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Thinking of living at B70 9DU? 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 supermarket is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newtown Primary School | Primary | 600 m | 48% met the expected standard |
| Ryders Green Primary School | Primary | 800 m | 77% met the expected standard |
| Hanbury Primary School | Primary | 850 m | 50% met the expected standard |
| George Salter Academy | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 39.6 · 6.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 42.3 · 9.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Shireland Biomedical Utc | Secondary | 1.6 km | – |
| West Bromwich Collegiate Academy | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 45.3 · 9.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Shireland CBSO Academy | Secondary | 1.9 km | – |
| The British Muslim School | Independent | 1.5 km | 2.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Blackwater Academy Sandwell | Independent | 2.2 km | – |
| Compass Community School Victoria Park | Independent | 2.6 km | – |
Every primary near B70 9DU, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Greets Green Bowling Club | 790 m | 24 |
| Swimming | Jules' Pool | 320 m | 14 |
| Football | Athletic Oldbury FC | 1.8 km | 14 |
| Tennis | Padel Inn Great Bridge | 1.2 km | 12 |
| Billiards | The George Bar & Cafe | 1.1 km | 9 |
| Boxing | Southpaw Boxing Gym | 150 m | 8 |
| Fitness | Mytra Fusion | 1.9 km | 8 |
| Gymnastics | Sandwell Flyers Gymnastics Academy | 200 m | 7 |
| Darts | The George Bar & Cafe | 1.1 km | 7 |
| Cycling | Sandwell Cycle Speedway | 1.4 km | 5 |
| Golf | Dudley Golf Club | 3.0 km | 5 |
| Cricket | Cicada Sports | 2.3 km | 4 |
| Basketball | West Brom Basketball Club | 950 m | 3 |
| Karate | Oldbury Tigers Martial Arts | 1.2 km | 3 |
| Kickboxing | Oldbury Tigers Martial Arts | 1.2 km | 3 |
| Yoga | Portway Lifestyle Centre | 2.2 km | 3 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 49. 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 Dudley Street Guns Village Metro station, about a 15-minute walk (1.2 km). The nearest rail station is Sandwell & Dudley, 1.3 km away, with 1.0m journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Union Road, 100 m away, with a bus about every 40 minutes on weekdays (routes 30, 74A); 26 departures an hour from the 9 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 Newtown Primary School, about a 5-minute walk (600 m); 48% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Hargate Primary School (1.6 km).
The nearest secondary is George Salter Academy, 1.1 km away; Attainment 8: 39.6 · 6.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Bristnall Hall Academy (4.6 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys (6 km) and King Edward VI Handsworth School (6.7 km).
It's a family area: 24% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 1.5 km away, with Newey's Deal's Discount Outlet closer still (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Great Bridge Health Centre (1.2 km), with Pharmacy Xpress the closest pharmacy (1.1 km).
For a haircut, Crimpers is 350 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Sandwell Health Campus, 2.0 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 8 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Bills Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and The Jolly Sailor the nearest pub (300 m).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 130 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
It's a mix of homes: 17% flats and 9% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 41% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Greets Green Park, 600 m away; for exercise, Southpaw Boxing Gym (150 m).
25 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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Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 16.2 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 20 km away.
Most households own their home, 17% rent privately.
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.