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Thinking of living at B72 1NJ? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town House Primary School | Primary | 450 m | – |
| Maney Hill Primary School | Primary | 500 m | 75% met the expected standard |
| St Nicholas Catholic Primary School | Primary | 1.4 km | 60% met the expected standard |
| Hollyfield Primary School | Primary | 1.4 km | 66% met the expected standard |
| Boldmere Junior School | Primary | 1.9 km | 66% met the expected standard |
| Plantsbrook School | Secondary | 400 m | Attainment 8: 51.8 · 14.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls | Secondary | 600 m | Attainment 8: 79.4 · 64.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bishop Walsh Catholic School | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 56 · 20.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Shrubbery School | Independent | 2.5 km | – |
| Highclare School | Independent | 3.1 km | 6.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| New Horizon Academy | Independent | 3.5 km | – |
Every primary near B72 1NJ, 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 | Goldieslie Crown Green Bowling Club | 800 m | 20 |
| Tennis | Sutton Coldfield Hard Courts Club / Tennis Club | 700 m | 14 |
| Swimming | Wyndley Leisure Centre | 1.0 km | 11 |
| Football | Sutton Coldfield Town Football Club | 210 m | 9 |
| Golf | New Hall Spa And Health Club | 1.1 km | 9 |
| Squash | Sutton Coldfield Tennis And Squash Club | 720 m | 4 |
| Cricket | Training Pitch | 1.6 km | 3 |
| Rugby | ForceField | 1.8 km | 3 |
| Athletics | Royal Sutton Coldfield Athletics Club | 1.1 km | 2 |
| Hockey | Sutton Coldfield Cricket And Hockey Club | 1.3 km | 2 |
| Fitness | Sports Hall | 1.5 km | 2 |
| Multi-sport | Sports Hall | 1.5 km | 2 |
| Target rifle | Sutton Coldfield Rifle & Pistol Club | 230 m | 1 |
| Shooting | Sutton Coldfield Rifle & Pistol Club | 230 m | 1 |
| Badminton | Sports Hall | 1.5 km | 1 |
| Basketball | Sports Hall | 1.5 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 22. 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: 42% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Sutton Coldfield, about a 15-minute walk (1.1 km), with 1.0m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham New Street.
The nearest bus stop is Douglas Road, 150 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 77A); 4 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 13 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
The nearest primary school is Town House Primary School, a few minutes' walk (450 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Plantsbrook School, 400 m away; Attainment 8: 51.8 · 14.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls (0.3 km) and Bishop Vesey's Grammar School (1.4 km).
The nearest supermarket is Iceland Foods, 450 m away, with Premier Express closer still (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Manor Practice (400 m), with Vesey Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (300 m).
For a haircut, Barbers is 300 m away.
The nearest full A&E is City Health Campus, 10 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 12 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Malai is the closest café or restaurant (450 m), and Sutton Coldfield Town Football Club the nearest pub (150 m).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 135 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 20 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 30% flats and 19% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1930s.
The nearest park is Boddington Garden, 500 m away; for exercise, 2nd Sutton Coldfield Scouts (850 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 12.8 µg/m³).
50 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.
For holidays, Birmingham is 13 km away.
Most households own their home, 22% rent privately.
It's highly educated: 47% 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.