Bablake is an electoral ward on the north‑west edge of Coventry, close to the city centre. It mixes quiet residential streets with pockets of student and family housing and a handful of local shopping streets; the area is also home to longstanding local institutions such as Bablake School, and benefits from nearby green space and convenient links into the city.
Like much of Coventry, the ward shows layers of medieval origins, industrial-era development and post‑war rebuilding, so the built environment is varied. Socially the area is diverse and active, with community groups, pubs and cafes that serve both long‑standing residents and younger commuters and students drawn to the city’s amenities.
Postcode districts covering Bablake
Most populated places nearby
- Birmingham 13.2 miles
- Leicester 22.6 miles
- Coventry 3.4 miles
- Dudley 22.6 miles
- Walsall 19.6 miles
- West Bromwich 18.6 miles
- Solihull 10.5 miles
- Sutton Coldfield 13.8 miles
- Royal Leamington Spa 10.4 miles
- Nuneaton 6.5 miles
- Redditch 18.4 miles
- Tamworth 13.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Allesley Parish 0.6 miles
- Keresley Parish 1.4 miles
- Corley Moor Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Corley Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Keresley Newlands Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Millison's Wood Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Woodlands Ward 2.1 miles
- Holbrook Ward 2.1 miles
- Sherbourne Ward 2.2 miles
- Whoberley Ward 2.3 miles
- Radford Ward 2.3 miles
- Ash Green Built-up area 2.6 miles
Example postcodes in Bablake
CV7 8RA, CV5 9EG, CV6 2BN, CV7 8SQ, CV6 2LR, CV5 9GR, CV6 2JH, CV5 9ED, CV6 2HE … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 7.8 miles
- East Midlands Airport 28.7 miles
- Canley Railway Station 3 miles
- Tile Hill Railway Station 3.5 miles
Hotels in Bablake Ad
- Quality Hotel Coventry 3
- Windmill Village Hotel, Golf Club & Spa 4
- The Old Hall Hotel
- The Jacobean Hotel 3
- Royal Court Hotel 3
- Britannia Coventry Hill Hotel 3
Schools in Bablake
- Allesley Primary School Primary
- Cardinal Newman Catholic School Secondary
- Christ The King Catholic Primary School Primary
- Coundon Court Secondary
- Hollyfast Primary School Primary
- Keresley Grange Primary School Primary
- Whitmore Park Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Millisons Wood Forest 2.3 miles
- Ricoh Arena Stadium 2.9 miles
- Belgrade Theatre Theatre 3.1 miles
- Coventry Transport Museum Museum 3.2 miles
- Herbert Art Gallery and Museum Museum 3.4 miles
- University of Warwick University 4.2 miles
- Birmingham NEC Museum 6.5 miles
- National Exhibition Centre Stadium 6.6 miles
- Stoneleigh Abbey Historic site 7.2 miles
- Liberty Way Stadium 7.5 miles
- Hams Hall Estate 7.7 miles
- Blackdown Manor Estate 7.7 miles