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Thinking of living at B26 2LH? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyndon Green Junior School | Primary | 800 m | 56% met the expected standard |
| Lyndon Green Infant School | Primary | 850 m | – |
| Yardley Primary School | Primary | 1.0 km | 60% met the expected standard |
| Oasis Academy Blakenhale Infants | Primary | 1.1 km | – |
| Oasis Academy Blakenhale Junior | Primary | 1.2 km | 71% met the expected standard |
| Cockshut Hill School | Secondary | 500 m | Attainment 8: 38.3 · 7.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 47.4 · 8.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Tile Cross Academy | Secondary | 2.5 km | Attainment 8: 35.6 · 5.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Everything Education School | Independent | 2.1 km | – |
| Riverside Education | Independent | 2.3 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Blackwater Academy | Independent | 2.3 km | – |
Every primary near B26 2LH, 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 | Birmingham Co-op Crown Green Bowling Club | 340 m | 16 |
| Tennis | Yardley Lawn Tennis Club | 570 m | 15 |
| Snooker | Garretts Green Sports Bar | 1.5 km | 7 |
| Swimming | Stechford Leisure Centre | 1.7 km | 7 |
| Golf | Hatchford Brook Golf Course | 2.9 km | 4 |
| Squash | Fox Hollies Leisure Centre | 4.0 km | 4 |
| Football | Astro Turf | 4.1 km | 4 |
| Multi-sport | Stechford Leisure Centre | 1.7 km | 3 |
| Cricket | SMCC | 1.0 km | 2 |
| Athletics | North Solihull Sports Centre | 3.9 km | 2 |
| Obstacle course | Air Ninja | 1.2 km | 1 |
| Ice skating | Planet Ice Solihull | 2.7 km | 1 |
| Skateboard | BMX Pump Track | 2.8 km | 1 |
| Scuba diving | Aquasport International | 2.8 km | 1 |
| Laser tag | Laser Quest | 3.1 km | 1 |
| Ten-pin bowling | Acocks Green Bowl | 3.1 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 22. 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 Lea Hall, a short drive or bike ride (1.6 km), with 443k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham New Street.
The nearest bus stop is Barrows Lane, 300 m away, with a bus about every 10 minutes on weekdays (routes 17, 17A); 31 departures an hour from the 5 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Lyndon Green Junior School, about a 10-minute walk (800 m); 56% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Cockshut Hill School, 500 m away; Attainment 8: 38.3 · 7.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham (2.5 km) and Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East (4.1 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: King Edward VI Aston School (7.5 km) and King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls (8.3 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 400 m away; RPT Super (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Horrell Road Clinic (550 m), with Pan Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (450 m).
For a haircut, Snowdons is 800 m away.
The nearest full A&E is City Health Campus, 9.7 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 2 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Bhoj Raj is the closest café or restaurant (450 m), and Sedgemere Sports & Social Club the nearest pub (500 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 53 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 9% flats and 10% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 72% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Old Yardley Park, 700 m away; for exercise, Air Ninja (1.2 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 13.5 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 3.4 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 43% of households own their home outright.
18 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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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.