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Thinking of living at B37 7GS? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marston Green Junior School | Primary | 250 m | 58% met the expected standard |
| Marston Green Infant Academy | Primary | 450 m | – |
| Coleshill Heath School | Primary | 950 m | – |
| Grace Academy Solihull | Secondary | 800 m | Attainment 8: 44.2 · 7.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull) | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 30.8 · 1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| John Henry Newman Catholic College | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 43.6 · 8.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 31.9 · 2.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy | Secondary | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 47.4 · 8.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Silver Birch School | Independent | 3.2 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Riverside Education | Independent | 4.9 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Blackwater Academy | Independent | 4.9 km | – |
Every primary near B37 7GS, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Marston Green Lawn Tennis Club | 420 m | 12 |
| Bowls | Marston Green Crown Green Bowling Club | 530 m | 10 |
| Swimming | North Solihull Sports Centre | 1.5 km | 5 |
| Cricket | Coleshill Cricket Club Pavillion | 4.1 km | 3 |
| Squash | Chelmsley Wood Onward Club | 1.1 km | 2 |
| Snooker | Garretts Green Sports Bar | 2.0 km | 2 |
| Multi-sport | MUGA | 2.8 km | 2 |
| Football | Solihull Moors FC | 3.5 km | 2 |
| Athletics | North Solihull Sports Centre | 1.5 km | 1 |
| Boxing | The Home of the Wayne Elcocks Amateur Bxing Club | 1.6 km | 1 |
| Golf | Hatchford Brook Golf Course | 2.1 km | 1 |
| Ten-pin bowling | Hollywood Bowl | 3.2 km | 1 |
| Ice skating | Planet Ice Solihull | 3.7 km | 1 |
| Obstacle course | Air Ninja | 4.3 km | 1 |
| Skateboard | BMX Pump Track | 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 Marston Green, about a 5-minute walk (550 m), with 589k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham New Street.
The nearest bus stop is Cambridge Drive, 200 m away, with a bus about every 8 minutes on weekdays (routes 72, 17, 891); 55 departures an hour from the 8 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 12 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
The nearest primary school is Marston Green Junior School, a few minutes' walk (250 m); 58% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Grace Academy Solihull, 800 m away; Attainment 8: 44.2 · 7.9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: King Edward VI Aston School (10.9 km) and King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls (11.6 km).
The nearest supermarket is Asda, 1.2 km away, with Knights Chemist closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Doctors Practice (250 m), with Knights Marston Green Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (250 m).
For a haircut, Mitchells is 350 m away.
The nearest full A&E is City Health Campus, 13 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: 65 restaurants and cafés and 6 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Simla Restaurant And Cocktail Bar is the closest café or restaurant (300 m), and Marston Green Tavern the nearest pub (450 m).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 282 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
It's a mix of homes: 10% flats and 27% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Marston Green Park, 200 m away; for exercise, North Solihull Sports Centre (1.5 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 13.8 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 1.3 km away.
36 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, 14% 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.