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Thinking of living at B25 8YA? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blakesley Hall Primary School | Primary | 800 m | 43% met the expected standard |
| Stechford Primary School | Primary | 800 m | 58% met the expected standard |
| Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School | Primary | 850 m | 75% met the expected standard |
| The Oval School | Primary | 1000 m | 65% met the expected standard |
| Cockshut Hill School | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 38.3 · 7.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 62.1 · 27.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Waverley School | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 41.9 · 7.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 47.4 · 8.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Starbank School | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 49 · 12% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Riverside Education | Independent | 1.4 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Blackwater Academy | Independent | 1.4 km | – |
| Everything Education School | Independent | 2.0 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Yardley Lawn Tennis Club | 260 m | 15 |
| Bowls | Birmingham Co-op Crown Green Bowling Club | 510 m | 15 |
| Swimming | Stechford Leisure Centre | 880 m | 8 |
| Snooker | Garretts Green Sports Bar | 1.9 km | 8 |
| Football | St. Andrew's | 4.3 km | 5 |
| Multi-sport | Stechford Leisure Centre | 890 m | 3 |
| Squash | Small Heath Wellbeing Centre | 3.6 km | 3 |
| Boxing | The Home of the Wayne Elcocks Amateur Bxing Club | 4.8 km | 3 |
| Ten-pin bowling | Acocks Green Bowl | 3.5 km | 2 |
| Athletics | North Solihull Sports Centre | 4.1 km | 2 |
| Cricket | SMCC | 650 m | 1 |
| Obstacle course | Air Ninja | 1.5 km | 1 |
| Scuba diving | Aquasport International | 3.4 km | 1 |
| Laser tag | Laser Quest | 3.5 km | 1 |
| Pool | Khan Brothers Pool Hall | 3.5 km | 1 |
| Ice skating | Planet Ice Solihull | 3.5 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 23. 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 Stechford, a short drive or bike ride (1.2 km), with 417k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham New Street.
The nearest bus stop is Blakesley Hall, 200 m away, with a bus about every 9 minutes on weekdays (route 11C); 42 departures an hour from the 8 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Blakesley Hall Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (800 m); 43% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Cockshut Hill School, 1.2 km away; Attainment 8: 38.3 · 7.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham (1.5 km) and Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East (3 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: King Edward VI Aston School (6.4 km) and King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls (7.7 km).
It's a family area: 20% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Iceland, 750 m away, with Mr News closer still (450 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Fairways Physiotherapy Clinic (450 m), with A+ Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (700 m).
For a haircut, Turkish Gents Barber is 700 m away.
The nearest full A&E is City Health Campus, 8.6 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: 9 restaurants and cafés, 1 pubs and bars.
Blakesley Hall is the closest café or restaurant (300 m), and Slimming World Franchise the nearest pub (250 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 108 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 18 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 20% flats and 9% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 54% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Old Yardley Park, 300 m away; for exercise, Stechford Leisure Centre (900 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 14.0 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 4.5 km away.
13 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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No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
Most households own their home, 19% rent privately.
It's young: 20% of residents are aged 15–29.
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.