Chelmsley Wood

Chelmsley Wood, sometimes called just Chelmsley, is a town and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, West Midlands, England, with a population of 12,453. It is located near Birmingham Airport and the National Exhibition Centre. It lies about eight miles east of Birmingham City Centre and 5 miles to the north of Solihull. The town is also close to both Coleshill and Water Orton in Warwickshire, the county the area was historically part of.

Chelmsley Wood
The Royal Mail building in the town centre
Chelmsley Wood
Location within the West Midlands
Population12,453 (2011)
OS grid referenceSP1886
Civil parish
  • Chelmsley Wood
Metropolitan borough
  • Solihull
Shire county
  • Warwickshire
Metropolitan county
  • West Midlands
Region
  • West Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBIRMINGHAM
Postcode districtB37
Dialling code0121
PoliceWest Midlands
FireWest Midlands
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
  • Meriden

In 1966 Birmingham City Council compulsorily purchased the ancient woodland and built the 15,590 dwelling council estate to rehouse families on its council house waiting list. With the rise in unemployment in the 1970s parts of the estate suffered from deprivation and anti-social behaviour. The area established a town council.

Local government re-organisation in 1974 transferred the town to Solihull Metropolitan Borough, though responsibility for the housing remained with Birmingham until September 1980.

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