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Weoley Castle
What it's like at B29 5QB: every home that has sold on the street since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
Sales and extensions on the street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
No sales recorded at this postcode since 1995.
The nearest station is Selly Oak, a short drive or bike ride (2.3 km), with 2.3m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham New Street.
The nearest bus stop is Weoley Castle Post Office, 150 m away, with a bus about every 8 minutes on weekdays (routes 48, X21, 39A, 39); 85 departures an hour from the 17 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Princethorpe Infant School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m).
The closest top-rated primary is Northfield Manor Primary Academy (1 km).
The nearest secondary is E-ACT Shenley Academy, 1.0 km away; Attainment 8: 31.6 · 3.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: St Paul's School for Girls (5 km) and Bristnall Hall Academy (5.5 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: King Edward VI Five Ways School (1.9 km) and King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls (4.7 km).
It's a family area: 22% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Asda Stores, 1.1 km away, with Savers Health and Beauty closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Millennium Medical Centre (200 m), with Castle Chemist the closest pharmacy (100 m).
For a haircut, Saigon Nails is 150 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, 2.7 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 9 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
UK Fried Chicken and Grill is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and The Weoley Castle Inn the nearest pub (100 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 108 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 14% flats and 7% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 67% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Senneleys Park, 1.1 km away; for exercise, Shenley Lane Community Association and Sports Centre (1.5 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.9 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 15 km away.
Most households own their home, 18% rent privately.
34 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.
Birmingham Northfield constituency: Laurence Turner MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 5,389 (14.3%), turnout 51%. Vote shares: Labour 40%, Conservative 25%, Reform UK 21%, Green Party 8%.
12 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near B29 5QB →
The nearest university is Birmingham Newman University, 1.7 km away (TEF Silver).
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.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.3% | 0.6% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.2% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 95.3% | 84.1% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 4.6% | 14.1% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 1.4% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Nearest: Cotswold Country Park and Beach · about 75 min
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