Smith's Wood is a residential area in the north of the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull in the West Midlands of England. It is a civil parish with a population of 10,476, according to the 2011 census. The A452 and M6 form its north and east boundary,

Kingshurst Kingshurst is a post-war housing estate and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, in the West Midlands. It lies about east of Birmingham city centre. Smith's Wood borders it to the north and east, Fordbridge to the south and ...

and

Fordbridge Fordbridge is a civil parish in England between Kingshurst and Chelmsley Wood in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, which is in the West Midlands and also part of the West Midlands conurbation. It is east of Birmingham city centre. I ...

its south, and Castle Bromwich its west. Smith's Wood also has several parks that are being redeveloped. The Smith's Wood estate is the site of the ancient 'Smith's Wood' – a historical woodland which was once part of the forest of Arden. It was officially designated a Local Nature Reserve in 2004 and is going to be enhanced as part of the regeneration project along with other green spaces. Smith's Wood is home t
Smith's Wood Boys Football Club
a large boys' football club established in 1970. Nottingham Forest forward Jamie Ward is from Smith's Wood and attended Smith's Wood Sports College. Many flats and houses have been demolished and rebuilt in Smith's Wood as part of the regeneration of North Solihull. New features have included a high street, a community hub, and a new private housing estate on Burton's Farm Park. The Woodlands campus of Solihull College was completed in 2006.

Education

There are five primary schools; also two special schools and a secondary school

Smith's Wood Academy Smith's Wood Academy (formerly Smith's Wood School and then Smith's Wood Sports College) is a co-educational secondary school located in Smith's Wood in the West Midlands of England. Smith's Wood School was awarded specialist Sports College stat ...

http://www.smiths-wood.co.uk (Smith's Wood Academy) on adjacent sites.

Ethnicity

At the 2001 Census, Smith’s Wood had the 6th highest proportion of non-white residents (Black, Asian, Mixed Race and Chinese) in Solihull (6%), although all wards in the Borough are below the West Midlands average of 11%. In 2001, Smith’s Wood had the Borough’s highest proportion of mixed race (3%) and black residents (3%).

Democracy

Smith's Wood ward is one of 17 wards within Solihull Borough Council. The ward has traditionally been represented by the Labour Party however Green Party representatives have been returned in 2008 and every year since 2011. Consequently, all three councillors for Smith's Wood are now Green Party representatives.

References

External links

Smith's Wood Boys Football Club

North Solihull Regeneration Website

Smiths Wood Sports College Website

Smiths Wood Community Primary School Website
{{authority control Areas of the West Midlands (county) Civil parishes in the West Midlands (county) Solihull Local Nature Reserves in the West Midlands (county)