Man and Van Coventry
Coventry's elevated ring road, numbered junctions and short slip roads rather than named turns, decides more about journey time here than distance ever does, and TowManVan operators plan the exact junction for every city-centre job before setting off. From Friargate's managed loading bays to Earlsdon's Victorian streets and the Kenilworth-Leamington professional corridor, drivers know the difference between a route that looks short on a map and one that actually is. Small van from £35/hr, medium from £45/hr, Luton from £60/hr.
TowManVan covers every CV postcode from Friargate and Broadgate through Earlsdon, Radford and the CV3/CV4 student corridor out to Kenilworth and Leamington Spa. Ring road junction planning, matchday scheduling around the Coventry Building Society Arena, and Friargate's bay-booking buildings are all handled as routine rather than a surprise on the day. £35 an hour buys the small van, £45 medium, £60 a Luton, and the target arrival across Coventry is 28 minutes.
Covering all Coventry postcodes. No postcode surcharge. No membership required.
Services in Coventry
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Small Van
Up to 250 cubic ft. Sized for a Friargate studio, a CV3 student room or a single item collection. Two hours minimum, first 15 miles at no extra cost.
Medium Van
Up to 450 cubic ft. Covers most Earlsdon and Radford one and two bedroom moves in a single load, including the stair carries older CV5 terraces demand.
Luton Van with Tail Lift
Up to 700 cubic ft, tail lift as standard. Full house moves out to Kenilworth and Leamington Spa, and A45 corridor runs toward the NEC and Birmingham Airport.
Extra Helper
A second pair of hands, charged by the hour alongside the van. Standard practice for Radford and Hillfields subdivided terraces with narrow original staircases.
Man and Van in Coventry - What You Need to Know
CV1 Friargate - Coventry's New-Build Apartment District
Friargate CV1, built on the former station sidings between the Ring Road and the Belgrade Theatre, is the most significant piece of city-centre regeneration Coventry has seen since the 1960s, delivering residential towers that gave the city a genuine young-professional address for the first time in decades. Loading bay infrastructure at each Friargate building is managed by its own facilities team, with time-limited allocation and concierge assistance for larger moves. TowManVan operators know the booking requirements for each block and co-ordinate arrival with bay availability rather than circling on arrival.
CV5 Earlsdon - Coventry's Most Desirable Victorian Suburb
Earlsdon CV5 has been Coventry's most sought-after residential address for the better part of a century. The Victorian and Edwardian terraces and semis along Earlsdon Avenue and Earlsdon Street were built between 1880 and 1920 for the city's cycle and motor trades professional class, and the area keeps that character today: independent shops, a strong street community, and the highest price per square foot of any CV postcode. The 'Earlsdon move', a step up from a CV1 or CV3 flat, is a frequently requested single-city job.
CV3 Binley and CV4 Canley - The Student HMO Corridor
CV3 Binley and CV4 Canley hold Coventry's largest concentration of student house-share stock. Coventry University's main campus sits on Priory Street in CV1, but cheaper rents pushed student housing outward along the Binley Road and into the CV4 streets nearer the University of Warwick boundary. These ring-road postcodes, alongside CV2 Stoke and CV6 Foleshill, mix post-war estate housing with private terrace conversions, and form the main source addresses for households moving outward toward Earlsdon, Kenilworth and Leamington as circumstances change.
CV8 Kenilworth and CV32 Leamington Spa - The Warwickshire Professional Corridor
The Coventry-to-Kenilworth-to-Leamington corridor on the A429 is one of the region's steadiest professional relocation routes. CV8 Kenilworth, a medieval market town turned commuter suburb, draws families on the strength of its schools, while CV31 and CV32 Royal Leamington Spa, a Regency spa town with Bath-style townhouses and a growing gaming-industry cluster, is the aspirational destination for Coventry's highest earners. The typical step-up move runs from an Earlsdon semi to a Leamington Regency flat, priced at the same fixed rate as a job across town.
The Coventry Ring Road - A Complex Elevated One-Way System
Coventry's inner ring road, an elevated dual carriageway built in the 1960s with numbered junctions rather than named turns, is notorious even among locals for its short slip roads and unforgiving lane discipline. A wrong junction can add ten minutes to a job that should have taken two, and several CV1 addresses are only reachable by a specific exit rather than the one that looks closest on a map. TowManVan operators plan the exact junction for each city-centre address at booking rather than improvising once already committed to a lane.
Broadgate and the Cathedral Precinct - Post-War Pedestrianised Core
Coventry's city centre, rebuilt after the wartime bombing around the ruins of the old Cathedral and the new one beside it, is a largely pedestrianised precinct centred on Broadgate and the shopping streets radiating from it. Vehicle access for moves in this core is restricted to specific service roads and loading bays rather than the pedestrian plazas themselves, and the post-war planning means those service roads are not always where a first-time visitor expects them. TowManVan drivers use the established service access rather than the shopper's route.
Coventry Building Society Arena and Foleshill - Matchday and Terrace Access
The Coventry Building Society Arena in CV6, home to Coventry City, brings road closures and parking pressure across Foleshill and Rowleys Green on matchday, affecting the immediate streets and the A444 approach for several hours either side of kick-off. Foleshill itself is a dense band of Victorian terracing with narrow streets and on-street parking on both sides, built for a workforce long since gone from its former factories. TowManVan schedules CV6 moves around the fixture list and uses the terrace's rear access where the street is fully parked.
The A45 and A46 - The NEC, Airport and Warwick Corridor
Coventry sits at the crossing point of the A45, running toward Birmingham Airport and the NEC, and the A46 Coventry bypass, linking south to Warwick and Stratford-upon-Avon. This makes the city a natural staging point for moves connecting the West Midlands conurbation to Warwickshire, and University Hospital Coventry on the A45 corridor adds a flow of NHS staff relocations to the mix. TowManVan positions operators to cover both arterial roads efficiently, with mileage past the first 15 miles itemised rather than folded into a vague estimate.
Radford and Hillfields - Dense Terracing and Multi-Occupancy Streets
Radford and Hillfields, closer to the city centre than Foleshill, carry some of Coventry's densest Victorian and Edwardian terracing, much of it now subdivided into flats and HMOs housing a mix of students, young professionals and long-established local families. Streets here were laid out for horse and cart, not modern parking, and are typically parked solid on both sides from early evening, which makes a morning loading slot noticeably faster than an afternoon one. Drivers working Radford and Hillfields routinely bring a second helper given the stair carries.
Coventry postcodes we cover
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Last updated August 2026.
Man and Van in Coventry - What You Need to Know
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