Woodlands is an electoral ward in the city of Coventry in the West Midlands, primarily residential with a mix of post‑war housing, older terraces and small pockets of green space that give it a suburban character close to the city. It reflects Coventry’s industrial and post‑war rebuilding history but today supports local shops, schools and small businesses, with many residents commuting into the city centre or to nearby employment areas.
Socially the area is relatively diverse, with active community groups, sports clubs and ongoing regeneration efforts aimed at improving housing and public amenities, so it combines a quiet everyday feel with a palpable sense of local pride and practical links to the wider city.
Postcode districts covering Woodlands
Most populated places nearby
- Birmingham 12.9 miles20.8 km
- Leicester 24.3 miles39.2 km
- Coventry 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Dudley 22.4 miles36 km
- Walsall 20 miles32.2 km
- West Bromwich 18.7 miles30.1 km
- Solihull 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Sutton Coldfield 14.5 miles23.3 km
- Royal Leamington Spa 8.6 miles13.9 km
- Nuneaton 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Redditch 16.7 miles26.9 km
- Tamworth 14.9 miles24 km
Neighbouring places
- Westwood Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Whoberley Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Millison's Wood Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Allesley Parish 1.8 miles3 km
- Sherbourne Ward 2 miles3.3 km
- Bablake Ward 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Burton Green Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Earlsdon Ward 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Radford Ward 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Berkswell Parish 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Meriden Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Wainbody Ward 3.1 miles5 km
Example postcodes in Woodlands
CV5 7EB, CV5 7GX, CV4 9WB, CV4 9PH, CV5 7QF, CV5 7QJ, CV4 9GT, CV4 9PQ, CV5 7BN … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 7.5 miles12.1 km
- East Midlands Airport 30.7 miles49.5 km
- Tile Hill Railway Station 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Canley Railway Station 1.8 miles2.8 km
Hotels near Woodlands Ad
- Hotel Indigo Coventry 4 3 miles4.7 km
- Scarman - Warwick Conferences 4 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Radcliffe - Warwick Conferences 4 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Telegraph Hotel - Coventry 4 2.9 miles4.7 km
- The Old Hall Hotel 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Hampton Manor 5 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Quality Hotel Coventry 3 1 mile1.6 km
- Windmill Village Hotel, Golf Club & Spa 4 1 mile1.6 km
- The Jacobean Hotel 3 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Ramada Hotel & Suites by Wyndham Coventry 4 2.6 miles4.2 km
Schools in Woodlands
- Eastern Green Junior School Primary
- Limbrick Wood Primary School Primary
- Mount Nod Primary School Primary
- Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School Primary
- Park Hill Primary School Primary
- St Andrew's C of E Infant School Primary
- St John Vianney Catholic Primary School Primary
- West Coventry Academy Secondary
Local points of interest
- Millisons Wood Forest 2 miles3.2 km
- University of Warwick University 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Belgrade Theatre Theatre 3 miles4.8 km
- Coventry Transport Museum Museum 3.1 miles5 km
- Herbert Art Gallery and Museum Museum 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Ricoh Arena Stadium 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Stoneleigh Abbey Historic site 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Blackdown Manor Estate 6.2 miles10 km
- Birmingham NEC Museum 6.4 miles10.3 km
- National Exhibition Centre Stadium 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Blackdown Hill Estate 7 miles11.3 km
- Elmdon Hall Country house 8 miles12.9 km