Radford West

Radford West sits to the west of Coventry city centre and functions mainly as a residential ward within the city. Housing ranges from older terraced streets to mid-20th-century semi-detached and council-built homes, with small local shops, primary schools and community centres serving daily needs. Radford Road runs through the area and provides a spine for several shopping parades and bus routes into the centre, while pockets of light industrial units and workshops lie toward the ward edges. Street patterns shift from a tighter grid in the older terraces to short cul-de-sacs in later developments, which creates a mix of through-routes and quieter residential lanes.

Community life is focused around the parades, school sites and a handful of pocket parks and playing fields that local groups maintain. Regular bus services link residents with the city’s employment and retail areas, and cycle routes are used for short commutes. Small-scale regeneration projects and housing repairs have been a feature in recent years, and many streets retain original pavement-fronted terraces that reflect the area’s early 20th-century growth.