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Thinking of living at B34 6AN? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colebourne Primary School | Primary | 200 m | 66% met the expected standard |
| Hodge Hill Primary School | Primary | 850 m | 55% met the expected standard |
| Heathlands Primary Academy | Primary | 950 m | 62% met the expected standard |
| St Cuthbert's RC Junior and Infant (NC) School | Primary | 1.1 km | 52% met the expected standard |
| Washwood Heath Academy | Secondary | 1.0 km | Attainment 8: 42.9 · 9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hodge Hill Girls' School | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 48.7 · 10.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hodge Hill College | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 45.1 · 6.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Saltley Academy | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 39.4 · 7.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Waverley School | Secondary | 2.6 km | Attainment 8: 41.9 · 7.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Riverside Education | Independent | 1.1 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Blackwater Academy | Independent | 1.1 km | – |
| Silver Birch School | Independent | 2.5 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Padelhaus (Fort Dunlop) | 1.6 km | 18 |
| Bowls | Stechford Hall Park | 420 m | 13 |
| Snooker | Bigshot Snooker Club | 3.0 km | 7 |
| Swimming | Stechford Leisure Centre | 1.4 km | 6 |
| Football | Castle Vale Stadium | 3.1 km | 4 |
| Multi-sport | Stechford Leisure Centre | 1.4 km | 3 |
| Cricket | SMCC | 2.7 km | 3 |
| Climbing | Scallywags | 1.7 km | 1 |
| Pool | Khan Brothers Pool Hall | 2.9 km | 1 |
| Karting | Capital Karts | 3.4 km | 1 |
| Ten-pin bowling | tenpin | 3.5 km | 1 |
| Obstacle course | Air Ninja | 3.7 km | 1 |
| Golf | Pype Hayes Golf Course And Gym | 4.1 km | 1 |
| Squash | Small Heath Wellbeing Centre | 4.2 km | 1 |
| Athletics | North Solihull Sports Centre | 4.4 km | 1 |
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, about a 15-minute walk (1.1 km), with 417k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham New Street.
The nearest bus stop is Maryland Avenue, 150 m away, with a bus about every 10 minutes on weekdays (route 95); 95 departures an hour from the 12 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Colebourne Primary School, a few minutes' walk (200 m); 66% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Washwood Heath Academy, 1.0 km away; Attainment 8: 42.9 · 9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East (2.5 km) and Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham (3.3 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: King Edward VI Aston School (5.2 km) and Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls (6.5 km).
It's a family area: 25% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is The Food Warehouse by Iceland, 1.1 km away, with Shazans closer still (600 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Bucklands End Lane Surgery (700 m), with Washwood Heath Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (700 m).
For a haircut, Christos is 600 m away.
The nearest full A&E is City Health Campus, 8.4 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: 14 restaurants and cafés, 1 pubs and bars.
Chickaros Hodge Hill is the closest café or restaurant (500 m), and The Hunters Moon the nearest pub (650 m).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 131 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
It's a mix of homes: 5% flats and 8% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 75% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Stechford Hall Park, 450 m away; for exercise, PureGym (600 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 15.4 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 6.4 km away.
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.
Most households own their home, 17% rent privately.
It's young: 24% 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.