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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.
| Bearwood & Warley Woods | Sandwell | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crimes per 1,000 residents a year | 106 | 106 | 99 |
| In good or very good health | 84% | 79% | 82% |
| Households with dependent children | 31% | 35% | 29% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 15% | 19% |
| Degree or higher | 41% | 23% | 34% |
| Nitrogen dioxide (µg/m³) | 13.4 | 14.7 | 10.1 |
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The nearest station is Smethwick Rolfe Street, a short drive or bike ride (2.2 km), with 404k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham New Street.
The nearest bus stop is Wigorn Road, 150 m away, with a bus about every 18 minutes on weekdays (routes 48, 20); 80 departures an hour from the 17 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, a few minutes' walk (200 m); 57% met the expected standard.
The nearest secondary is Lordswood Boys' School, 700 m away; Attainment 8: 43.3 · 7.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Bristnall Hall Academy (1.4 km) and St Paul's School for Girls (2.3 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys (4.2 km) and King Edward VI Handsworth School (4.5 km).
Near the middle of the neighbourhood, the closest supermarket is Iceland Frozen Foods, 350 m away, with Boots UK closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Bearwood Medical Centre (100 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (100 m).
For a haircut, Hair by Sonia is 100 m away.
The nearest full A&E is City Health Campus, 3.1 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 60% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 15 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 50 restaurants and cafés and 4 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Abbey Fish Bar is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and Oryan Cocktail Bar & Restaurant the nearest pub (300 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (32 of them).
Crime is around the national middle: about 106 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 15% flats and 5% detached houses.
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 73% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is Lightwoods Park, 700 m away; for exercise, Bearwood Yoga (150 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 13.4 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 16 km away.
Most households own their home, 34% rent privately.
| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Gregory's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 200 m | 57% met the expected standard |
| Bearwood Primary School | Primary | 300 m | 64% met the expected standard |
| Abbey Junior School | Primary | 400 m | 74% met the expected standard |
| Abbey Infant School | Primary | 450 m | – |
| Uplands Manor Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 850 m | 55% met the expected standard |
| Lordswood Boys' School | Secondary | 700 m | Attainment 8: 43.3 · 7.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Shireland Collegiate Academy | Secondary | 1.0 km | Attainment 8: 44.5 · 7.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 56.8 · 20.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Aspire AP School 2 | Independent | 1.9 km | – |
| Norfolk House School | Independent | 2.2 km | – |
| Al Khair Primary School | Independent | 2.8 km | – |
| Bearwood & Warley Woods | Sandwell | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bearwood & Warley Woods | Sandwell | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rush hour to central London, public transport | 156 min | 158 min | 163 min |
| Rush hour to the nearest big city centre | 48 min | 51 min | 93 min |
| Minutes to a town centre | 9 min | 18 min | 20 min |
| Distance to the nearest station | 2.3 km | 1.4 km | 2.8 km |
| Buses an hour within a 5-minute walk | 59 | 40 | 21 |
| Commute by train or Tube | 1% | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home | 33% | 18% | 30% |
| Households without a car | 32% | 29% | 23% |
DfT journey time statistics, our rush-hour journey times, NaPTAN, ORR, Census 2021.
| Bearwood & Warley Woods | Sandwell | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurants and cafés | 50 | 10 | 10 |
| Pubs and bars | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Independent cafés, takeaways and shops | 87% | 87% | 85% |
| Named parks within 2 km | 10 | 12 | 5 |
| Postcodes within 400 m of a public park | 56% | 63% | 55% |
| Gyms, pools and sports centres within 2 km | 11 | 7 | 4 |
| Public swimming pools within 5 km | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Cinemas, theatres and libraries within 5 km | 33 | 21 | 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.
| Warley South | 51 | 2 | 53 min | 6 | £291k |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Barr | 60 | 1 | 51 min | 4 | £329k |
| Tividale | 61 | 0 | 65 min | 12 | £221k |
| Yew Tree & Tamebridge | 65 | 2 | 51 min | 7 | £238k |
| Hamstead East | 74 | 1 | 57 min | 6 | £235k |
| Rowley West | 75 | 0 | 65 min | 15 | £249k |
| Ocker Hill | 77 | 0 | 57 min | 19 | £195k |
| Friar Park | 78 | 1 | 46 min | 9 | £234k |
| Brandhall | 78 | 1 | 57 min | 9 | £230k |
| Warley East | 80 | 4 | 52 min | 13 | £229k |
| Wednesbury South | 82 | 0 | 54 min | 12 | £227k |
| Woods & Mesty Croft | 84 | 1 | 56 min | 10 | £233k |
| Tipton | 85 | 0 | 47 min | 24 | £203k |
| Hamstead West | 86 | 1 | 51 min | 3 | £245k |
| Charlemont | 87 | 0 | 48 min | 8 | £290k |
| Warley West | 88 | 2 | 56 min | 12 | £212k |
| Old Hill | 92 | 1 | 60 min | 10 | £216k |
| Princes End & Willingsworth | 95 | 0 | 60 min | 20 | £231k |
| Smethwick South | 97 | 4 | 41 min | 8 | £175k |
| Smethwick North & West | 98 | 0 | 27 min | 8 | £196k |
| Stone Cross & Hateley Heath | 99 | 1 | 57 min | 10 | £245k |
| Great Bridge & Dudley Port | 100 | 0 | 50 min | 17 | £237k |
| Langley Green | 101 | 1 | 54 min | 12 | £209k |
| Rowley East | 102 | 0 | 56 min | 11 | £215k |
| Bearwood & Warley Woods (this one) | 106 | 4 | 48 min | 10 | £221k |
| Cradley Heath | 109 | 1 | 62 min | 11 | £228k |
| Whiteheath | 111 | 0 | 51 min | 16 | £226k |
| West Bromwich North | 114 | 1 | 42 min | 14 | £223k |
| Wood Green & Old Park | 116 | 3 | 64 min | 6 | £215k |
| North Tividale | 116 | 0 | 69 min | 17 | £195k |
| Tibbington | 130 | 0 | 57 min | 26 | £216k |
| Greets Green West | 130 | 1 | 50 min | 17 | £209k |
| Smethwick South East | 132 | 4 | 38 min | 16 | £163k |
| Blackheath | 138 | 0 | 49 min | 10 | £205k |
| Oldbury & Rood End | 142 | 1 | 49 min | 14 | £177k |
| Wednesbury | 163 | 2 | 49 min | 8 | £226k |
| Smethwick East | 192 | 3 | 41 min | 17 | £198k |
| West Bromwich East & Kenrick Park | 214 | 1 | 33 min | 13 | £259k |
| Greets Green East | 261 | 1 | 36 min | 15 | £232k |
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
The nearest university is University of Birmingham, 4.1 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.
| Top-rated state primaries within 2 km |
|---|
| 4 |
| 1 |
| 0 |
| Top-rated state secondaries within 6 km | 2 | 2 | 1 |
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| Good or outstanding nurseries within 2 km | 23 | 9 | 7 |
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| Grammar schools within 15 km | 10 | 10 | 0 |
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| Minutes to a primary school | 6 min | 8 min | 9 min |
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| Minutes to a secondary school | 12 min | 14 min | 18 min |
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DfE performance tables and Ofsted.
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| To | Public transport | Car |
|---|---|---|
| Central London (Bank) | 2 h 36 | 2 h 22 |
| Birmingham city centre | 48 min | 14 min |
| Birmingham airport | 82 min | 28 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).