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 miles8.2 km
- Coventry 14.1 miles22.8 km
- Wolverhampton 15.2 miles24.4 km
- Dudley 12.9 miles20.8 km
- Walsall 8.9 miles14.3 km
- West Bromwich 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Solihull 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Burton upon Trent 20.7 miles33.3 km
- Sutton Coldfield 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Royal Leamington Spa 18.9 miles30.5 km
- Nuneaton 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Cannock 15.8 miles25.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Castle Bromwich Parish 1 mile1.6 km
- Pype Hayes Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Sutton Walmley & Minworth Ward 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Bromford & Hodge Hill Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Shard End Ward 1.6 miles2.7 km
- Water Orton Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Smith's Wood Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Erdington Ward 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Sutton Wylde Green Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Curdworth Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Kingshurst Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Ward End Ward 2.6 miles4.1 km
Example postcodes in Castle Vale
B35 7JD, B35 7EW, B35 6JG, B35 7DW, B35 6JN, B35 7DB, B35 6DB, B35 7NW, B35 7EF … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 4.8 miles7.7 km
- East Midlands Airport 28.9 miles46.5 km
- Penns Station 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Water Orton Railway Station 1.8 miles2.9 km
Hotels near Castle Vale Ad
- Clover Spa and Hotel 3 1.9 miles3.1 km
- New Hall Hotel & Spa 4 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Castle Bromwich Hall, Sure Hotel Collection 4 0.9 miles1.5 km
- The Minworth Club & Lodge 1 mile1.6 km
- Grimscote Manor Hotel 3 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Aparthotel Birmingham 4 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Aloft Birmingham Eastside 4 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Staybridge Suites Birmingham 4 5.3 miles8.6 km
- Tri-Star Hotel 3 5.3 miles8.6 km
- Moxy Birmingham Nec 4 5.4 miles8.6 km
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 miles6.2 km
- Villa Park Stadium 4.3 miles6.9 km
- St Andrew's Stadium 4.6 miles7.3 km
- University of Aston in Birmingham University 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Hams Hall Estate 5.1 miles8.3 km
- Kings Standing Wood Forest 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Elmdon Hall Country house 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Upper West Mall Shopping centre 5.3 miles8.5 km
- National Exhibition Centre Stadium 5.3 miles8.6 km
- Birmingham NEC Museum 5.3 miles8.6 km
- The Hawthorns Stadium 7.5 miles12.1 km
- The Lamb Ground Stadium 8.6 miles13.9 km