Chelmsley Wood is a large council-built estate and electoral ward in the north-eastern edge of the Solihull borough in the West Midlands, created as a post‑war overspill development for nearby Birmingham. It sits close to the motorway network around the M6 and enjoys relatively easy access to Birmingham Airport and the National Exhibition Centre, which shapes much of its commuter and employment patterns.
Originally developed on former woodland in the 1960s and reorganised into Solihull in the 1970s, the area has a strong community focus centred on its shopping and leisure facilities such as the Chelmsley Wood Shopping Centre. Like many large estates it has faced social and economic challenges but has also seen periods of investment and regeneration, with active local groups and projects working to improve housing, jobs and green spaces for residents.
Postcode districts covering Chelmsley Wood
Most populated places nearby
- Birmingham 6 miles
- Coventry 10.9 miles
- Wolverhampton 18.3 miles
- Dudley 15.2 miles
- Walsall 12.2 miles
- West Bromwich 11 miles
- Solihull 5.6 miles
- Burton upon Trent 22.8 miles
- Sutton Coldfield 6.9 miles
- Royal Leamington Spa 15.5 miles
- Nuneaton 10.7 miles
- Cannock 19.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Chelmsley Wood Parish 0.1 miles
- Fordbridge Parish 0.6 miles
- Kingshurst and Fordbridge Ward 0.7 miles
- Kingshurst Parish 1 mile
- Coleshill South Ward 1.5 miles
- Smith's Wood Parish 1.6 miles
- Bickenhill and Marston Green Parish 1.9 miles
- Little Packington Parish 1.9 miles
- Coleshill Built-up area 2 miles
- Coleshill North Ward 2 miles
- Shard End Ward 2 miles
- Garretts Green Ward 2.3 miles
Example postcodes in Chelmsley Wood
B37 7WG, B37 5RZ, B37 7LP, B37 5QU, B37 7PB, B37 6UE, B37 6TL, B37 7GA, B37 7SS … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 1.9 miles
- East Midlands Airport 29.6 miles
- Marston Green Railway Station 1.3 miles
- Birmingham International Railway Station 2 miles
Hotels near Chelmsley Wood Ad
- Hampton Manor 5 3.9 miles
- Moxy Birmingham Nec 4 2 miles
- Genting Hotel & Spa at Resorts World Birmingham 4 2.2 miles
- Tri-Star Hotel 3 2.4 miles
- Hilton Garden Inn Birmingham Airport 4 2 miles
- Grimscote Manor Hotel 3 2.1 miles
- Crowne Plaza Birmingham Nec 4 2.4 miles
- Novotel Birmingham Airport Terminal Building - Nec 4 1.9 miles
- Ababeel Restaurant & Hotel 3 4.5 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Birmingham Nec 3 1.4 miles
Schools in Chelmsley Wood
- Bishop Wilson C of E Primary School Primary
- Windy Arbor Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- National Exhibition Centre Stadium 1.9 miles
- Birmingham NEC Museum 1.9 miles
- Elmdon Hall Country house 2.9 miles
- Hams Hall Estate 4.6 miles
- St Andrew's Stadium 5.7 miles
- Millisons Wood Forest 5.9 miles
- University of Aston in Birmingham University 6.6 miles
- Villa Park Stadium 6.7 miles
- Upper West Mall Shopping centre 6.7 miles
- Sutton Park Estate 7.3 miles
- Kings Standing Wood Forest 8.7 miles
- Merevale Abbey Historic site 9.5 miles