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Thinking of living at B31 2UE? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Meadows Primary School | Primary | 500 m | – |
| St Columba's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 800 m | 80% met the expected standard |
| Colmers Farm Primary School | Primary | 1.1 km | 70% met the expected standard |
| Merritts Brook Primary E-ACT Academy | Primary | 1.2 km | 68% met the expected standard |
| Albert Bradbeer Primary Academy | Primary | 1.2 km | 62% met the expected standard |
| Turves Green Boys' School | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 37.3 · 3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Colmers School and Sixth Form College | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 41.7 · 8.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls | Secondary | 1.3 km | Attainment 8: 46 · 7.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 41.4 · 6.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| New Ways School | Independent | 3.0 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Penny Tree School | Independent | 4.1 km | – |
| Graduately Developing Futures | Independent | 4.6 km | – |
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| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | ex King George V | 310 m | 20 |
| Tennis | St Chads Recreation Ground | 2.3 km | 10 |
| Swimming | Nuffield Health (Birmingham Rubery) | 1.2 km | 4 |
| Cricket | Alvechurch & Hopwood Cricket Club | 3.7 km | 4 |
| Football | Birmingham City Academy | 2.9 km | 3 |
| Rugby union | Five Ways Old Edwardian Sports Club | 4.4 km | 3 |
| Golf | Lickey Hills Golf Course | 2.7 km | 2 |
| Sailing | Barnt Green Sailing Club | 3.1 km | 2 |
| Squash | Birmingham Newman University Sports Centre | 3.7 km | 2 |
| Pilates | HL Therapy | 330 m | 1 |
| Yoga | HL Therapy | 330 m | 1 |
| Ten-pin bowling | Hollywood Bowl | 1.3 km | 1 |
| Snooker | West Heath Snooker Club | 2.0 km | 1 |
| Skateboard | Kings Norton Wheeled Sports Park | 4.0 km | 1 |
| Rowing | Bournville Model Yacht and Power boat Club | 4.1 km | 1 |
| Basketball | The Clubhouse @ Moving Forward Sports | 4.9 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 18. 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 Longbridge, about a 10-minute walk (700 m), with 892k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham New Street.
The nearest bus stop is Lydiate Avenue, 200 m away, with a bus about every 43 minutes on weekdays (routes 39, 39A); 31 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is The Meadows Primary School, a few minutes' walk (500 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Turves Green Boys' School, 1.1 km away; Attainment 8: 37.3 · 3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: King Edward VI Five Ways School (3.5 km) and King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls (6 km).
The nearest supermarket is Marks & Spencer, 700 m away, with Roundabout News closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Great Park Medical Group (850 m), with Hingleys Chemist the closest pharmacy (850 m).
For a haircut, Wacky Arts is 350 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, 5.9 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 8 restaurants and cafés, 4 pubs and bars.
Everlast Fitness is the closest café or restaurant (300 m), and Austin Sports & Social Club the nearest pub (450 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 89 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 18% flats and 11% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 46% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
It's growing: about 113 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Hollymoor Park, 600 m away; for exercise, HL Therapy (350 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.6 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 17 km away.
Most households own their home, 17% rent privately.
The nearest university is Birmingham Newman University, 3.6 km away (TEF Silver).
25 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.
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.