Garretts Green
Ward in Birmingham, England
| Coordinates: | 52.473, -1.785 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 14 86 |
Garretts Green sits in the east of Birmingham and is best known as a mixed suburban and industrial ward, where rows of residential streets sit alongside large industrial and warehousing estates. Its location close to the M6 and neighbouring areas such as Ward End, Bordesley Green and Saltley gives it strong transport links into the city and the wider West Midlands.
Originally farmland that expanded during the 19th and 20th centuries, the area now combines light manufacturing and logistics employment with a mix of council and private housing. The community is ethnically diverse with local shops, community groups and green spaces; ongoing regeneration efforts reflect typical urban challenges around investment and amenity provision, but the industrial base and good connections remain important assets.
Postcode districts covering Garretts Green
Most populated places nearby
- Birmingham 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Coventry 12.7 miles20.5 km
- Wolverhampton 16.5 miles26.6 km
- Dudley 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Walsall 10.7 miles17.3 km
- West Bromwich 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Solihull 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Burton upon Trent 23.8 miles38.2 km
- Sutton Coldfield 6.5 miles10.4 km
- Royal Leamington Spa 16.4 miles26.4 km
- Nuneaton 13 miles20.9 km
- Cannock 18.4 miles29.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Yardley East Ward 0.6 miles1 km
- Glebe Farm & Tile Cross Ward 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Sheldon Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Yardley West & Stechford Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- South Yardley Ward 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Shard End Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Fordbridge Parish 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Kingshurst and Fordbridge Ward 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Lyndon Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Kingshurst Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Bromford & Hodge Hill Ward 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Heartlands Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
Example postcodes in Garretts Green
B33 0XH, B26 2SL, B26 2TZ, B33 8HN, B26 2HD, B33 8HG, B33 8JB, B33 8LN, B33 8JR … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 2.1 miles3.3 km
- East Midlands Airport 31.3 miles50.4 km
- Lea Hall Railway Station 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Marston Green Railway Station 1.3 miles2.1 km
Hotels near Garretts Green Ad
- Tri-Star Hotel 3 2.5 miles4 km
- Moxy Birmingham Nec 4 3.1 miles5 km
- Genting Hotel & Spa at Resorts World Birmingham 4 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Hampton Manor 5 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Hilton Garden Inn Birmingham Airport 4 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Aparthotel Birmingham 4 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Novotel Birmingham Airport Terminal Building - Nec 4 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Staybridge Suites Birmingham 4 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Aloft Birmingham Eastside 4 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Clover Spa and Hotel 3 4.5 miles7.2 km
Schools in Garretts Green
- Cockshut Hill School Secondary
- King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy Secondary
- Oasis Academy Blakenhale Infants Primary
- Oasis Academy Blakenhale Junior Primary
- The Oval School Primary
Local points of interest
- Elmdon Hall Country house 2.2 miles3.6 km
- National Exhibition Centre Stadium 3.1 miles5 km
- Birmingham NEC Museum 3.1 miles5 km
- St Andrew's Stadium 3.5 miles5.6 km
- University of Aston in Birmingham University 4.4 miles7.2 km
- Upper West Mall Shopping centre 4.6 miles7.3 km
- Villa Park Stadium 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Hams Hall Estate 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Sutton Park Estate 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Selly Oak Colleges Library Library 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Millisons Wood Forest 7.6 miles12.3 km
- Kings Standing Wood Forest 7.7 miles12.3 km