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Thinking of living at B30 1UG? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bournville Village Primary | Primary | 150 m | 79% met the expected standard |
| St Francis Church of England Aided Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 650 m | 71% met the expected standard |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 900 m | 90% met the expected standard |
| Raddlebarn Primary School | Primary | 1.2 km | 65% met the expected standard |
| Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School | Secondary | 350 m | Attainment 8: 44.6 · 8.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Kings Norton Girls' School | Secondary | 950 m | Attainment 8: 56.6 · 25.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The University of Birmingham School | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 45.5 · 12.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bournville School | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 36.5 · 6.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys | Secondary | 1.3 km | Attainment 8: 47.6 · 9.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Maple House School | Independent | 350 m | – |
| Penny Tree School | Independent | 1.8 km | – |
| King Edward VI High School for Girls | Independent | 2.6 km | 88.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Bournville Park Crown Green Bowling Club | 140 m | 27 |
| Tennis | Bournville Park | 120 m | 23 |
| Swimming | Linden Road Instruction Pool | 280 m | 14 |
| Cricket | Bournville Sports & Crown Green Bowls Club | 310 m | 13 |
| Golf | Harborne Church Farm Golf Course | 3.3 km | 8 |
| Squash | University Of Birmingham Sport And Fitness | 2.3 km | 4 |
| Football | Kings Heath Park Crown Green Bowling Club | 2.5 km | 4 |
| Yoga | Yoga Borne | 1.1 km | 3 |
| Skateboard | Kings Norton Wheeled Sports Park | 2.1 km | 3 |
| Multi-sport | University of Birmingham Sport and Fitness | 2.3 km | 3 |
| Pilates | Studio 88 Reformer Pilates | 1.2 km | 2 |
| Snooker | Perfection Snooker Club | 1.2 km | 2 |
| Basketball | The Clubhouse @ Moving Forward Sports | 1.3 km | 2 |
| Rowing | Bournville Model Yacht and Power boat Club | 520 m | 1 |
| Pool | Perfection Snooker Club | 1.2 km | 1 |
| Arcade machines | The Clubhouse @ Moving Forward Sports | 1.3 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 26. 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.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 41% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Bournville, about a 10-minute walk (850 m), with 996k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham New Street.
The nearest bus stop is Linden Road, 150 m away, with a bus about every 30 minutes on weekdays (route 27); 34 departures an hour from the 8 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Bournville Village Primary, a few minutes' walk (150 m); 79% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Colmore Infant and Nursery School (1.8 km), with 2 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School, 350 m away; Attainment 8: 44.6 · 8.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Swanshurst School (3.6 km) and St Paul's School for Girls (5.8 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls (1.8 km) and King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys (1.8 km).
The nearest supermarket is Morrisons, 1.1 km away, with The Bournville Pharmacy closer still (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is College Green Medical Practice (1.0 km), with The Bournville Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (200 m).
For a haircut, John the Barber is 200 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, 3.2 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).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 56 restaurants and cafés and 11 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Kafenion is the closest café or restaurant (300 m), and Bournville Social Club the nearest pub (700 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 106 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 22 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 17% flats and 4% detached houses.
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 70% were built before 1919.
It's growing: about 104 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Bournville Park, 100 m away; for exercise, Linden Road Instruction Pool (300 m).
42 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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Every primary near B30 1UG, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 13.2 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 13 km away.
Most households own their home, 26% rent privately.
It's highly educated: 47% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is University of Birmingham, 2.8 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.