Wainbody is a ward in Coventry covering largely suburban, leafy neighbourhoods to the south‑west of the city centre. The area is characterised by a mix of interwar and post‑war housing with pockets of older Victorian terraces, local parks and good primary and secondary schools, and benefits from straightforward road links into the city and to the wider motorway network.
Locally it sits within easy reach of the independent shops, pubs and community activity of Earlsdon and the campus of the University of Warwick, which helps give the ward a settled, somewhat prosperous feel compared with some other parts of the city. Community groups, neighbourhood associations and small shopping parades contribute to a strong local identity rather than a single dominant commercial or industrial presence.
Postcode districts covering Wainbody
Most populated places nearby
- Birmingham 15.6 miles25.1 km
- Leicester 24.5 miles39.4 km
- Coventry 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Dudley 25 miles40.2 km
- Walsall 23 miles37 km
- West Bromwich 21.5 miles34.7 km
- Solihull 11.7 miles18.9 km
- Sutton Coldfield 17.6 miles28.3 km
- Royal Leamington Spa 6 miles9.6 km
- Nuneaton 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Redditch 17.5 miles28.2 km
- Tamworth 17.9 miles28.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Finham Parish 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Earlsdon Ward 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Baginton Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Stoneleigh Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Cheylesmore Ward 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Westwood Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Kenilworth Park Hill Ward 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Whoberley Ward 2.3 miles3.6 km
- St. Michael's Ward 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Coventry Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Kenilworth Built-up area 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Stareton Built-up area 2.9 miles4.6 km
Example postcodes in Wainbody
CV3 6EF, CV4 7HP, CV4 7BS, CV3 6EB, CV3 6NY, CV4 7EZ, CV4 7HD, CV3 6BG, CV3 6DS … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 10.3 miles16.6 km
- East Midlands Airport 32.5 miles52.3 km
- Canley Railway Station 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Coventry Railway Station 1.8 miles2.9 km
Hotels near Wainbody Ad
- Hotel Indigo Coventry 4 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Scarman - Warwick Conferences 4 1.3 miles2.2 km
- Radcliffe - Warwick Conferences 4 1.3 miles2.2 km
- Telegraph Hotel - Coventry 4 2.4 miles3.9 km
- The Old Mill by Greene King Inns 3 1.5 miles2.4 km
- The Old Bakery Hotel 4 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Ramada Hotel & Suites by Wyndham Coventry 4 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Chesford Grange Hotel 4 3.9 miles6.3 km
- The Old Hall Hotel 4.3 miles7 km
- Ibis Coventry Centre 3 2.1 miles3.3 km
Schools in Wainbody
- Bishop Ullathorne Catholic School Secondary
- Cannon Park Primary School Primary
- Finham Park School Secondary
- Finham Primary School Primary
- Grange Farm Primary School Primary
- Woodfield Special
Local points of interest
- University of Warwick University 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Herbert Art Gallery and Museum Museum 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Belgrade Theatre Theatre 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Coventry Transport Museum Museum 2.5 miles4 km
- Stoneleigh Abbey Historic site 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Blackdown Manor Estate 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Blackdown Hill Estate 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Millisons Wood Forest 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Ricoh Arena Stadium 5.1 miles8.2 km
- St Johns Museum 6.8 miles11 km
- Warwick Racecourse Recreation 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Pinley Priory Historic site 8.9 miles14.3 km