Upper Stoke is an inner-urban ward in Coventry, in the heart of the West Midlands, lying a short distance to the east of Coventry city centre. It is principally residential, with a mix of Victorian terraces and post‑war housing, and benefits from good road and public transport links into the city and beyond.
The area reflects Coventry’s industrial and motor-manufacturing history while also being socially diverse, with active community groups, local shops, schools and small parks that give it a strong neighbourhood feel. In recent years parts of the ward have seen regeneration and investment aimed at improving housing and community facilities, keeping it a practical and reasonably well-connected part of the city.
Postcode districts covering Upper Stoke
Most populated places nearby
- Birmingham 17.2 miles
- Leicester 20.6 miles
- Coventry 1.3 miles
- Walsall 23.7 miles
- West Bromwich 22.7 miles
- Solihull 14.1 miles
- Sutton Coldfield 17.7 miles
- Royal Leamington Spa 9.1 miles
- Nuneaton 7.2 miles
- Redditch 21 miles
- Tamworth 16.4 miles
- Rugby 10.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Lower Stoke Ward 1 mile
- Wyken Ward 1.1 miles
- Foleshill Ward 1.2 miles
- Coventry Built-up area 1.3 miles
- St. Michael's Ward 1.5 miles
- Henley Ward 1.6 miles
- Longford Ward 1.7 miles
- Radford Ward 1.8 miles
- Binley and Willenhall Ward 2.2 miles
- Cheylesmore Ward 2.3 miles
- Holbrook Ward 2.4 miles
- Sherbourne Ward 2.5 miles
Example postcodes in Upper Stoke
CV2 3EN, CV2 4HJ, CV2 3PN, CV2 4QD, CV2 4LT, CV2 4ET, CV2 4RQ, CV2 3GZ, CV2 3HX … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 11.8 miles
- East Midlands Airport 29.1 miles
- Coventry Railway Station 2.1 miles
- Canley Railway Station 3.4 miles
Hotels near Upper Stoke Ad
- Hotel Indigo Coventry 4 2 miles
- Telegraph Hotel - Coventry 4 1.7 miles
- Ansty Hall 4 3.3 miles
- Holiday Inn Coventry M6, Jct.2 4 1.9 miles
- Coombe Abbey Hotel 4 2.8 miles
- The Old Hall Hotel 3.1 miles
- The Old Mill by Greene King Inns 3 3.4 miles
- Scarman - Warwick Conferences 4 4.7 miles
- Radcliffe - Warwick Conferences 4 4.7 miles
- Ramada Hotel & Suites by Wyndham Coventry 4 2.2 miles
Schools in Upper Stoke
- Courthouse Green Primary School Primary
- Lyng Hall School Secondary
- Stoke Heath Primary School Primary
- Stoke Park School Secondary
- Stoke Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Herbert Art Gallery and Museum Museum 1.6 miles
- Coventry Transport Museum Museum 1.6 miles
- Belgrade Theatre Theatre 1.7 miles
- Ricoh Arena Stadium 2.2 miles
- University of Warwick University 4.6 miles
- Millisons Wood Forest 6.1 miles
- Stoneleigh Abbey Historic site 6.1 miles
- Blackdown Manor Estate 6.2 miles
- Liberty Way Stadium 7.1 miles
- Blackdown Hill Estate 7.5 miles
- St Johns Museum 10.4 miles
- Birmingham NEC Museum 10.6 miles