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Thinking of living at B76 1LL? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penns Primary School | Primary | 800 m | 84% met the expected standard |
| The Deanery Church of England Primary School | Primary | 950 m | 75% met the expected standard |
| Walmley Junior School | Primary | 1.0 km | 71% met the expected standard |
| Walmley Infant School | Primary | 1.0 km | – |
| Yenton Primary School | Primary | 1.5 km | 62% met the expected standard |
| Bishop Walsh Catholic School | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 56 · 20.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Edmund Campion Catholic School | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 45.8 · 8.2% 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 |
| Lift Greenwood | Secondary | 2.7 km | Attainment 8: 31.8 · 2.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Shrubbery School | Independent | 550 m | – |
| Highclare School | Independent | 2.3 km | 6.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| TJY Academy | Independent | 2.7 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Walmley Bowling Club | 460 m | 19 |
| Tennis | Penns Lane Sports Ground | 770 m | 15 |
| Football | Sutton Coldfield Town Football Club | 2.2 km | 10 |
| Swimming | New Hall Spa And Health Club | 1.5 km | 9 |
| Golf | Walmley Golf Club | 690 m | 8 |
| Squash | Sutton Coldfield Tennis And Squash Club | 2.0 km | 4 |
| Cricket | Walmley Cricket Club (John Findlay Memorial Ground) | 100 m | 3 |
| Rugby | Sutton Coldfield Rugby Football Club | 1.1 km | 3 |
| Multi-sport | Spring Lane Playing Fields | 2.6 km | 2 |
| Hockey | Sutton Coldfield Cricket And Hockey Club | 2.9 km | 2 |
| Athletics | Royal Sutton Coldfield Athletics Club | 3.1 km | 2 |
| Rugby union | ForceField | 1.1 km | 1 |
| Rugby league | ForceField | 1.1 km | 1 |
| Yoga | YogoJo | 1.1 km | 1 |
| Snooker | The Ball Room | 1.5 km | 1 |
| Target rifle | Sutton Coldfield Rifle & Pistol Club | 2.2 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 24. 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 Chester Road, a short drive or bike ride (1.8 km), with 659k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham New Street.
The nearest bus stop is Penns Lake Road, 200 m away, with a bus about every 55 minutes on weekdays (routes 77A, X15, 815); 13 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Penns Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (800 m); 84% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Bishop Walsh Catholic School, 1.1 km away; Attainment 8: 56 · 20.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls (3.8 km) and Bishop Vesey's Grammar School (4.7 km).
The nearest supermarket is Co-Op, 400 m away; St Johns Church Hall (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Ashfield Surgery (450 m), with Walmley Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (400 m).
For a haircut, Creative Cutting is 400 m away.
The nearest full A&E is City Health Campus, 11 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 13 restaurants and cafés, 5 pubs and bars.
Walmley Library is the closest café or restaurant (450 m), and Walmley Cricket Club the nearest pub (150 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 91 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 17% flats and 25% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is New Hall Valley Country Park, 600 m away; for exercise, ForceField (1.1 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 14.1 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 9.1 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 44% of households own their home outright.
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.
33 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.