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Would I like living here? What stands out, a day in the life, schools in reach, journey times, shops and leisure, and places with the same character.
| Kings Heath Park & Stirchley East | Birmingham | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crimes per 1,000 residents a year | 90 | 128 | 99 |
| In good or very good health | 80% | 81% | 82% |
| Households with dependent children | 32% | 35% | 29% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 13% | 19% |
| Degree or higher | 36% | 29% | 34% |
| Nitrogen dioxide (µg/m³) | 12.9 | 14.5 | 10.1 |
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The nearest station is Pineapple Road, a few minutes' walk (250 m).
The nearest bus stop is Pineapple Road, 150 m away, with a bus about every 30 minutes on weekdays (route 27); 55 departures an hour from the 10 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Colmore Junior School, about a 10-minute walk (750 m); 79% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Colmore Infant and Nursery School (0.7 km), with 2 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls, 650 m away; Attainment 8: 80.4 · 67% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Swanshurst School (2.5 km) and St Paul's School for Girls (5.6 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls (0.6 km) and King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys (0.6 km).
It's a family area: 20% of residents are under 15.
Near the middle of the neighbourhood, the closest supermarket is The Co-operative Food, 300 m away; Midlands Co-Op (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Priory Surgery (300 m), with Kings Heath Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (300 m).
For a haircut, The Mens Room is 300 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, 3.4 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 57% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 67% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 12 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 9 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Radhuni is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and The Hazelwell Public House the nearest pub (50 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 90 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 15% flats and 4% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 53% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Hazelwell Park, 350 m away; for exercise, Studio 88 Reformer Pilates (700 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 12.9 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 11 km away.
| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colmore Junior School | Primary | 750 m | 79% met the expected standard |
| Colmore Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 750 m | – |
| Stirchley Primary School | Primary | 850 m | 67% met the expected standard |
| Allens Croft Primary School | Primary | 850 m | 45% met the expected standard |
| King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls | Secondary | 650 m | Attainment 8: 80.4 · 67% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys | Secondary | 650 m | Attainment 8: 75.7 · 50.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Selly Park Girls' School | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 52.4 · 15.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bishop Challoner Catholic College | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 48.4 · 12.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Wheelers Lane Technology College | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 48.4 · 10.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Maple House School | Independent | 1.7 km | – |
| Penny Tree School | Independent | 2.1 km | – |
| Red Boots School (National Institute of Conductive Education) | Independent | 2.6 km | – |
| Kings Heath Park & Stirchley East | Birmingham | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rush hour to central London, public transport | 143 min | 155 min | 163 min |
| Rush hour to the nearest big city centre | 38 min | 44 min | 93 min |
| Minutes to a town centre | 15 min | 17 min | 20 min |
| Distance to the nearest station | 0.2 km | 1.3 km | 2.8 km |
| Buses an hour within a 5-minute walk | 46 | 49 | 21 |
| Commute by train or Tube | 2% | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home | 33% | 25% | 30% |
| Households without a car | 29% | 32% | 23% |
DfT journey time statistics, our rush-hour journey times, NaPTAN, ORR, Census 2021.
| Kings Heath Park & Stirchley East | Birmingham | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurants and cafés | 8 | 10 | 10 |
| Pubs and bars | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Independent cafés, takeaways and shops | 94% | 86% | 85% |
| Named parks within 2 km | 12 | 7 | 5 |
| Postcodes within 400 m of a public park | 80% | 63% | 55% |
| Gyms, pools and sports centres within 2 km | 11 | 5 | 4 |
| Public swimming pools within 5 km | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Cinemas, theatres and libraries within 5 km | 17 | 17 | 8 |
FSA, OpenStreetMap (ODbL), Sport England (CC BY).
Matched on character, not price: age mix, education, tenure, home types, how people travel, deprivation, crime, places to eat and distance to London. "Alike" is 100 for an identical profile and 0 for no closer than a typical area.
