Birmingham commuter townsCoventry vs Hinckley

Coventry vs Hinckley: which commuter town suits you?

Coventry is 16 minutes closer to Birmingham and £30k cheaper on the average sold price.
Coventry

#1 of 24

Hinckley

#18 of 24

Train to Birmingham

20 min
36 min

Average house price

£225k
£255k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

5.5x
6.6x

Average rent (2 bed)

£913/mo
£844/mo

Rent to local earnings

Share of the local authority's median wage

27%
26%

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

83
54

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

989 Mb
865 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.4
7.8

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

62
17

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

553 ha
225 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

512
145

Estimates only. Prices from HM Land Registry (August 2025 to July 2026), crime from police.uk (August 2025 to July 2026); broadband, life satisfaction and train times from Ofcom, ONS and National Rail, reviewed periodically. A tinted figure is the better of the two on that row alone, not an overall verdict.

The full picture on each

Living in Coventry

West Midlands · 20 min to Birmingham · average sold price £225k.

Read the Coventry report

Living in Hinckley

Leicestershire · 36 min to Birmingham · average sold price £255k.

Read the Hinckley report

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