Humber Hub
4 bedrooms · 4 en-suites · sleeps 10 · Lower Stoke
The nearest home to UKBIC: about 3 miles by road.
Baginton, south of Coventry
Accommodation near UKBIC
The UK Battery Industrialisation Centre is the country's national battery development facility, just south of Coventry. Our nearest home is about 3 miles away.
The project
About UK Battery Industrialisation Centre
The UK Battery Industrialisation Centre, UKBIC, describes itself as the UK's national battery development facility. It helps companies scale up battery manufacturing and provides the skills and support to move into industrial production, as an open-access facility between research and mass production.
It was created in 2018 after a competition led by the Advanced Propulsion Centre with support from Innovate UK. A consortium of Coventry City Council, the Coventry and Warwickshire Local Enterprise Partnership and WMG at the University of Warwick set it up. It is a key part of the government's Battery Innovation Programme at UK Research and Innovation. Its original set-up was part-funded through the West Midlands Combined Authority.
The facility holds more than £60 million of specialist manufacturing equipment and was officially opened by the Prime Minister in July 2021. Its recent milestones include UN certification for shipping its own 21700 cylindrical cells and the final phase of its Flexible Pilot Line for cell assembly.
UKBIC sits just outside Coventry's boundary in the northern tip of Warwick District, next to the former Coventry Airport and about half a mile east of the junction of the A46 and A45. The airport closed in June 2026 and its site is being redeveloped for battery manufacturing, which makes this corner of Baginton the centre of the region's battery work.
Humber Hub is about 3 miles by road from the UKBIC and former airport site, Stoke Lodge and Stoke House about 4 miles and Sullivan Heights about 5 miles. Humber Hub adds four bedrooms and free off-road parking; Stoke Lodge and Stoke House put eighteen beds side by side for a bigger commissioning team.
Sources: Wikipedia: UK Battery Industrialisation Centre; ukbic.co.uk; Wikipedia: Coventry Airport. Distances by road from each house, worked out on OpenStreetMap.
Where to stay
The nearest home is Humber Hub
Humber Hub is about 3 miles by road from UKBIC, Stoke Lodge and Stoke House about 4 miles and Sullivan Heights about 5 miles.
Stoke Lodge
4 bedrooms · 2 bathrooms · sleeps 9 · Lower Stoke
Next door to Stoke House. About 4 miles by road from UKBIC.
Stoke House
4 bedrooms · 2 bathrooms · sleeps 9 · Lower Stoke
Next door to Stoke Lodge. About 4 miles by road from UKBIC.
Guest reviews
What guests have said
The place was fantastic, the bed was clean and orderly, cozy and comfortable, and we loved the cupcakes left on the table. Perfect for anyone new to Coventry for business or fun.
Host was absolutely fantastic. Very attentive and helpful. Would definitely stay again! The house was very cosy, clean and comfortable — everything we needed.
Lovely stay! The place was clean, stylish, and exactly as described. The host was friendly and I will definitely be booking again!
Quoted word for word from guest reviews of Humber Hub and Sullivan Heights on Airbnb. A selection, not every review: see them all on the review page. All guest reviews.
Projects and employers
Other projects and employers
Each page shows how far each home is by road, nearest first.
JLR WhitleyJLR's headquarters, about 2 miles from Humber HubJLR GaydonJLR engineering, Aston Martin and the British Motor MuseumJLR sitesWhitley, Ryton, Fen End, Gaydon, Solihull, Hams Hall and Castle BromwichJLR SolihullLand Rover's home since 1947 and the Range Rover Electric lineJLR Fen EndSV headquarters and a test track on the old RAF Honiley airfieldJLR Castle BromwichJaguar's home from 1977, now body panels for every JLR brandJLR Hams HallJLR's Battery Assembly Centre near ColeshillHS2 near CoventryBurton Green tunnel, Balsall Common viaduct and Interchange
FAQ
Staying near UKBIC
How far is UKBIC from the houses?
Humber Hub is about 3 miles by road, Stoke Lodge and Stoke House about 4 miles and Sullivan Heights about 5 miles.
Can visiting engineers stay for a few weeks?
Yes. Stays run for weeks or months, with a lower nightly rate on longer bookings.
Can the company be invoiced?
Yes. We raise a pro-forma invoice addressed to the company before the stay.
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Send your dates and the number of guests and we will come back to you with availability and a price. For a business stay, add the company name and we will prepare a pro-forma invoice.