (75% for England).
- The GP survey is a survey. About 100 patients answer for each practice, so a practice’s figure has a range (shown in the table); small differences between practices aren’t meaningful. The town figure weights each practice by its adult patients, some of whom live outside Coventry.
- Adjusted for age. A ratio of 100 means as many deaths, admissions or reports of bad health as England’s rates (England and Wales’s for the Census) would give a town with these ages; 120 means a fifth more.
- Small areas, summed to the town. OHID publishes these figures for middle-layer areas of about 8,000 people; the town’s figure averages the areas it covers, weighted by how many of their residents live in it, so a village shares its area’s figure with the countryside around it.
- Different years. Life expectancy and deaths cover 2019 to 2023; emergency admissions 2016/17 to 2020/21 (the latest OHID publishes for small areas, including the pandemic dip); child obesity the three school years to 2024/25; A&E the 12 months to September 2026; the GP Patient Survey early 2026; CQC ratings were published on different dates, shown in each row.
- Distances are straight lines. Miles are measured from the town’s centre to each site; the road is longer. For an emergency, call 999; for urgent advice, call NHS 111.
Questions about health in Coventry
How healthy is Coventry?
Coventry earns a C− for health, healthier than 15% of UK towns on measures adjusted for age, and 30th of 37 UK towns of its size. Life expectancy is 76.9 for men and 81.5 for women (England 79.1 and 83.0), and there are 128 deaths under 75 for every 100 expected.
Which parts of Coventry have the highest life expectancy?
For men, Finham Park (83.7), Stivichall & Finham (82.5) and Binley (82.0); the shortest is Willenhall (71.9). For women, Stivichall & Finham is highest (86.0) and Naul's Mill & Bishopsgate Green lowest (76.0). OHID figures for 2019 to 2023, by neighbourhood of about 8,000 people.
How long are A&E waits at University Hospital?
NHS England publishes waits for the trust, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust. In the 12 months to September 2026 it saw 59% of major-A&E patients within four hours, against 61% across England; in September 2026 the figure was 61%. In an emergency call 999; for urgent advice call NHS 111.
Can I get an NHS dentist in Coventry?
It is easier than in most of England. In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 90% of adults in the Coventry and Warwickshire area who tried to get an NHS dental appointment in the last two years got one, against 82% across England. Practices taking new NHS patients are listed on the NHS website’s Find a dentist service.
Which GP practice in Coventry do patients rate highest?
In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, Anchor Homeless Centre (97% good overall), Torcross Medical Centre (96% good overall) and Clay Lane Medical Practice (93% good overall). Across all 49 Coventry practices, 79% of patients rate their practice good, against 77% in England.
What is the life expectancy in Coventry?
76.9 years for men and 81.5 for women, on OHID’s figures for 2019 to 2023. Men can expect 62.1 of those years and women 63.1 in good health.
CQC ratings © Care Quality Commission.
Sources: OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (life expectancy and deaths 2019–23, emergency admissions 2016/17–2020/21, NCMP 2022/23–2024/25); House of Commons Library MSOA names · ONS health state life expectancy for small areas (MSOAs), England and Wales, 2019 to 2023 (healthy life expectancy) · ONS Census 2021 general health and disability, adjusted for age · Care Quality Commission care directory and latest ratings, 01 October 2026 · NHS Organisation Data Service · GP Patient Survey 2026 (NHS England, run by Ipsos) · NHS England, A&E Attendances and Emergency Admissions (monthly, by trust) and Emergency Care Data Set activity by site, June–September 2026 (type 1 A&Es) · MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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