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Thinking of living at B61 8PQ? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Orchards School | Primary | 350 m | – |
| Meadows First School | Primary | 950 m | – |
| Millfields First School | Primary | 1.6 km | – |
| St Peter's Catholic First School | Primary | 1.7 km | – |
| Dodford First School | Primary | 1.9 km | – |
| Parkside Middle School | Secondary | 950 m | – |
| St John's Church of England Middle School Academy | Secondary | 1.1 km | – |
| North Bromsgrove High School | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 45.8 · 7.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| South Bromsgrove High | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 46.1 · 10.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Catshill Middle School | Secondary | 2.3 km | – |
| Bromsgrove School | Independent | 1.7 km | 48.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Lokrum Fields | Independent | 4.2 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near B61 8PQ, 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 | Sanders Park | 950 m | 8 |
| Swimming | You Fit Health Club (Bromsgrove) | 840 m | 6 |
| Football | Bromsgrove Sporting F.C. | 1.1 km | 2 |
| Squash | David Lloyd (Bromsgrove) | 1.6 km | 2 |
| Golf | Bromsgrove Golf Centre | 1.9 km | 2 |
| Sailing | Aztec Adventure Sailing Pool | 4.8 km | 2 |
| Fitness | Altered Images | 1.2 km | 1 |
| Athletics | Ryland Centre | 1.6 km | 1 |
| Martial arts | Verve Martial Arts | 2.5 km | 1 |
| Rugby union | Bromsgrove Rugby Football Club | 2.8 km | 1 |
| Climbing adventure | High Ropes | 4.1 km | 1 |
| High rope course | Tree Trek | 4.1 km | 1 |
| High ropes course | Junior Tree Trek | 4.1 km | 1 |
| Laser tag | Laser Tag - Blackwell Adventure | 4.3 km | 1 |
| Canoe | Aztec Adventure Sailing Pool | 4.8 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 Bromsgrove, a short drive or bike ride (2.8 km), with 696k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham New Street.
The nearest bus stop is Shops, 350 m away, with a bus about every 15 minutes on weekdays (routes 144, X20, 318, 147); 17 departures an hour from the 5 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 42 minutes away by public transport (18 by car).
The nearest primary school is The Orchards School, a few minutes' walk (350 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Parkside Middle School, 950 m away.
Grammar schools are within reach: King Edward VI Five Ways School (10.7 km) and King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls (14.6 km).
The nearest supermarket is Sainsburys, 950 m away, with Broad Street News & Booze closer still (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Churchfields Surgery (900 m), with Knights Parkside Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (900 m).
For a haircut, Chapters Hair is 1.0 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Alexandra Hospital, 13 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 53% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 61% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 14 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 3 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Table & Thyme is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and The Duke Of York the nearest pub (350 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 64 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 12% flats and 22% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
It's growing: about 186 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is King George's Field, 550 m away; for exercise, Victoria Ground (1.0 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.5 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 25 km away.
Most households own their home, 12% rent privately.
12 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.
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.