Chelmsley Wood is a large residential area in the metropolitan borough of Solihull, immediately east of the city of Birmingham. It grew in the late 20th century as one of the UK’s major post‑war council developments, largely built on former woodland and linked to the motorway network via the nearby M6 and M42, with Birmingham Airport and the National Exhibition Centre close by, giving it a very suburban‑industrial fringe character.
The area is centred on a shopping and community hub and has seen repeated regeneration efforts aimed at improving housing, services and employment prospects; it combines pockets of deprivation with strong local organisations and green spaces where remnants of the original woodland remain. Its location on the edge of two large urban authorities means Chelmsley Wood often feels both connected to and distinct from the wider economic and cultural life of Birmingham and Solihull.
Postcode districts covering Chelmsley Wood
Most populated places nearby
- Birmingham 6 miles
- Coventry 10.8 miles
- Wolverhampton 18.3 miles
- Dudley 15.2 miles
- Walsall 12.2 miles
- West Bromwich 11.1 miles
- Solihull 5.5 miles
- Burton upon Trent 23 miles
- Sutton Coldfield 7 miles
- Royal Leamington Spa 15.4 miles
- Nuneaton 10.8 miles
- Cannock 19.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Fordbridge Parish 0.7 miles
- Kingshurst and Fordbridge Ward 0.8 miles
- Kingshurst Parish 1.1 miles
- Coleshill South Ward 1.5 miles
- Bickenhill and Marston Green Parish 1.7 miles
- Smith's Wood Parish 1.8 miles
- Little Packington Parish 1.9 miles
- Coleshill Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Shard End Ward 2.1 miles
- Coleshill North Ward 2.1 miles
- Garretts Green Ward 2.2 miles
- Sheldon Ward 2.5 miles
Example postcodes in Chelmsley Wood
B37 5RX, B37 6RJ, B37 6RZ, B37 7JP, B37 6UE, B37 7UG, B37 7TU, B37 7PL, B37 7QY … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 1.8 miles
- East Midlands Airport 29.7 miles
- Marston Green Railway Station 1.2 miles
- Birmingham International Railway Station 1.9 miles
Hotels in Chelmsley Wood Ad
- Royal Square Hotel - BHX & NEC 2
- Airport Link House - Nec, HS2 and Birmingham Airport
- Royal Square Hotel - NEC and Birmingham Airport 3.5
Schools in Chelmsley Wood
- Bishop Wilson C of E Primary School Primary
- Coleshill Heath School Primary
- Windy Arbor Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- National Exhibition Centre Stadium 1.8 miles
- Birmingham NEC Museum 1.8 miles
- Elmdon Hall Country house 2.8 miles
- Hams Hall Estate 4.7 miles
- St Andrew's Stadium 5.7 miles
- Millisons Wood Forest 5.8 miles
- University of Aston in Birmingham University 6.6 miles
- Upper West Mall Shopping centre 6.7 miles
- Villa Park Stadium 6.8 miles
- Sutton Park Estate 7.4 miles
- Kings Standing Wood Forest 8.8 miles
- Selly Oak Colleges Library Library 9.4 miles