Acocks Green
Ward in Birmingham, England
| Coordinates: | 52.443, -1.824 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 12 82 |
| Dialling code: | 0121 (Birmingham) |
Acocks Green is a suburban ward in south-east Birmingham, lying historically within the old parish of Yardley before incorporation into the city in 1911. Once a string of market gardens and brickworks, the arrival of the railway in the late 19th century transformed it into a ribbon of Victorian and interwar housing centred on a busy high street and village green.
The area combines independent shops, cafés and small businesses with parks and family housing, and has a diverse community with a notable South Asian presence contributing to local culture and cuisine; many residents commute easily into the city thanks to regular rail services and road links across the West Midlands. Ongoing regeneration and grassroots community groups keep the neighbourhood active, balancing suburban calm with the bustle of an urban edge.
Postcode districts covering Acocks Green
Most populated places nearby
- Birmingham 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Coventry 13.8 miles22.2 km
- Wolverhampton 16.4 miles26.4 km
- Dudley 12 miles19.4 km
- Walsall 11.2 miles18.1 km
- West Bromwich 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Solihull 2.1 miles3.5 km
- Sutton Coldfield 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Worcester 23.6 miles37.9 km
- Royal Leamington Spa 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Nuneaton 15.2 miles24.4 km
- Cannock 19.5 miles31.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Tyseley & Hay Mills Ward 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Hall Green North Ward 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Olton Ward 1 mile1.5 km
- South Yardley Ward 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Lyndon Ward 1.3 miles2 km
- Sparkhill Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Hall Green South Ward 1.9 miles3 km
- Small Heath Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East Ward 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Sheldon Ward 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Shirley East Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Solihull Built-up area 2.1 miles3.5 km
Example postcodes in Acocks Green
B28 8PG, B27 7XH, B27 6JH, B27 7JW, B27 6HJ, B27 6EL, B27 6HH, B28 8PJ, B27 6HL … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 3.3 miles5.3 km
- East Midlands Airport 33.9 miles54.6 km
- Acocks Green Railway Station 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Spring Road Railway Station 0.5 miles0.8 km
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Schools in Acocks Green
- Acocks Green Primary School Primary
- Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School Secondary
- Cedars Academy Primary
- Cottesbrooke Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Kimichi School Independent - all ages
- Lakey Lane Primary School Primary
- Ninestiles, an Academy Secondary
- Severne Junior Infant and Nursery School Primary
- The Oaklands Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Elmdon Hall Country house 2.4 miles3.9 km
- St Andrew's Stadium 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Upper West Mall Shopping centre 3.8 miles6.1 km
- University of Aston in Birmingham University 4 miles6.5 km
- National Exhibition Centre Stadium 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Birmingham NEC Museum 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Selly Oak Colleges Library Library 5.1 miles8.3 km
- Villa Park Stadium 5.3 miles8.5 km
- The Hawthorns Stadium 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Sutton Park Estate 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Millisons Wood Forest 8.8 miles14.1 km
- Kings Standing Wood Forest 8.9 miles14.3 km