[1] It is located at the boundary between districts of Ursynów and Wilanów, and divided between City Information System areas of Ursynów-Centrum and Błonia Wilanowskie.

Historically, since 13th century, name Wola was given to the villages whose population had certain freedoms, such as being exempt from paying taxes.

[11] This suggests that Wolica was founded as one of such settlements, attracting settlers with temporary exemption of taxation.

In 1528, it had the total area, including its farmlands, equal to around 85 ha, and was owned by Wierzbów family.

[13] In 1730, the village was bought by nobleperson Maria Zofia Czartoryska, and added to the Wilanów Estate.

[16] In 1956, the portion of Wolica farmlands became property of the Warsaw University of Life Sciences, which organised there a test field.

Wolica became part of an area where between 1976 and 1981, was constructed the neighbourhood of Na Skraju, consisting of the high-rise multifamily housing.

[1] In 2001, at the site of former cemetery, begun the ongoing construction of the Catholic Church of Blessed Edmund Bojanowski at 12 Kokosowa Street.

[4][1] Wolica is a small residencial neighbourhood consisting of single-family housing, centred in the area Kokosowa Street.