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Thinking of living at B3 1AT? 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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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St George's Church of England Academy, Newtown | Primary | 700 m | 40% met the expected standard |
| St Chad's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 900 m | 66% met the expected standard |
| Nelson Primary School | Primary | 1000 m | 72% met the expected standard |
| Chilwell Croft Academy | Primary | 1.2 km | 72% met the expected standard |
| Brookfields Primary School | Primary | 1.3 km | 56% met the expected standard |
| Jewellery Quarter Academy | Secondary | 750 m | Attainment 8: 35.2 · 1.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Birmingham Ormiston Academy | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 54.1 · 9.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Riverside Virtual College | Secondary | 1.2 km | – |
| Aston University Engineering Academy | Secondary | 1.3 km | Attainment 8: 44.1 · 15.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Nishkam High School | Secondary | 1.3 km | Attainment 8: 51.3 · 12.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| City United Academy (CUA) | Independent | 800 m | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Flexible Learning School | Independent | 1.3 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Aston University (The Sir Doug Ellis Woodcock Sports Centre) | 1.1 km | 28 |
| Bowls | Central Edgbaston Crown Green Bowling Club | 2.2 km | 18 |
| Swimming | Bannatyne Health Club (Birmingham Brindley Place) | 1.0 km | 17 |
| Football | Birmingham City Football Club | 2.6 km | 12 |
| Cricket | Edgbaston Cricket Centre | 3.1 km | 11 |
| Squash | The Sir Doug Ellis Woodcock Sports Centre | 1.1 km | 7 |
| Snooker | The Executive Lounge | 1.2 km | 7 |
| Climbing | Birmingham Bouldering Centre | 210 m | 5 |
| Multi-sport | Holte Community Leisure Centre | 1.8 km | 5 |
| Yoga | Hotpod Yoga | 470 m | 4 |
| Skateboard | Fastlands Skatepark | 740 m | 4 |
| Pilates | STRONG Pilates | 220 m | 3 |
| Darts | The Wellington Specialist Real Ale Pub | 440 m | 3 |
| Athletics | University Of Birmingham Athletics Track | 3.5 km | 3 |
| Running | Up & Running | 390 m | 2 |
| Pool | Roxy Ball Room | 600 m | 2 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 57. 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: 50% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is St Chad's Metro station, a few minutes' walk (200 m). The nearest rail station is Birmingham Snow Hill, 300 m away, with 3.2m journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Railway Bridge, 100 m away, with a bus about every 2 minutes on weekdays (routes 9, 101, 126, 12); 433 departures an hour from the 31 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 4 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
61% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is St George's Church of England Academy, Newtown, about a 10-minute walk (700 m); 40% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Jewellery Quarter Academy, 750 m away; Attainment 8: 35.2 · 1.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Aston University Engineering Academy (1.4 km) and St Paul's School for Girls (2.7 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: King Edward VI Aston School (2.7 km) and King Edward VI Handsworth School (2.7 km).
Few families with young children: only 5% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Co Operative Food Group, 300 m away, with Home Foods closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Newhall Aesthetics Clinic (200 m), with Superdrug the closest pharmacy (600 m).
For a haircut, Blacc+Blond is 100 m away.
The nearest full A&E is City Health Campus, 2.2 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 60% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 15 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 266 restaurants and cafés and 40 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Maneki Ramen is the closest café or restaurant (50 m), and Connollys Wine Bars Arch 13 the nearest pub (100 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (31 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 1,130 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
57 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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| Future First Independent School |
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Every primary near B3 1AT, 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.
Much of it is protected: 64% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (COLMORE ROW AND ENVIRONS CONSERVATION AREA, JEWELLERY QUARTER CONSERVATION AREA).
There are 184 listed buildings.
Homes are mostly flats (98%).
It's new: 82% of homes were built since 2000.
It's growing: about 1,050 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is St Phillip's Churchyard, 450 m away; for exercise, Archgym (150 m).
The air is city air: background nitrogen dioxide is 21.7 µg/m³, well above the WHO guideline of 10.
For holidays, Birmingham is 11 km away.
Many neighbours rent: 67% of households rent privately and 15% socially.
It's young: 49% of residents are aged 15–29.
It's highly educated: 67% of adults have a degree.
There's a sizeable student population: 20% of adults were full-time students in 2021.
The nearest university is University College Birmingham, 350 m 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.