Birmingham commuter townsCoventry vs Nuneaton

Coventry vs Nuneaton: which commuter town suits you?

Coventry is 9 minutes closer to Birmingham and £9k cheaper on the average sold price.
Coventry

#1 of 24

Nuneaton

#13 of 24

Train to Birmingham

20 min
29 min

Average house price

£225k
£234k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

5.5x
6.8x

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

83
66

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

989 Mb
1021 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.4
6.8

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

62
15

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

553 ha
293 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

512
189

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 Nuneaton

Warwickshire · 29 min to Birmingham · average sold price £234k.

Read the Nuneaton report

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