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

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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