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Bournville

B30 · Birmingham

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A view of Bournville. Photograph by GavinWarrins.

Bournville is a suburban area in south Birmingham, known for its historic connection to the Cadbury chocolate company and its picturesque surroundings.

What stands out

  • Leafy residential streets
  • Community-focused atmosphere
  • Mix of old and new architecture

Trade-offs

  • Quiet village-like feel versus proximity to city amenities
  • Green spaces versus busy local roads
  • Historic charm versus modern housing developments

What is already known about Bournville

Live geography from the official record. A district or place name is a group of postcodes, not one address.

Live postcodes
607 in B30
Localities
King's Norton, Bournbrook, Selly Park, Bournville
Local authority
Birmingham
Country
England
Centre postcode
B30 2HY
Postcode-point mapBournville

The pin uses Postcodes.io coordinates, not an exact entrance or title boundary.

Open map

Tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors

Official records around this point

Point sources need one coordinate, so these are anchored on B30 1UR — the live postcode nearest the centre of the area. They describe that point, not every street. Each keeps its source, its geography and its limits. Counts are counts: an incident total is not a safety measure, and an empty planning result is not a completed search.

Police-recorded area incidents

Source unavailable

Police.uk area records are temporarily unavailable. No crime count or area judgement has been substituted.

Planning Data · England

Intersecting designations

Connected
Article 4 direction

BOURNVILLE VILLAGE CONSERVATION AREA, ARTICLE 4 (2)8 · from 9 May 1996

Article 4 direction

CITY WIDE HMO36

Conservation area

BOURNVILLE VILLAGE CONSERVATION AREA8 · from 17 June 1971

Screened at the postcode point, not a title boundary. Coverage varies by dataset and local planning authority; absence is not a clear result.

About Planning Data

Nearby planning applications

London only

Application-level planning data comes from the Planning London Datahub, which covers the 35 London planning authorities. No other authority publishes an equivalent feed, so nothing has been substituted.

Daily essentials

Supermarkets, pharmacies, healthcare, gyms and libraries mapped near B30 1UR, ordered by straight-line distance. OpenStreetMap is contributed data: a place missing here is not proof it does not exist, and nothing here confirms opening hours or that a business is still trading.

11everyday places mapped within 1.2 km of the postcode point

Food shopping

0

Supermarkets and convenience stores.

Nothing of this kind returned within the radius.

Health

6

Pharmacies, GP surgeries and dentists.

  1. 431 mThe Bournville Pharmacy45, Sycamore RoadMap ↗
  2. 630 mBournville Village Dental Practice1, Maple RoadMap ↗
  3. 922 mOakville Dental Health Centre968, Bristol RoadMap ↗
  4. 1.2 kmCharlotte Road Health Centre45, Charlotte RoadMap ↗
  5. 1.2 kmSelly Oak Health CentreKatie Road, Selly OakMap ↗
  6. 1.2 kmSouth Birmingham GP Walk-In CentreKatie Road, Selly OakMap ↗

Exercise

0

Gyms, leisure centres and swimming pools.

Nothing of this kind returned within the radius.

Civic and everyday

5

Libraries, post offices and community buildings.

  1. 498 m1st Bournville Scout Group (100th Birmingham)Laurel Grove, BournvilleMap ↗
  2. 729 mRowheath PavilionHeath Road, BournvilleMap ↗
  3. 1.2 kmThe ShedFranklin Road, CotteridgeMap ↗
  4. 1.2 kmHeath Road Post Office226, Heath RoadMap ↗
  5. 1.2 kmSelly Oak Post Office8, Oak Tree LaneMap ↗

Places mapped in OpenStreetMap within this distance of the postcode point, measured straight-line, and kept only where the map tags them as the kind of place the heading claims. OpenStreetMap is volunteer-maintained and this search returns the closest matches rather than every one: a short list is not proof that nothing else is there. Distances are not walking routes, and nothing here checks opening hours, whether a surgery is accepting patients, or whether a place is still trading.

Parks and green space

Parks, playgrounds, nature and outdoor sport mapped within 1.5 km of B30 1UR, ordered by straight-line distance. Distance is not a walking route, and OpenStreetMap says nothing about whether a space is open to the public, its hours or its condition.

17open spaces mapped within 1.5 km of the postcode point

Parks and commons

8

Named parks, commons and village greens open to the public.

  1. 210 mBournville ParkBournville, StirchleyMap ↗
  2. 431 mBournville GreenBournville, StirchleyMap ↗
  3. 616 mCadbury ParkBournville, StirchleyMap ↗
  4. 853 mWoodlands ParkNorthfield, Turves GreenMap ↗
  5. 1.1 kmCotteridge ParkCotteridge, LiffordMap ↗
  6. 1.2 kmStirchley ParkBournville, StirchleyMap ↗
  7. 1.3 kmMuntz ParkBournbrook, StirchleyMap ↗
  8. 1.5 kmManor Farm ParkNorthfield, Turves GreenMap ↗

Playgrounds

1

Children’s play areas mapped as such.

  1. 1.3 kmMuntz Park Play AreaGristhorpe Road, BournbrookMap ↗

Nature and water

3

Nature reserves, woodland and waterside.

  1. 663 mStock's WoodBournville, StirchleyMap ↗
  2. 1.3 kmMillennium WoodCotteridge, LiffordMap ↗
  3. 1.4 kmSpinneyShenley Fields, BirminghamMap ↗

Outdoor sport

5

Recreation grounds, pitches and courts.

