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Thinking of living at B17 8SD? 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.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School | Primary | 350 m | 77% met the expected standard |
| Woodhouse Primary Academy | Primary | 800 m | 75% met the expected standard |
| Lightwoods Primary Academy | Primary | 1.1 km | 63% met the expected standard |
| World's End Junior School | Primary | 1.3 km | 61% met the expected standard |
| World's End Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 1.3 km | – |
| King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls | Secondary | 950 m | Attainment 8: 56.8 · 20.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Lordswood Boys' School | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 43.3 · 7.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| George Dixon Academy | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 33.3 · 2.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre | Secondary | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 52.1 · 20.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Lift Four Dwellings Secondary | Secondary | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 42.1 · 7.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Norfolk House School | Independent | 2.2 km | – |
| The Blue Coat School Birmingham | Independent | 2.4 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Queens Park | 770 m | 30 |
| Swimming | Harborne Pool And Fitness Centre | 1.2 km | 17 |
| Tennis | Lordswood Tennis Club | 890 m | 15 |
| Football | Skarz Soccer Centre 3G Pitches | 2.1 km | 9 |
| Cricket | Harborne Cricket Club and Hockey Club | 1.6 km | 8 |
| Golf | Warley Woods Golf Course | 740 m | 7 |
| Fitness | One 2 One Workouts | 1.8 km | 6 |
| Billiards | Hotshots Snooker Club and Entertainments Venue | 3.5 km | 6 |
| Athletics | Hadley Stadium Leisure Centre | 2.1 km | 5 |
| Darts | The Swan Inn | 3.9 km | 5 |
| Yoga | Penny Mason Yoga and Fitness | 910 m | 3 |
| Multi-sport | Metchley Lane Gymnastic Centre | 2.4 km | 3 |
| Squash | Birmingham Newman University Sports Centre | 3.6 km | 3 |
| Cycling | Manor Abbey Stadium | 4.9 km | 3 |
| Rugby union | Bournville Rugby Club | 1.5 km | 2 |
| Rowing | Birmingham Canoe Club | 2.9 km | 2 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 38. 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 University, a short drive or bike ride (3.0 km), with 3.8m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham New Street.
The nearest bus stop is The Court Oak, 350 m away, with a bus about every 9 minutes on weekdays (routes 24, 55, 10); 18 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School, a few minutes' walk (350 m); 77% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is St Gregory's Catholic Primary School (1.5 km).
The nearest secondary is King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls, 950 m away; Attainment 8: 56.8 · 20.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: St Paul's School for Girls (2.4 km) and Bristnall Hall Academy (2.6 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: King Edward VI Five Ways School (4 km) and King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys (5.2 km).
The nearest supermarket is Co-Op (Court Oak Road), 500 m away, with Morrisons daily closer still (400 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Hollybush Medical Centre (1.0 km), with Selcroft Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (950 m).
For a haircut, Six One Six Hair & Beauty is 1.0 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, 2.4 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.
Miller & Carter - Hagley Road is the closest café or restaurant (400 m), and The Court Oak the nearest pub (300 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 71 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 21% flats and 29% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 42% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Queen's Park, 600 m away; for exercise, Penny Mason Yoga and Fitness (900 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 12.8 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 15 km away.
24 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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| Aspire AP School 2 | Independent | 3.1 km | – |
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Every primary near B17 8SD, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
Most households own their home, 16% rent privately.
It's highly educated: 54% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is University of Birmingham, 3.4 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.