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 miles9.7 km
- Coventry 10.9 miles17.5 km
- Wolverhampton 18.3 miles29.4 km
- Dudley 15.2 miles24.5 km
- Walsall 12.2 miles19.6 km
- West Bromwich 11 miles17.7 km
- Solihull 5.6 miles9 km
- Burton upon Trent 22.8 miles36.7 km
- Sutton Coldfield 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Royal Leamington Spa 15.5 miles24.9 km
- Nuneaton 10.7 miles17.2 km
- Cannock 19.2 miles31 km
Neighbouring places
- Chelmsley Wood Parish 0.1 miles0.2 km
- Fordbridge Parish 0.6 miles1 km
- Kingshurst and Fordbridge Ward 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Kingshurst Parish 1 mile1.6 km
- Coleshill South Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Smith's Wood Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Bickenhill and Marston Green Parish 1.9 miles3 km
- Little Packington Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Coleshill Built-up area 2 miles3.1 km
- Coleshill North Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- Shard End Ward 2 miles3.3 km
- Garretts Green Ward 2.3 miles3.6 km
Example postcodes in Chelmsley Wood
B37 7SH, B37 6QG, B37 7TR, B37 6SS, B37 5EX, B37 7NP, B37 5UH, B37 5RS, B37 7PZ … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 1.9 miles3.1 km
- East Midlands Airport 29.6 miles47.7 km
- Marston Green Railway Station 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Birmingham International Railway Station 2 miles3.3 km
Hotels near Chelmsley Wood Ad
- Moxy Birmingham Nec 4 2 miles3.2 km
- Genting Hotel & Spa at Resorts World Birmingham 4 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Tri-Star Hotel 3 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Hampton Manor 5 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Hilton Garden Inn Birmingham Airport 4 2 miles3.2 km
- Grimscote Manor Hotel 3 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Novotel Birmingham Airport Terminal Building - Nec 4 1.9 miles3 km
- Crowne Plaza Birmingham Nec 4 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Holiday Inn Express Birmingham Nec 3 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Ibis Birmingham International Airport – Nec 3 1.9 miles3 km
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 miles3.1 km
- Birmingham NEC Museum 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Elmdon Hall Country house 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Hams Hall Estate 4.6 miles7.4 km
- St Andrew's Stadium 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Millisons Wood Forest 5.9 miles9.5 km
- University of Aston in Birmingham University 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Villa Park Stadium 6.7 miles10.9 km
- Upper West Mall Shopping centre 6.7 miles10.9 km
- Sutton Park Estate 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Kings Standing Wood Forest 8.7 miles14 km
- Merevale Abbey Historic site 9.5 miles15.3 km