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Thinking of living at B24 0JA? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yenton Primary School | Primary | 300 m | 62% met the expected standard |
| Penns Primary School | Primary | 450 m | 84% met the expected standard |
| Paget Primary School | Primary | 850 m | 48% met the expected standard |
| Wylde Green Primary School | Primary | 1.1 km | 84% met the expected standard |
| St Edmund Campion Catholic School | Secondary | 800 m | Attainment 8: 45.8 · 8.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bishop Walsh Catholic School | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 56 · 20.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Erdington Academy | Secondary | 2.2 km | Attainment 8: 40.6 · 4.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Highclare School | Independent | 1.1 km | 6.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| TJY Academy | Independent | 1.5 km | – |
| The Shrubbery School | Independent | 1.7 km | – |
Every primary near B24 0JA, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Brookhill Crown Green Bowling Club | 850 m | 22 |
| Tennis | Penns Lane Sports Ground | 540 m | 17 |
| Football | Boldmere St. Michaels F.C. | 1.9 km | 10 |
| Swimming | Erdington Leisure Centre | 1.1 km | 8 |
| Golf | Wylde Green Golf Club | 1.1 km | 7 |
| Cricket | Hollyfields Cricket Pitch | 840 m | 3 |
| Squash | Sutton Coldfield Tennis And Squash Club | 2.3 km | 3 |
| Rugby | Sutton Coldfield Rugby Football Club | 2.4 km | 3 |
| Multi-sport | Spring Lane Playing Fields | 1.4 km | 2 |
| Athletics | Royal Sutton Coldfield Athletics Club | 3.5 km | 2 |
| Hockey | Sutton Coldfield Cricket And Hockey Club | 3.8 km | 2 |
| Snooker | The Ball Room | 860 m | 1 |
| Rugby union | ForceField | 2.4 km | 1 |
| Rugby league | ForceField | 2.4 km | 1 |
| Yoga | YogoJo | 2.4 km | 1 |
| Climbing | Scallywags | 2.5 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 25. 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 Chester Road, about a 15-minute walk (1.0 km), with 659k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham New Street.
The nearest bus stop is Pitts Farm Road, 150 m away, with a bus about every 14 minutes on weekdays (routes 28, 814); 29 departures an hour from the 11 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Yenton Primary School, a few minutes' walk (300 m); 62% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is St Edmund Campion Catholic School, 800 m away; Attainment 8: 45.8 · 8.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East (4.6 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls (3.6 km) and Bishop Vesey's Grammar School (5 km).
The nearest supermarket is Central Co-op Food, 750 m away, with Pitts Farm New closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Sutton Road Surgery (750 m), with Wylde Green Chemist the closest pharmacy (750 m).
For a haircut, Blitz is 700 m away.
The nearest full A&E is City Health Campus, 9.1 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 12 restaurants and cafés, 3 pubs and bars.
McDonald's Restaurants is the closest café or restaurant (550 m), and The Digby Pub the nearest pub (350 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 82 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 19% flats and 15% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Pype Hayes, 700 m away; for exercise, Body Blitz (900 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 15.6 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 9.0 km away.
Most households own their home, 16% rent privately.
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.
17 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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