Blackdown
Built-up area in Warwick, Warwickshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.315, -1.537 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 31 68 |
| Dialling code: | 01926 (Warwick) |
Blackdown is a suburban neighbourhood on the southern edge of Warwick in Warwickshire, England. It’s largely residential, with a mix of post‑war and later housing, local shops, schools and pockets of green space, and is popular with families and commuters who travel to nearby Leamington Spa, Stratford‑upon‑Avon and further afield to Birmingham via the M40.
Although Blackdown itself doesn’t have medieval monuments, residents benefit from immediate access to the historic amenities of Warwick - including Warwick Castle, the River Avon and Warwick Racecourse - so the area combines a quiet, community feel with easy access to tourism, events and the wider local economy. Community groups and parks help give it a village‑like atmosphere within a busy market‑town setting.
Postcode districts covering Blackdown
Most populated places nearby
- Birmingham 17.8 miles28.6 km
- Coventry 6.7 miles10.8 km
- West Bromwich 24 miles38.6 km
- Solihull 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Sutton Coldfield 21 miles33.8 km
- Royal Leamington Spa 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Nuneaton 14.5 miles23.4 km
- Redditch 16.6 miles26.7 km
- Tamworth 22 miles35.4 km
- Rugby 13.5 miles21.8 km
- Halesowen 24 miles38.7 km
- Bromsgrove 21.9 miles35.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Leamington Lillington Ward 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Old Milverton Parish 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Leamington Milverton Ward 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Cubbington Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Ashow Parish 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Cubbington & Leek Wootton Ward 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Leamington Clarendon Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Royal Leamington Spa Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Leek Wootton Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Stareton Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Leek Wootton and Guy's Cliffe Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Warwick All Saints & Woodloes Ward 2.5 miles4 km
Example postcodes in Blackdown
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 13.1 miles21.1 km
- East Midlands Airport 36.7 miles59.1 km
- Leamington Spa Railway Station 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Warwick Railway Station 2.7 miles4.4 km
Hotels near Blackdown Ad
- Victoria Park Lodge 4 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Chesford Grange Hotel 4 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Warwick Castle Knight's Village 3.1 miles5 km
- The Warwickshire Hotel and Country Club 4 1.8 miles2.9 km
- The Old Bakery Hotel 4 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Mallory Court Country House Hotel and Spa 4 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Scarman - Warwick Conferences 4 4.8 miles7.8 km
- The Globe 4 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Radcliffe - Warwick Conferences 4 4.8 miles7.8 km
- Hotel Indigo Coventry 4 6.1 miles9.9 km
Schools in Blackdown
- North Leamington School Secondary
Local points of interest
- Blackdown Hill Estate 0.2 miles0.3 km
- Blackdown Manor Estate 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Stoneleigh Abbey Historic site 1.7 miles2.7 km
- St Johns Museum 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Warwick Racecourse Recreation 3.6 miles5.8 km
- University of Warwick University 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Ashorne Hill Estate 6.4 miles10.2 km
- Herbert Art Gallery and Museum Museum 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Belgrade Theatre Theatre 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Pinley Priory Historic site 6.6 miles10.7 km
- Coventry Transport Museum Museum 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Millisons Wood Forest 8.8 miles14.2 km