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Thinking of living at B92 8AD? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ulverley School | Primary | 600 m | 58% met the expected standard |
| Oak Cottage Primary School | Primary | 1.1 km | – |
| St Andrew's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 1.2 km | 73% met the expected standard |
| Greswold Primary School | Primary | 1.3 km | 67% met the expected standard |
| St Margaret's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 1.3 km | 60% met the expected standard |
| Lode Heath School | Secondary | 1.3 km | Attainment 8: 50.6 · 12.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Langley School | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 47.6 · 16.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Lyndon School | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 49.7 · 11.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School | Secondary | 2.4 km | Attainment 8: 41.7 · 9.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Trident Alternative Provision | Independent | 1.7 km | – |
| Eversfield Preparatory School | Independent | 2.0 km | – |
| Solihull School | Independent | 2.5 km | 55.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | West Warwickshire Sports Complex | 1.1 km | 23 |
| Bowls | Olton Tavern Crown Green Bowling Club | 950 m | 18 |
| Swimming | Tudor Grange Primary Academy Langley | 1.7 km | 11 |
| Golf | Olton Golf Club Car Park | 480 m | 6 |
| Cricket | West Warwickshire Sports Club | 1.1 km | 5 |
| Squash | West Warwickshire Sports Complex | 1.1 km | 5 |
| Snooker | Riley's Snooker | 1.5 km | 3 |
| Rugby union | Birmingham & Solihull RFC | 2.1 km | 3 |
| Football | Silhill FC | 2.2 km | 3 |
| Skateboard | BMX Pump Track | 1.1 km | 2 |
| Athletics | Tudor Grange Leisure Centre | 2.3 km | 2 |
| Ice skating | Planet Ice Solihull | 1.5 km | 1 |
| Scuba diving | Aquasport International | 1.7 km | 1 |
| Ten-pin bowling | Acocks Green Bowl | 2.6 km | 1 |
| Laser tag | Laser Quest | 2.6 km | 1 |
| Cycling | Tudor Grange Park | 2.7 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 Olton, about a 10-minute walk (1.0 km), with 463k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham Moor Street.
The nearest bus stop is Knights Bridge Road, 450 m away, with a bus about every 17 minutes on weekdays (routes 98, 99, 99A).
The nearest primary school is Ulverley School, about a 5-minute walk (600 m); 58% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Oak Cottage Primary School (0.4 km).
The nearest secondary is Lode Heath School, 1.3 km away; Attainment 8: 50.6 · 12.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Swanshurst School (4.8 km) and Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham (5 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls (6.7 km) and King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys (6.7 km).
The nearest supermarket is Spar Stores, 550 m away; Cook (550 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Chiropractors (950 m), with Browns Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (550 m).
For a haircut, Cutie Cals is 550 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, 9.7 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 67% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 12 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 6 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Olton Golf Club is the closest café or restaurant (500 m), and Olton Mere Sailing Club the nearest pub (500 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 30 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 20% flats and 36% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Hobs Meadow, 1.0 km away; for exercise, Fitness First (1.4 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 12.1 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 4.7 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 53% of households own their home outright.
23 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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It's an older community: 26% are 65 or over.
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.