Historically located entirely within the parish of Stoneleigh, the majority of the residences in Finham were transferred to the jurisdiction of Coventry City Council in 1974 as part of the local government reorganisation in 1974, though the parts of Finham that lie south of Green Lane and Howes Lane remain in the ceremonial county of Warwickshire.

In March 2009, a meeting was held at Finham Primary School to discuss the proposed housing developments in Finham, whereby a new housing estate would be built from Green Lane South adjacent to King's Hill hamlet, running parallel alongside the A46 up to the Stoneleigh Road.

The meeting raised important issues on the matter, from the increased volume of traffic which would cause major problems due to the surrounding roads not being able to accommodate this number of vehicles, to the lack of public transport networks available in the surrounding areas.

It also became known that the proposed developments to expand Finham Park secondary school, and move the school further back to accommodate more pupils and car parking space, went on hold whilst the current King's Hill development planning is under review.

The underground concrete piping, then the widest of its kind in Europe, was used for the iconic scenes where several Minis raced through the tunnels of Turin.