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 miles
- Leicester 24.5 miles
- Coventry 2.6 miles
- Dudley 25 miles
- Walsall 23 miles
- West Bromwich 21.5 miles
- Solihull 11.7 miles
- Sutton Coldfield 17.6 miles
- Royal Leamington Spa 6 miles
- Nuneaton 10.2 miles
- Redditch 17.5 miles
- Tamworth 17.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Finham Parish 0.7 miles
- Earlsdon Ward 1.1 miles
- Baginton Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Stoneleigh Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Cheylesmore Ward 2.1 miles
- Westwood Ward 2.1 miles
- Kenilworth Park Hill Ward 2.2 miles
- Whoberley Ward 2.3 miles
- St. Michael's Ward 2.5 miles
- Coventry Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Kenilworth Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Stareton Built-up area 2.9 miles
Example postcodes in Wainbody
CV4 7EH, CV3 6BS, CV4 7BX, CV3 6JQ, CV4 7DG, CV3 6BY, CV3 6NG, CV3 6PZ, CV3 6PN … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 10.3 miles
- East Midlands Airport 32.5 miles
- Canley Railway Station 1.5 miles
- Coventry Railway Station 1.8 miles
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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 miles
- Herbert Art Gallery and Museum Museum 2.4 miles
- Belgrade Theatre Theatre 2.4 miles
- Coventry Transport Museum Museum 2.5 miles
- Stoneleigh Abbey Historic site 2.7 miles
- Blackdown Manor Estate 3.2 miles
- Blackdown Hill Estate 4.3 miles
- Millisons Wood Forest 5.1 miles
- Ricoh Arena Stadium 5.1 miles
- St Johns Museum 6.8 miles
- Warwick Racecourse Recreation 7.3 miles
- Pinley Priory Historic site 8.9 miles