Castle Vale
Ward in Birmingham, England
| Coordinates: | 52.519, -1.786 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 14 91 |
| Dialling code: | 01675 (Coleshill) |
Castle Vale is a large post‑war housing estate and electoral ward on the north‑eastern edge of Birmingham, England, originally built in the 1960s on the site of the former Castle Bromwich aerodrome. Its grid‑style streets once featured a number of high‑rise blocks and are bounded by green corridors and the nearby River Cole, giving the area a mix of suburban housing and open space.
The area became notorious for social and economic problems in the late 20th century but underwent one of the country’s better‑known community‑led regeneration programmes in the 1990s and 2000s, with tower blocks demolished, new homes and a business/retail park created and local services strengthened. Today it is a mixed neighbourhood with ongoing challenges but a strong sense of community, local enterprises and improved facilities compared with its troubled past.
Postcode districts covering Castle Vale
Most populated places nearby
- Birmingham 5.1 miles
- Coventry 14.1 miles
- Wolverhampton 15.2 miles
- Dudley 12.9 miles
- Walsall 8.9 miles
- West Bromwich 8.2 miles
- Solihull 7.3 miles
- Burton upon Trent 20.7 miles
- Sutton Coldfield 3.5 miles
- Royal Leamington Spa 18.9 miles
- Nuneaton 12.5 miles
- Cannock 15.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Castle Bromwich Parish 1 mile
- Pype Hayes Ward 1.2 miles
- Sutton Walmley & Minworth Ward 1.6 miles
- Bromford & Hodge Hill Ward 1.6 miles
- Shard End Ward 1.6 miles
- Water Orton Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Smith's Wood Parish 2 miles
- Erdington Ward 2.1 miles
- Sutton Wylde Green Ward 2.3 miles
- Curdworth Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Kingshurst Parish 2.5 miles
- Ward End Ward 2.6 miles
Example postcodes in Castle Vale
B35 7LR, B35 7QA, B35 7JJ, B35 6LR, B35 7DA, B35 7GA, B35 6BL, B35 7DL, B35 6HP … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 4.8 miles
- East Midlands Airport 28.9 miles
- Penns Station 1.2 miles
- Water Orton Railway Station 1.8 miles
Hotels near Castle Vale Ad
- Clover Spa and Hotel 3 1.9 miles
- New Hall Hotel & Spa 4 2.4 miles
- Castle Bromwich Hall, Sure Hotel Collection 4 0.9 miles
- Aparthotel Birmingham 4 5.2 miles
- Grimscote Manor Hotel 3 3.2 miles
- Ababeel Restaurant & Hotel 3 5.2 miles
- Staybridge Suites Birmingham 4 5.3 miles
- Aloft Birmingham Eastside 4 4.8 miles
- Hampton Manor 5 7.3 miles
- Tri-Star Hotel 3 5.3 miles
Schools in Castle Vale
- Chivenor Primary School Primary
- Lift Greenwood Secondary
- Pegasus Primary School Primary
- St Gerard's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Topcliffe Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Sutton Park Estate 3.9 miles
- Villa Park Stadium 4.3 miles
- St Andrew's Stadium 4.6 miles
- University of Aston in Birmingham University 4.9 miles
- Hams Hall Estate 5.1 miles
- Kings Standing Wood Forest 5.3 miles
- Elmdon Hall Country house 5.3 miles
- Upper West Mall Shopping centre 5.3 miles
- National Exhibition Centre Stadium 5.3 miles
- Birmingham NEC Museum 5.3 miles
- The Hawthorns Stadium 7.5 miles
- The Lamb Ground Stadium 8.6 miles