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Thinking of living at B75 5LB? 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.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moor Hall Primary School | Primary | 550 m | 82% met the expected standard |
| Little Sutton Primary School | Primary | 600 m | 88% met the expected standard |
| Mere Green Primary School | Primary | 650 m | 64% met the expected standard |
| The Arthur Terry School | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 55.4 · 16.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bishop Vesey's Grammar School | Secondary | 2.3 km | Attainment 8: 77.1 · 58.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Plantsbrook School | Secondary | 3.4 km | Attainment 8: 51.8 · 14.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Fairfax | Secondary | 3.4 km | Attainment 8: 49.1 · 10.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Royal Sutton School | Secondary | 3.6 km | Attainment 8: 39.7 · 5.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near B75 5LB, 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 | Mere Green/Ley Hill Men/Four Oak Ladies Crown Bowls Clubs | 620 m | 9 |
| Tennis | Sutton United Tennis Club | 1.7 km | 9 |
| Golf | Moor Hall Golf Club | 920 m | 6 |
| Swimming | Moor Hall Leisure Club & Spa | 920 m | 5 |
| Football | Hill West Football Pitch | 1.6 km | 4 |
| Squash | Four Oaks Squash Club | 1.8 km | 4 |
| Fitness | Better Gym Mere Green | 690 m | 2 |
| Cricket | Four Oaks Saints Cricket Club | 2.1 km | 2 |
| Hockey | Astroturf | 2.2 km | 2 |
| Paintball | Trickley Coppice | 3.1 km | 2 |
| Athletics | Wyndley Leisure Centre | 3.1 km | 2 |
| Shooting | Sutton Coldfield Rifle & Pistol Club | 3.7 km | 2 |
| Cycling | Giro Cycling Club start | 2.2 km | 1 |
| Badminton | Sports Hall | 2.3 km | 1 |
| Basketball | Sports Hall | 2.3 km | 1 |
| Table tennis | Sports Hall | 2.3 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 23. 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: 43% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Four Oaks, a short drive or bike ride (1.2 km), with 701k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham New Street.
The nearest bus stop is Tower Road, 100 m away, with a bus about every 30 minutes on weekdays (route X5); 16 departures an hour from the 8 stops within a 5-minute walk.
This is car country: only 8% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Moor Hall Primary School, about a 5-minute walk (550 m); 82% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Little Sutton Primary School (0.6 km).
The nearest secondary is The Arthur Terry School, 1.1 km away; Attainment 8: 55.4 · 16.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Bishop Vesey's Grammar School (2.1 km) and Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls (3.8 km).
It's a family area: 21% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Lidl, 350 m away, with Little Sutton Post Office closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Ley Hill Surgery (900 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (700 m).
For a haircut, Aidan Patric is 350 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Manor Hospital, 13 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 67% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 73% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 11 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 9 restaurants and cafés, 1 pubs and bars.
The Olive Branch Coffee Shop is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and The Pint Pot the nearest pub (300 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 27 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
Detached houses make up 45% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Rectory Park, 2.9 km away; for exercise, Better Gym Mere Green (700 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.7 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 16 km away.
36 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: 45% of households own their home outright.
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.