How the neighbourhoods around it compare on crime, schools, journeys, parks and price.
| Little Sutton & Roughley | 27 | 1 | 63 min | 0 | £446k |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hill Hook | 37 | 0 | 63 min | 0 | £433k |
| Perry Beeches West | 42 | 1 | 49 min | 6 | £226k |
| Walmley | 43 | 0 | 70 min | 3 | £354k |
| Sutton Coldfield North & Park | 52 | 0 | 57 min | 4 | £544k |
| Lyndon Green | 53 | 0 | 53 min | 4 | £266k |
| West Heath | 56 | 0 | 48 min | 6 | £233k |
| Yardley Wood East | 56 | 1 | 54 min | 7 | £297k |
| Perry Beeches East | 57 | 0 | 52 min | 7 | £222k |
| Handsworth Wood | 60 | 0 | 47 min | 5 | £319k |
| Hall Green Central | 63 | 0 | 53 min | 12 | £342k |
| Moseley | 63 | 0 | 40 min | 10 | £193k |
| Four Oaks | 65 | 1 | 53 min | 0 | £414k |
| Kingstanding South West | 65 | 0 | 46 min | 8 | £219k |
| Wylde Green | 67 | 0 | 50 min | 6 | £462k |
| Shenley Lane | 67 | 1 | 50 min | 9 | £287k |
| Sparkhill North | 69 | 1 | 32 min | 11 | £214k |
| Harborne West | 71 | 1 | 48 min | 7 | £365k |
| Reddicap Heath | 75 | 0 | 61 min | 3 | £303k |
| Brandwood End | 75 | 1 | 54 min | 5 | £234k |
| Quinton Ridgacre | 76 | 1 | 49 min | 6 | £260k |
| Moor Green & Cannon Hill | 77 | 2 | 39 min | 12 | £325k |
| King's Norton | 78 | 0 | 59 min | 5 | £268k |
| Upper Witton | 78 | 0 | 47 min | 6 | £216k |
| Edgbaston South & University | 78 | 0 | 29 min | 9 | £327k |
| Kingstanding North | 78 | 0 | 58 min | 5 | £342k |
| Wake Green East & Moseley Bog | 79 | 0 | 55 min | 12 | £335k |
| Brandwood North | 81 | 2 | 50 min | 9 | £369k |
| Old Oscott | 81 | 0 | 58 min | 5 | £208k |
| Pype Hayes Park | 82 | 0 | 50 min | 8 | £254k |
| Queslett | 88 | 0 | 52 min | 5 | £209k |
| Hall Green East | 89 | 0 | 50 min | 9 | £288k |
| Longbridge North | 89 | 0 | 50 min | 7 | £265k |
| Kings Heath Park & Stirchley East (this one) | 90 | 2 | 38 min | 12 | £266k |
| Yardley Wood West | 90 | 0 | 58 min | 10 | £221k |
| Five Ways South & Calthorpe Park | 90 | 1 | 22 min | 17 | £318k |
| Rectory Park & New Hall Valley | 91 | 0 | 63 min | 5 | £390k |
| Minworth | 91 | 0 | 68 min | 8 | £314k |
| Woodgate | 92 | 0 | 57 min | 4 | £206k |
| Small Heath Park | 92 | 3 | 32 min | 10 | £174k |
| California | 92 | 1 | 45 min | 6 | £242k |
| Bordesley Green North | 93 | 5 | 41 min | 10 | £200k |
| Fox Hollies | 93 | 1 | 55 min | 6 | £220k |
| Saltley East | 94 | 3 | 37 min | 5 | £182k |
| Quinton East | 96 | 0 | 51 min | 7 | £225k |
| Stirchley North & Selly Park | 97 | 2 | 40 min | 14 | £266k |
| Ward End & Bromford West | 99 | 2 | 44 min | 7 | £206k |
| Shard End & Kingfisher | 99 | 3 | 59 min | 2 | £215k |
| Billesley Common | 100 | 1 | 52 min | 9 | £229k |
| Short Heath | 100 | 0 | 46 min | 8 | £217k |
Most households own their home, 18% rent privately.
The nearest university is University of Birmingham, 3.0 km away (TEF Silver).
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers.
| Kings Heath Park & Stirchley East | Birmingham | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top-rated state primaries within 2 km | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Top-rated state secondaries within 6 km | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Good or outstanding nurseries within 2 km | 10 | 13 | 7 |
| Grammar schools within 15 km | 6 | 8 | 0 |
| Minutes to a primary school | 9 min | 8 min | 9 min |
| Minutes to a secondary school | 16 min | 13 min | 18 min |
DfE performance tables and Ofsted.
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| To | Public transport | Car |
|---|---|---|
| Central London (Bank) | 2 h 23 | 2 h 15 |
| Birmingham city centre | 38 min | 14 min |
| Birmingham airport | 67 min | 27 min |
From the middle of the neighbourhood, leaving on a weekday between 8 and 9am (the typical journey across that hour, including walking and waiting). Buses, trams and the Tube from the Bus Open Data Service, trains from the National Rail timetable; car times assume free-flowing traffic on OpenStreetMap road speeds, so rush-hour driving is often slower. The city and airport are the nearest by car. Contains OpenStreetMap data (ODbL).