Radford is an urban ward to the north-west of Coventry in the West Midlands, sitting a short distance from the city centre. The area mixes dense Victorian terraced streets with post‑war housing and pockets of light industry, and benefits from good transport links into the centre and surrounding suburbs.
The community is culturally diverse, with local shops, community centres and small green spaces serving families and students; its character still bears the imprint of Coventry’s engineering and manufacturing past, while recent years have seen targeted regeneration and housing improvements. Active neighbourhood groups and a busy street‑level economy give the ward a lived‑in, urban feel rather than a suburban one.
Postcode districts covering Radford
Most populated places nearby
- Birmingham 15.4 miles
- Leicester 21.8 miles
- Coventry 1.2 miles
- Dudley 24.8 miles
- Walsall 21.9 miles
- West Bromwich 20.9 miles
- Solihull 12.3 miles
- Sutton Coldfield 16.1 miles
- Royal Leamington Spa 9.1 miles
- Nuneaton 7 miles
- Redditch 19.5 miles
- Tamworth 15.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Foleshill Ward 0.9 miles
- Sherbourne Ward 0.9 miles
- St. Michael's Ward 1.1 miles
- Coventry Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Holbrook Ward 1.3 miles
- Whoberley Ward 1.6 miles
- Upper Stoke Ward 1.8 miles
- Keresley Parish 2.2 miles
- Earlsdon Ward 2.2 miles
- Longford Ward 2.2 miles
- Lower Stoke Ward 2.2 miles
- Ash Green Built-up area 2.3 miles
Example postcodes in Radford
CV6 3FX, CV1 4DZ, CV6 1PB, CV6 1HY, CV6 3EY, CV6 3GZ, CV6 3GR, CV6 4AS, CV6 3AQ … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 9.9 miles
- East Midlands Airport 29.2 miles
- Coventry Railway Station 1.6 miles
- Canley Railway Station 2.2 miles
Hotels near Radford Ad
- Hotel Indigo Coventry 4 1.5 miles
- Telegraph Hotel - Coventry 1 mile
- Ramada Hotel and Suites by Wyndham Coventry 4 1.3 miles
- Village Hotel Coventry 3 1.9 miles
- Premier Inn Coventry City Centre 3 1 mile
- Days Inn by Wyndham Corley NEC M6 3 3.4 miles
- Quality Hotel Coventry 3 2.5 miles
- The Old Hall Hotel 1.1 miles
- Coventry Central Roomz 1.2 miles
- Premier Inn Coventry City 3 1.3 miles
Schools in Radford
- Hill Farm Academy Primary
- Joseph Cash Primary School Primary
- Radford Primary Academy Primary
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Coventry Transport Museum Museum 1 mile
- Belgrade Theatre Theatre 1 mile
- Herbert Art Gallery and Museum Museum 1.2 miles
- Ricoh Arena Stadium 1.9 miles
- University of Warwick University 3.5 miles
- Millisons Wood Forest 4.2 miles
- Stoneleigh Abbey Historic site 5.9 miles
- Blackdown Manor Estate 6.3 miles
- Liberty Way Stadium 7.4 miles
- Blackdown Hill Estate 7.5 miles
- Birmingham NEC Museum 8.7 miles
- National Exhibition Centre Stadium 8.7 miles