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 miles24.7 km
- Leicester 21.8 miles35 km
- Coventry 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Dudley 24.8 miles39.9 km
- Walsall 21.9 miles35.3 km
- West Bromwich 20.9 miles33.6 km
- Solihull 12.3 miles19.7 km
- Sutton Coldfield 16.1 miles25.8 km
- Royal Leamington Spa 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Nuneaton 7 miles11.2 km
- Redditch 19.5 miles31.3 km
- Tamworth 15.3 miles24.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Foleshill Ward 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Sherbourne Ward 0.9 miles1.5 km
- St. Michael's Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Coventry Built-up area 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Holbrook Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Whoberley Ward 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Upper Stoke Ward 1.8 miles3 km
- Keresley Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Earlsdon Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Longford Ward 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Lower Stoke Ward 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Ash Green Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
Example postcodes in Radford
CV6 3LP, CV6 4AS, CV6 1NE, CV6 3GU, CV6 1LG, CV1 4JP, CV6 1NU, CV1 4ED, CV6 1QQ … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 9.9 miles16 km
- East Midlands Airport 29.2 miles47 km
- Coventry Railway Station 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Canley Railway Station 2.2 miles3.5 km
Hotels near Radford Ad
- Hotel Indigo Coventry 4 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Telegraph Hotel - Coventry 4 1 mile1.6 km
- The Old Hall Hotel 1.5 miles2.3 km
- Scarman - Warwick Conferences 4 3.6 miles5.7 km
- Radcliffe - Warwick Conferences 4 3.6 miles5.7 km
- Ramada Hotel & Suites by Wyndham Coventry 4 1.3 miles2.1 km
- The Jacobean Hotel 3 1.4 miles2.3 km
- The Old Mill by Greene King Inns 3 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Ansty Hall 4 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Holiday Inn Coventry M6, Jct.2 4 3.5 miles5.7 km
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 mile1.6 km
- Belgrade Theatre Theatre 1 mile1.7 km
- Herbert Art Gallery and Museum Museum 1.2 miles2 km
- Ricoh Arena Stadium 1.9 miles3 km
- University of Warwick University 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Millisons Wood Forest 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Stoneleigh Abbey Historic site 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Blackdown Manor Estate 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Liberty Way Stadium 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Blackdown Hill Estate 7.5 miles12 km
- Birmingham NEC Museum 8.7 miles14 km
- National Exhibition Centre Stadium 8.7 miles14.1 km