  1. 153 mBournville Park Crown Green Bowling ClubMerritts Brook Greenway, BournvilleMap ↗
  2. 466 mBournville Sports & Crown Green Bowls ClubBournville, StirchleyMap ↗
  3. 984 mBournville SocialFranklin Road, CotteridgeMap ↗
  4. 1.3 kmWoodlands Park Crown Green Bowling ClubNorthfield Road, MasefieldMap ↗
  5. 1.4 kmKings Norton Ex-Service Crown Green Bowling ClubRowheath Road, CotteridgeMap ↗

Places mapped in OpenStreetMap within this distance of the postcode point, measured straight-line, and kept only where the map tags them as the kind of place the heading claims. OpenStreetMap is volunteer-maintained and this search returns the closest matches rather than every one: a short list is not proof that nothing else is there. Distances are not walking routes, and nothing here checks opening hours, whether a surgery is accepting patients, or whether a place is still trading.

Postcode districtsB30outcode-proxy-v1 · Greathome editorial boundary proxy
Local authorityBirminghamCurrent · ONS Postcode Directory via Postcodes.io

Everyday life

Residents enjoy a range of local shops and cafes, as well as regular community events. The area has a village-like atmosphere, with many residents choosing to walk or cycle to nearby parks and open spaces. Local amenities cater to families and those looking for a relaxed lifestyle.

Housing character

The area features a mix of period homes and modern housing developments, including spacious detached houses, semi-detached villas, and apartments. Many properties have been built with family life in mind, offering generous gardens and interior space. Some areas have seen recent regeneration, introducing new housing stock to the area.

Getting around

Bournville has good transport links, with regular trains from the local station connecting residents to Birmingham city centre and surrounding areas. Several bus routes serve the area, providing access to local amenities and nearby towns. The area is also close to major roads, making it convenient for those with cars.

Things to investigate

Visitors may want to explore the history of the Cadbury company and its impact on the area, as well as the local parks and green spaces. The area is also home to several community facilities, including sports clubs and community centres, which offer a range of activities and classes for residents.

Schools

Measured by distance from the area centre, straight line. Primary is a walk and secondary is a journey, so they are counted on different radii. Ofsted's published judgements, not a Greathome rating.

Primarystate-funded, within 2 km

13 schools

Judged by Ofsted
12
At least Good
8
Outstanding or equivalent
1
Below Good
4

Secondarystate-funded, within 5 km

22 schools

Judged by Ofsted
21
At least Good
18
Outstanding or equivalent
4
Below Good
3

24 open schools of every phase sit within 2 km, 0 of them independent. Independent schools carry no Ofsted judgement in this release, so they appear in the total and never in the judged figures. Nothing here establishes catchment, admissions eligibility or available places.

The nearest 6 schools, with their published judgement
SchoolPhaseDistancePublished judgement
Dame Elizabeth Cadbury SchoolSecondary0.1 kmGood · Overall effectiveness, pre-September 2024
Bournville Village PrimaryPrimary0.4 kmGood · Overall effectiveness, pre-September 2024
St Francis Church of England Aided Primary School and NurseryPrimary0.5 kmSchool remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next · Ungraded inspection
Fircroft College of Adult Education16 plus0.7 kmNo published judgement
St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary0.7 kmGood · Overall effectiveness, pre-September 2024
Selly Oak Trust SchoolNot applicable0.8 kmGood · Overall effectiveness, pre-September 2024

Open Schools & Education

Housing market context

£234,150average house price across Birmingham, June 2026

A year earlier the same measure was £229,142, a change of +2.2%.

Average price across the whole local authority for one month, from the ONS series built on HM Land Registry UK House Price Index data. It is not a neighbourhood median and not a valuation of any property. Two guides in the same borough share this figure while their streets differ. House-price data is revised, and recent months are the most likely to move.

Source: Average house price by local authority, Office for National Statistics, from HM Land Registry UK House Price Index.

What this report does not cover

  • neighbourhood median sale price (not_available): Only a local-authority average is connected, from ONS. A neighbourhood median needs enough geocoded transactions inside the guide boundary, which the per-postcode HMLR queries cannot supply.
  • rents (not_available): No rent series is connected. Advertised rents and official all-tenancy measures are different things and neither is available here yet.
  • journey times (not_available): No journey planner is connected. Transport is measured as nearby stops, not as time to anywhere. TfL PTAL and journey-time APIs would replace it for London.
  • school admissions history (not_available): Admission arrangements are held by each admission authority and are not in the GIAS or Ofsted snapshots.
  • licensed premises and venues (not_available): No licensing register or venue dataset is connected. Food-hygiene categories are not a pub register.
  • image rights (not_yet_verified): No licensed image library is connected. Return an image brief rather than an asset.
  • approved boundary polygon (not_yet_verified): Boundaries are postcode-district proxies. Counts describe the districts named, not a town-centre polygon.

Boundary

Bournville, taken as the B30 postcode district. A postcode-district proxy, not an approved polygon. These are postcode districts standing in for an approved polygon. Present every count as "in these postcode districts", never as a neighbourhood or town-centre figure.

Sources

Evidence checked 2026-09-11. Last content change 2026-09-10. Next review 2026-09-18.

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