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 miles9.7 km
- Coventry 10.8 miles17.4 km
- Wolverhampton 18.3 miles29.5 km
- Dudley 15.2 miles24.5 km
- Walsall 12.2 miles19.7 km
- West Bromwich 11.1 miles17.8 km
- Solihull 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Burton upon Trent 23 miles36.9 km
- Sutton Coldfield 7 miles11.3 km
- Royal Leamington Spa 15.4 miles24.7 km
- Nuneaton 10.8 miles17.3 km
- Cannock 19.4 miles31.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Fordbridge Parish 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Kingshurst and Fordbridge Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Kingshurst Parish 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Coleshill South Ward 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Bickenhill and Marston Green Parish 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Smith's Wood Parish 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Little Packington Parish 1.9 miles3 km
- Coleshill Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Shard End Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Coleshill North Ward 2.1 miles3.5 km
- Garretts Green Ward 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Sheldon Ward 2.5 miles4 km
Example postcodes in Chelmsley Wood
B37 7PB, B37 7PP, B37 7WA, B37 7WE, B37 7TN, B37 6UL, B37 6UA, B37 6SL, B37 6SR … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 1.8 miles2.9 km
- East Midlands Airport 29.7 miles47.8 km
- Marston Green Railway Station 1.2 miles2 km
- Birmingham International Railway Station 1.9 miles3 km
Hotels near Chelmsley Wood Ad
- Moxy Birmingham Nec 4 1.8 miles3 km
- Genting Hotel & Spa at Resorts World Birmingham 4 2 miles3.3 km
- Tri-Star Hotel 3 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Hampton Manor 5 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Hilton Garden Inn Birmingham Airport 4 1.8 miles3 km
- Novotel Birmingham Airport Terminal Building - Nec 4 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Crowne Plaza Birmingham Nec 4 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Grimscote Manor Hotel 3 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Holiday Inn Express Birmingham Nec 3 1.3 miles2 km
- Ibis Birmingham International Airport – Nec 3 1.7 miles2.8 km
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 miles2.9 km
- Birmingham NEC Museum 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Elmdon Hall Country house 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Hams Hall Estate 4.7 miles7.6 km
- St Andrew's Stadium 5.7 miles9.1 km
- Millisons Wood Forest 5.8 miles9.3 km
- University of Aston in Birmingham University 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Upper West Mall Shopping centre 6.7 miles10.9 km
- Villa Park Stadium 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Sutton Park Estate 7.4 miles12 km
- Kings Standing Wood Forest 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Selly Oak Colleges Library Library 9.4 miles15.2 km