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Thinking of living at B14 6HS? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colmore Junior School | Primary | 600 m | 79% met the expected standard |
| Colmore Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 600 m | – |
| Allens Croft Primary School | Primary | 600 m | 45% met the expected standard |
| Woodthorpe Junior and Infant School | Primary | 750 m | – |
| King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls | Secondary | 950 m | Attainment 8: 80.4 · 67% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys | Secondary | 950 m | Attainment 8: 75.7 · 50.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Wheelers Lane Technology College | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 48.4 · 10.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bishop Challoner Catholic College | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 48.4 · 12.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Kings Heath Secondary School | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 40 · 5.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Penny Tree School | Independent | 2.0 km | – |
| Maple House School | Independent | 2.2 km | – |
| Red Boots School (National Institute of Conductive Education) | Independent | 3.1 km | – |
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| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Kings Heath Park Crown Green Bowling Club | 1.1 km | 31 |
| Tennis | King Edward Vi Camp Hill School For Girls | 930 m | 28 |
| Cricket | Kings Heath Cricket Club | 1.1 km | 14 |
| Swimming | King Edward Vi Camp Hill School For Girls | 930 m | 11 |
| Golf | Cocks Moors Woods Leisure Centre | 1.4 km | 7 |
| Multi-sport | Cocks Moor Wood Leisure Centre | 1.4 km | 4 |
| Skateboard | Dawberry Fields Bowl | 500 m | 3 |
| Squash | King'S Heath Cricket And Sports Club | 970 m | 3 |
| Football | Kings Heath Park Crown Green Bowling Club | 1.1 km | 3 |
| Yoga | Yoga Borne | 1.2 km | 2 |
| Basketball | The Clubhouse @ Moving Forward Sports | 1.2 km | 2 |
| Snooker | Perfection Snooker Club | 1.3 km | 2 |
| Arcade machines | The Clubhouse @ Moving Forward Sports | 1.2 km | 1 |
| Table soccer | The Clubhouse @ Moving Forward Sports | 1.2 km | 1 |
| Pilates | Studio 88 Reformer Pilates | 1.3 km | 1 |
| Pool | Perfection Snooker Club | 1.3 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 27. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Pineapple Road, about a 10-minute walk (800 m).
The nearest bus stop is Doversley Road, 250 m away, with a bus about every 29 minutes on weekdays (route 27); 28 departures an hour from the 8 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Colmore Junior School, about a 5-minute walk (600 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, 950 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.
The nearest supermarket is The Co-operative Food, 500 m away, with Sams General Store closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Priory Surgery (400 m), with Featherstone Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (300 m).
For a haircut, The Mens Room is 500 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.
202 Fd Hospital is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and The Hazelwell Public House the nearest pub (650 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 Dawberry Fields Neighbourhood Park, 450 m away; for exercise, MKG Body Tone & Fitness Centre (950 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 12.9 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 11 km away.
34 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Most households own their home, 18% rent privately.
The nearest university is University of Birmingham, 3.7 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. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.