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Thinking of living at B63 3PX? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newfield Park Primary Academy | Primary | 400 m | 75% met the expected standard |
| Halesowen CofE Primary School | Primary | 1.1 km | 65% met the expected standard |
| Our Lady and St Kenelm RC School | Primary | 1.1 km | 93% met the expected standard |
| Timbertree Academy | Primary | 1.2 km | 86% met the expected standard |
| Tenterfields Primary Academy | Primary | 1.3 km | 50% met the expected standard |
| The Earls High School | Secondary | 900 m | Attainment 8: 48.2 · 12.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Windsor High School and Sixth Form | Secondary | 950 m | Attainment 8: 46.5 · 9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ormiston Forge Academy | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 39.7 · 4.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Leasowes High School | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 41.8 · 6.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Coombswood Special School | Independent | 1.1 km | – |
| Impact Independent School | Independent | 1.8 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| INNOV4TE Independent School | Independent | 2.3 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Rowley Olympic/Tallboats Crown Green Bowling Clubs | 970 m | 21 |
| Football | Halesowen Town FC | 680 m | 11 |
| Tennis | Old Hill Tennis & Pickleball Club | 1.1 km | 8 |
| Swimming | Halesowen Leisure Centre | 1.5 km | 7 |
| Golf | Halesowen Golf Club | 1.7 km | 7 |
| Cricket | Old Hill Cricket Club | 1.0 km | 6 |
| Darts | The Swan Inn | 1.9 km | 5 |
| Billiards | The Little Beech | 2.0 km | 5 |
| Fitness | Leasowes Sports Centre | 2.0 km | 5 |
| Cycling | Manor Abbey Stadium | 2.1 km | 5 |
| Squash | Haden Hill Leisure Centre | 1.0 km | 2 |
| Martial arts | back2backfighting.com | 2.0 km | 2 |
| Athletics | Athletics Club (Manor Way) | 2.0 km | 2 |
| Netball | Leasowes Sports Centre | 2.0 km | 2 |
| Yoga | Leasowes Sports Centre | 2.0 km | 2 |
| Dance | Leasowes Sports Centre | 2.0 km | 2 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 40. 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 Old Hill, a short drive or bike ride (1.2 km), with 154k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham Moor Street.
The nearest bus stop is Blagdon Road, 50 m away, with a bus about every 33 minutes on weekdays (route 19); 17 departures an hour from the 6 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 14 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
The nearest primary school is Newfield Park Primary Academy, a few minutes' walk (400 m); 75% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Our Lady and St Kenelm RC School (0.7 km).
The nearest secondary is The Earls High School, 900 m away; Attainment 8: 48.2 · 12.7% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Bristnall Hall Academy (5.4 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: King Edward VI Five Ways School (4.8 km) and King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys (10 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco Express, 500 m away; Haden Hill News (450 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Hawne Lane Surgery (500 m), with Hawne Chemist the closest pharmacy (800 m).
For a haircut, Simply Hair is 600 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Russells Hall Hospital, 6.5 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 18 restaurants and cafés, 11 pubs and bars.
Quality Catering is the closest café or restaurant (500 m), and Loyal Lodge the nearest pub (500 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 71 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 14 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 11% flats and 12% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Hawne Playing Fields, 800 m away; for exercise, Haden Hill Leisure Centre (1.1 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 11.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 21 km away.
14 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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Neighbours tend to stay put: 42% of households own their home outright.
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.