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Thinking of living at B63 1AL? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lutley Primary School | Primary | 500 m | 82% met the expected standard |
| Huntingtree Primary School | Primary | 550 m | – |
| St Margaret's At Hasbury CofE Primary School | Primary | 1.0 km | 67% met the expected standard |
| Caslon Primary Community School | Primary | 1.2 km | 52% met the expected standard |
| Our Lady and St Kenelm RC School | Primary | 1.4 km | 93% met the expected standard |
| Windsor High School and Sixth Form | Secondary | 1.3 km | Attainment 8: 46.5 · 9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Earls High School | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 48.2 · 12.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Pedmore High School | Secondary | 3.5 km | Attainment 8: 39.6 · 8.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ormiston Forge Academy | Secondary | 3.7 km | Attainment 8: 39.7 · 4.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Leasowes High School | Secondary | 3.7 km | Attainment 8: 41.8 · 6.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| INNOV4TE Independent School | Independent | 2.0 km | – |
| Coombswood Special School | Independent | 3.2 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Huntingtree Park | 510 m | 15 |
| Tennis | Huntingtree Park | 450 m | 9 |
| Cricket | Halesowen Cricket Club | 2.0 km | 8 |
| Football | Cradley Town FC | 1.2 km | 7 |
| Golf | Halesowen Golf Range | 1.3 km | 5 |
| Cycling | Halesown Athletic and Cycling Club | 2.4 km | 4 |
| Darts | The Swan Inn | 3.9 km | 3 |
| Squash | Halesowen Leisure Centre | 1.8 km | 2 |
| Swimming | Halesowen Leisure Centre | 1.8 km | 2 |
| Athletics | Athletics Club (Manor Way) | 2.3 km | 2 |
| Netball | Leasowes Sports Centre | 3.7 km | 2 |
| Billiards | The Little Beech | 4.1 km | 2 |
| Martial arts | back2backfighting.com | 1.1 km | 1 |
| Five-a-side | Power League | 2.0 km | 1 |
| Pickleball | Old Hill Tennis & Pickleball Club | 2.6 km | 1 |
| Snooker | Central Snooker Club | 3.2 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 30. 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 Cradley Heath, a short drive or bike ride (2.9 km), with 719k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham Moor Street.
The nearest bus stop is Meadowbrook Road, 50 m away, with a bus about every 15 minutes on weekdays (routes 4H, 142A); 21 departures an hour from the 9 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Lutley Primary School, about a 5-minute walk (500 m); 82% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Our Lady and St Kenelm RC School (1.5 km).
The nearest secondary is Windsor High School and Sixth Form, 1.3 km away; Attainment 8: 46.5 · 9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: King Edward VI Five Ways School (5.2 km) and King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls (11.7 km).
The nearest supermarket is Co-Op, 350 m away; J A Quality Meats (400 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Meadowbrook Surgery (300 m), with Peak Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (400 m).
For a haircut, Simply Hair is 1.5 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Russells Hall Hospital, 7.3 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 73% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 63% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 2 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Light Bites By Lauren is the closest café or restaurant (650 m), and The Crafty Pint the nearest pub (600 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 31 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 6% flats and 22% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Black Country Urban Forest, 450 m away; for exercise, Halesowen Leisure Centre (1.8 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.1 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 22 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 50% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 26% are 65 or over.
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.
19 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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| Impact Independent School |
|---|
| Independent |
| 3.3 km |
| 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
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