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Thinking of living at B35 7JG? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chivenor Primary School | Primary | 250 m | 74% met the expected standard |
| Topcliffe Primary School | Primary | 650 m | 20% met the expected standard |
| St Gerard's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 700 m | 80% met the expected standard |
| Pegasus Primary School | Primary | 700 m | 76% met the expected standard |
| Lift Greenwood | Secondary | 600 m | Attainment 8: 31.8 · 2.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Park Hall Academy | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 45.6 · 7.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hodge Hill Girls' School | Secondary | 2.5 km | Attainment 8: 48.7 · 10.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hodge Hill College | Secondary | 2.7 km | Attainment 8: 45.1 · 6.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Shrubbery School | Independent | 2.5 km | – |
| Silver Birch School | Independent | 2.6 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Highclare School | Independent | 3.5 km | 6.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near B35 7JG, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Bradford Arms Crown Green Bowling Club | 1.7 km | 21 |
| Tennis | Castle Bromwich Playing Fields | 1.4 km | 17 |
| Football | Castle Vale Stadium | 640 m | 8 |
| Swimming | Castle Pool | 170 m | 7 |
| Golf | Pype Hayes Golf Course And Gym | 1.9 km | 5 |
| Multi-sport | Spring Lane Playing Fields | 2.8 km | 3 |
| Cricket | Hollyfields Cricket Pitch | 2.3 km | 2 |
| Rugby | Sutton Coldfield Rugby Football Club | 3.3 km | 2 |
| Snooker | The Ball Room | 3.5 km | 2 |
| Rugby union | ForceField | 3.5 km | 2 |
| Climbing | Scallywags | 2.4 km | 1 |
| Rugby league | ForceField | 3.5 km | 1 |
| Yoga | YogoJo | 3.5 km | 1 |
| Athletics | North Solihull Sports Centre | 4.7 km | 1 |
| Squash | Sutton Coldfield Tennis And Squash Club | 4.7 km | 1 |
| Karting | Capital Karts | 4.8 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 19. 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 Water Orton, a drive away (3.1 km), with 47k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham New Street.
The nearest bus stop is Blenheim Way, 50 m away, with a bus about every 13 minutes on weekdays (routes 67, 64, X64); 68 departures an hour from the 12 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 9 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
The nearest primary school is Chivenor Primary School, a few minutes' walk (250 m); 74% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Lift Greenwood, 600 m away; Attainment 8: 31.8 · 2.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East (5 km) and Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham (6 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls (4.8 km) and Bishop Vesey's Grammar School (6 km).
It's a family area: 21% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is B&M Retail, 600 m away, with VMV food and wine closer still (under 50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Shah Zaman Surgery (450 m), with Castle Vale Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (500 m).
For a haircut, Ricks Place is 1.4 km away.
The nearest full A&E is City Health Campus, 10 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: 10 restaurants and cafés, 2 pubs and bars.
Castle Vale Swimming Pool is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and St Gerards Church Centre the nearest pub (700 m).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 145 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
It's a mix of homes: 30% flats and 3% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
It's growing: about 143 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Centre Park, 450 m away; for exercise, Castle Vale Swimming Pool (200 m).
30 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.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 15.9 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 7.7 km away.
Most households own their home, 10% rent privately.
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.