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Thinking of living at B67 5RF? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Gregory's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 350 m | 57% met the expected standard |
| Abbey Infant School | Primary | 400 m | – |
| Uplands Manor Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 450 m | 55% met the expected standard |
| Abbey Junior School | Primary | 500 m | 74% met the expected standard |
| Bearwood Primary School | Primary | 500 m | 64% met the expected standard |
| Shireland Collegiate Academy | Secondary | 900 m | Attainment 8: 44.5 · 7.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Lordswood Boys' School | Secondary | 1.0 km | Attainment 8: 43.3 · 7.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bristnall Hall Academy | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 48.1 · 10.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| George Dixon Academy | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 33.3 · 2.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 56.8 · 20.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Aspire AP School 2 | Independent | 1.7 km | – |
| Norfolk House School | Independent | 2.4 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Thimblemill Bowling Club | 480 m | 31 |
| Swimming | Sandwell Aquatics Centre | 1.4 km | 20 |
| Tennis | Lordswood Tennis Club | 1.2 km | 15 |
| Football | Hadley Stadium Leisure Centre | 780 m | 11 |
| Fitness | One 2 One Workouts | 430 m | 9 |
| Golf | Warley Woods Golf Course | 1.2 km | 9 |
| Billiards | Hotshots Snooker Club and Entertainments Venue | 2.1 km | 9 |
| Darts | The Navigation | 3.0 km | 9 |
| Yoga | Bearwood Yoga | 270 m | 5 |
| Cricket | Smethwick Cricket Club | 1.2 km | 5 |
| Boxing | Warley Boxing Club | 2.7 km | 5 |
| Multi-sport | JD Gyms | 3.4 km | 4 |
| Squash | Springfield Tennis & Squash Club | 4.8 km | 4 |
| Athletics | Hadley Stadium Leisure Centre | 780 m | 3 |
| Gymnastics | JD Gyms | 3.4 km | 3 |
| Cycling | Brisk Bike | 4.0 km | 3 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 56. 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 Smethwick Rolfe Street, a short drive or bike ride (1.9 km), with 404k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham New Street.
The nearest bus stop is Gladys Road, 50 m away, with a bus about every 16 minutes on weekdays (routes 12, 22); 36 departures an hour from the 12 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, a few minutes' walk (350 m); 57% met the expected standard.
The nearest secondary is Shireland Collegiate Academy, 900 m away; Attainment 8: 44.5 · 7.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Bristnall Hall Academy (1.4 km) and St Paul's School for Girls (2.3 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys (4.2 km) and King Edward VI Handsworth School (4.5 km).
The nearest supermarket is Aldi, 700 m away, with Micheals News closer still (50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Bearwood Medical Centre (350 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (300 m).
For a haircut, Classified Cuts is 250 m away.
The nearest full A&E is City Health Campus, 3.1 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: 50 restaurants and cafés and 4 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
The Abbey Bar and Grill is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and Thimblemill Recreation And Entertainment Centre the nearest pub (450 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (32 of them).
Crime is around the national middle: about 106 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 15% flats and 5% detached houses.
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 73% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is Warley Woods Park, 900 m away; for exercise, Bearwood Yoga (250 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 13.4 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 16 km away.
Most households own their home, 34% rent privately.
53 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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| Independent |
| 2.6 km |
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Every primary near B67 5RF, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
The nearest university is University of Birmingham, 4.4 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.