LIVING IN EDGBASTON POSTCODE B15/B16

We hope you will find the following details useful. They are provided for information only and not recommended by Housing Services.

LOCATION
Approximately 2 miles north of campus.

BUS ROUTES
No. 21 from Broad Street and Calthorpe Road to campus. Most bus services from Broad Street go to the City Centre.

BY TRAIN
Five Ways station is situated off Five Ways roundabout on Lee Bank Middleway. The University station is the next stop along the line out of the city centre.

WALKING DISTANCE
To campus between 20-40 minutes.

SHOPPING
At Five Ways Shopping Centre there are several shops including a Tesco Supermarket which is open until 12.00 midnight weekdays.
In Wheeleys Road there are several small shops, these are the closest shops to The Vale Site.

EDUCATION

Stanmore Day Nursery Stanmore Road 0121 429 1480

Chad Vale J.I School Nursery Road 0121 464 7329
City Road J.I School Cavendish Road 0121 464 3348
George Dixon J.I School City Road 0121 429 2775
Oratory R.C School Oliver Road 0121 454 0600
Our Lady Of Fatima School Winchfield Drive 0121 429 2900
St Georges C.E J.I School Beaufort Road 0121 454 0712

Lordswood Boys School Hagley Road 0121 429 2837
Harborne Hill School Harborne Road 0121 454 2737
George Dixon School City Road 0121 434 4488
Cardinal Newman R.C School Poplar Avenue 0121 429 4356
Lordswood Girls School Knightlow Road 0121 429 2838
St Pauls R.C Girls School VernonRoad 0121 454 0895

St Phillips R.C Sixth Form
College Hagley Road 0121 452 1887

DOCTORS
South Birmingham Health
Centre Highfield Road 0121 456 5600

Birmingham Family Health
Service St Chads Court 0121 695 2222

DENTISTS
C. Frazer Harborne Road 0121 454 2413
St Chads Dental Clinic Chad Road 0121 454 1000
The Kassam & Partner
Practice Pershore Road 0121 440 1463

OPTICIAN
Jacqueline M Lamb Aboyne Close 0121 440 0262

OTHER USEFUL NUMBERS

Edgbaston Police Station Telephone 0121 454 2304

Birmingham Nature Centre Telephone 0121 472 7775

Spring Hill Library Telephone 0121 464 7422

Ladywood Arts & Leisure Centre Telephone 0121 454 3678

Midlands Art Centre(MAC) in
Cannon Hill Park Telephone 0121 440 3838

Street maps and further information on living in this area can be obtained from the following website: www.upmystreet.co.uk

Opening hours

Monday 10.00 – 17..00

Tuesday – Friday 09.00 – 17.00