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Thinking of living at B72 1BP? 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.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penns Primary School | Primary | 200 m | 84% met the expected standard |
| Yenton Primary School | Primary | 700 m | 62% met the expected standard |
| Wylde Green Primary School | Primary | 950 m | 84% met the expected standard |
| Paget Primary School | Primary | 1.3 km | 48% met the expected standard |
| Abbey Catholic Primary School | Primary | 1.4 km | 63% met the expected standard |
| St Edmund Campion Catholic School | Secondary | 1.0 km | Attainment 8: 45.8 · 8.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bishop Walsh Catholic School | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 56 · 20.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls | Secondary | 2.4 km | Attainment 8: 79.4 · 64.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Shrubbery School | Independent | 1.3 km | – |
| Highclare School | Independent | 1.4 km | 6.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| TJY Academy | Independent | 1.9 km | – |
Every primary near B72 1BP, 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 | Boldmere Sports & Social Crown Green Bowling Club | 1.3 km | 22 |
| Tennis | Penns Lane Sports Ground | 420 m | 16 |
| Football | Boldmere St. Michaels F.C. | 1.8 km | 10 |
| Swimming | Erdington Leisure Centre | 1.5 km | 8 |
| Golf | Wylde Green Golf Club | 640 m | 7 |
| Squash | Sutton Coldfield Tennis And Squash Club | 1.9 km | 4 |
| Cricket | Walmley Cricket Club (John Findlay Memorial Ground) | 970 m | 3 |
| Rugby | ForceField | 1.9 km | 3 |
| Multi-sport | Spring Lane Playing Fields | 1.9 km | 2 |
| Athletics | Royal Sutton Coldfield Athletics Club | 3.0 km | 2 |
| Hockey | Sutton Coldfield Cricket And Hockey Club | 3.3 km | 2 |
| Snooker | The Ball Room | 690 m | 1 |
| Rugby union | ForceField | 1.9 km | 1 |
| Rugby league | ForceField | 1.9 km | 1 |
| Yoga | YogoJo | 1.9 km | 1 |
| Target rifle | Sutton Coldfield Rifle & Pistol Club | 2.4 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 25. 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.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 46% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Chester Road, about a 10-minute walk (1.0 km), with 659k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham New Street.
The nearest bus stop is Fourlands Avenue, 50 m away, with a bus about every 55 minutes on weekdays (routes 77A, X15, 815); 8 departures an hour from the 8 stops within a 5-minute walk.
This is car country: only 9% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Penns Primary School, a few minutes' walk (200 m); 84% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is St Edmund Campion Catholic School, 1.0 km away; Attainment 8: 45.8 · 8.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls (1.6 km) and Bishop Vesey's Grammar School (3.1 km).
The nearest supermarket is Central Co-op Food, 650 m away, with BP Penns Lane SF Connect closer still (450 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Hawthorns Surgery (700 m), with Wylde Green Chemist the closest pharmacy (650 m).
For a haircut, Eternal Hair is 650 m away.
The nearest full A&E is City Health Campus, 9.5 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 3 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Shake House is the closest café or restaurant (650 m), and Verdo Lounge Cafe Bar the nearest pub (700 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 67 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
Detached houses make up 68% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Pype Hayes, 950 m away; for exercise, Body Blitz (700 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 13.8 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 11 km away.
28 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.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 54% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 29% are 65 or over.
It's highly educated: 46% of adults have a degree.
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.