Glebe Farm & Tile Cross
Ward in Birmingham, England
| Coordinates: | 52.482, -1.795 |
|---|---|
| OS grid ref: | SP 14 87 |
The Glebe Farm & Tile Cross ward sits on the eastern edge of Birmingham, a predominantly suburban area of housing estates and modest shopping parades. The neighbourhood combines post‑war and later residential streets with pockets of green space along the River Cole valley, giving local parks and walking routes that contrast with the surrounding urban sprawl.
Historically the "Tile Cross" name hints at clay working and tile‑making before 20th‑century suburbanisation; today the local economy is largely retail and services with some light industrial estates on the outskirts and good road links to the M6 and A45. The ward is socially mixed and culturally diverse, served by schools and community centres, with modest regeneration projects aiming to improve housing and local facilities.
Postcode districts covering Glebe Farm & Tile Cross
Most populated places nearby
- Birmingham 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Coventry 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Wolverhampton 15.9 miles25.6 km
- Dudley 12.6 miles20.3 km
- Walsall 10 miles16.1 km
- West Bromwich 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Solihull 4.8 miles7.6 km
- Burton upon Trent 23.3 miles37.5 km
- Sutton Coldfield 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Royal Leamington Spa 17.1 miles27.6 km
- Nuneaton 13.2 miles21.2 km
- Cannock 17.7 miles28.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Yardley East Ward 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Garretts Green Ward 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Yardley West & Stechford Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Shard End Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Bromford & Hodge Hill Ward 1.3 miles2.2 km
- Sheldon Ward 1.5 miles2.3 km
- Heartlands Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- South Yardley Ward 1.9 miles3 km
- Castle Bromwich Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Kingshurst and Fordbridge Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- Ward End Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- Fordbridge Parish 2 miles3.2 km
Example postcodes in Glebe Farm & Tile Cross
B33 0DN, B33 9HH, B33 9PY, B33 9NA, B33 9ES, B33 9PF, B33 0LR, B33 9SG, B33 0NX … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 2.8 miles4.4 km
- East Midlands Airport 31.1 miles50 km
- Lea Hall Railway Station 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Stechford Railway Station 0.7 miles1.1 km
Hotels near Glebe Farm & Tile Cross Ad
- Tri-Star Hotel 3 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Aparthotel Birmingham 4 4.3 miles7 km
- Clover Spa and Hotel 3 3.7 miles6 km
- Aloft Birmingham Eastside 4 3.8 miles6.2 km
- Staybridge Suites Birmingham 4 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Moxy Birmingham Nec 4 3.7 miles6 km
- Genting Hotel & Spa at Resorts World Birmingham 4 3.9 miles6.2 km
- New Hall Hotel & Spa 4 4.9 miles7.8 km
- Hilton Garden Inn Birmingham Airport 4 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Hampton Manor 5 5.4 miles8.7 km
Schools in Glebe Farm & Tile Cross
- Audley Primary School Primary
- Centre for Accelerated Learning Secondary
- Gossey Lane Academy Primary
- Hallmoor School Special
- Lift Lea Forest Primary
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Riverside Education Independent - secondary
- St Cuthbert's RC Junior and Infant (NC) School Primary
- The Shirestone Academy Primary
- Tile Cross Academy Secondary
Local points of interest
- Elmdon Hall Country house 2.9 miles4.7 km
- St Andrew's Stadium 3.1 miles5 km
- National Exhibition Centre Stadium 3.7 miles6 km
- Birmingham NEC Museum 3.8 miles6 km
- University of Aston in Birmingham University 4 miles6.4 km
- Upper West Mall Shopping centre 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Villa Park Stadium 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Sutton Park Estate 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Hams Hall Estate 6.5 miles10.4 km
- Kings Standing Wood Forest 6.9 miles11.2 km
- Selly Oak Colleges Library Library 7.2 miles11.5 km
- The Hawthorns Stadium 7.4 miles11.9 km