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 miles
- Coventry 12.7 miles
- Wolverhampton 16.5 miles
- Dudley 13.1 miles
- Walsall 10.7 miles
- West Bromwich 9.2 miles
- Solihull 4.2 miles
- Burton upon Trent 23.8 miles
- Sutton Coldfield 6.5 miles
- Royal Leamington Spa 16.4 miles
- Nuneaton 13 miles
- Cannock 18.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Yardley East Ward 0.6 miles
- Glebe Farm & Tile Cross Ward 0.7 miles
- Sheldon Ward 0.8 miles
- Yardley West & Stechford Ward 1.3 miles
- South Yardley Ward 1.6 miles
- Shard End Ward 1.7 miles
- Fordbridge Parish 1.7 miles
- Kingshurst and Fordbridge Ward 1.8 miles
- Lyndon Ward 1.9 miles
- Kingshurst Parish 2 miles
- Bromford & Hodge Hill Ward 2.1 miles
- Heartlands Ward 2.1 miles
Example postcodes in Garretts Green
B26 2TA, B26 2EL, B33 0UW, B26 2DL, B33 0SJ, B33 8JH, B33 0RU, B33 0TZ, B33 0UP … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 2.1 miles
- East Midlands Airport 31.3 miles
- Lea Hall Railway Station 0.5 miles
- Marston Green Railway Station 1.3 miles
Hotels near Garretts Green Ad
- Tri-Star Hotel 3 2.5 miles
- Ababeel Restaurant & Hotel 3 2.4 miles
- Hampton Manor 5 4.7 miles
- Moxy Birmingham Nec 4 3.1 miles
- Genting Hotel & Spa at Resorts World Birmingham 4 3.2 miles
- Hilton Garden Inn Birmingham Airport 4 2.7 miles
- Aparthotel Birmingham 4 4.8 miles
- Clover Spa and Hotel 3 4.5 miles
- Crowne Plaza Birmingham Nec 4 3.4 miles
- Novotel Birmingham Airport Terminal Building - Nec 4 2.7 miles
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 miles
- National Exhibition Centre Stadium 3.1 miles
- Birmingham NEC Museum 3.1 miles
- St Andrew's Stadium 3.5 miles
- University of Aston in Birmingham University 4.4 miles
- Upper West Mall Shopping centre 4.6 miles
- Villa Park Stadium 4.9 miles
- Hams Hall Estate 6.5 miles
- Sutton Park Estate 6.8 miles
- Selly Oak Colleges Library Library 7.3 miles
- Millisons Wood Forest 7.6 miles
- Kings Standing Wood Forest 7.7 miles