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Thinking of living at B45 8RA? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rednal Hill Junior School | Primary | 50 m | 49% met the expected standard |
| Rednal Hill Infant School | Primary | 50 m | – |
| Colmers Farm Primary School | Primary | 450 m | 70% met the expected standard |
| St Columba's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 600 m | 80% met the expected standard |
| St James Catholic Primary School | Primary | 850 m | 93% met the expected standard |
| Colmers School and Sixth Form College | Secondary | 450 m | Attainment 8: 41.7 · 8.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 41.4 · 6.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Turves Green Boys' School | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 37.3 · 3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Waseley Hills High School | Secondary | 2.2 km | Attainment 8: 40.5 · 3.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls | Secondary | 2.2 km | Attainment 8: 46 · 7.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| New Ways School | Independent | 3.6 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Graduately Developing Futures | Independent | 4.5 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Rubery Sheldon John Connelly Crown Green Bowls Club | 1.2 km | 13 |
| Tennis | St Chads Recreation Ground | 1.2 km | 7 |
| Swimming | Nuffield Health (Birmingham Rubery) | 750 m | 4 |
| Cricket | Barnt Green Cricket Club | 3.3 km | 3 |
| Rugby union | Five Ways Old Edwardian Sports Club | 4.2 km | 3 |
| Golf | Lickey Hills Golf Course | 1.5 km | 2 |
| Sailing | Barnt Green Sailing Club | 2.6 km | 2 |
| Squash | Barnt Green Sports Club | 3.3 km | 2 |
| Football | Birmingham City Academy | 3.4 km | 2 |
| Ten-pin bowling | Hollywood Bowl | 860 m | 1 |
| Pilates | HL Therapy | 1.1 km | 1 |
| Yoga | HL Therapy | 1.1 km | 1 |
| Snooker | West Heath Snooker Club | 2.6 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 Longbridge, a short drive or bike ride (1.3 km), with 892k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham New Street.
The nearest bus stop is Irwin Avenue, 150 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 55); 31 departures an hour from the 8 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Rednal Hill Junior School, a few minutes' walk (50 m); 49% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is St James Catholic Primary School (1.3 km).
The nearest secondary is Colmers School and Sixth Form College, 450 m away; Attainment 8: 41.7 · 8.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: King Edward VI Five Ways School (4.2 km) and King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls (7.4 km).
It's a family area: 21% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Rednal Express, 300 m away; Longbridge Superstore (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Longbridge Health & Community Centre (750 m), with Morrisons Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (450 m).
For a haircut, Boo Hair & Beauty is 300 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, 7.2 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 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: 21 restaurants and cafés, 4 pubs and bars.
Himalaya Restaurant is the closest café or restaurant (300 m), and Great Park Brewers Fayre the nearest pub (750 m).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 154 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
It's a mix of homes: 25% flats and 7% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1993-1999.
It's growing: about 274 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Austin Park, 850 m away; for exercise, Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing (750 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.7 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 18 km away.
27 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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| Penny Tree School | Independent | 5.2 km | – |
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Every primary near B45 8RA, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
Most households own their home, 17% rent privately.
The nearest university is Birmingham Newman University, 4.6 km 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.