Newtown
Ward in Birmingham, England
| Coordinates: | 52.493, -1.901 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 06 88 |
| Dialling code: | 0121 (Birmingham) |
Newtown is an inner‑city ward just north of Birmingham city centre, sitting close to neighbourhoods such as Aston and Lozells. It’s a compact, densely built area of mostly Victorian terraces and former industrial sites, with canals and rail corridors that hint at its 19th‑century manufacturing past and give the area a distinctly urban, working‑town character.
Today Newtown is culturally diverse, with lively community groups, places of worship and small businesses reflecting long‑standing South Asian, Afro‑Caribbean and other migrant communities; at the same time it faces familiar inner‑city challenges and pockets of deprivation, alongside pockets of regeneration and local projects aiming to boost housing, employment and social facilities.
Postcode districts covering Newtown
B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B6, B18, B19
Most populated places nearby
- Birmingham 2 miles3.2 km
- Coventry 17.8 miles28.6 km
- Wolverhampton 11.7 miles18.9 km
- Dudley 8.1 miles13 km
- Walsall 6.6 miles10.6 km
- West Bromwich 4.4 miles7 km
- Solihull 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Burton upon Trent 24.2 miles38.9 km
- Sutton Coldfield 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Worcester 24.2 miles39 km
- Royal Leamington Spa 20.8 miles33.5 km
- Nuneaton 17.5 miles28.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Lozells Ward 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Soho & Jewellery Quarter Ward 1 mile1.7 km
- Ladywood Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Birchfield Ward 1.3 miles2 km
- Aston Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Nechells Ward 1.5 miles2.3 km
- Handsworth Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Bordesley & Highgate Ward 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Birmingham Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- North Edgbaston Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Alum Rock Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Balsall Heath West Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
Example postcodes in Newtown
B6 4TP, B3 2ZX, B19 2LZ, B2 2HN, B2 2ZQ, B99 1BH, B2 2RX, B2 2EB, B4 6HB … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 7 miles11.2 km
- East Midlands Airport 33.5 miles53.9 km
- Jewellery Quarter Station 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Birmingham Snow Hill Railway Station 0.7 miles1.1 km
Hotels in Newtown Ad
- Frederick Street Townhouse
- Hampton by Hilton Birmingham Jewellery Quarter 3
- Bloc Hotel Birmingham 3
- Conference Aston Hotel 4
Schools in Newtown
- Aston Manor Academy Secondary
- Chilwell Croft Academy Primary
- Nishkam High School Secondary
- St Chad's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St George's C of E Academy, Newtown Primary
Local points of interest
- University of Aston in Birmingham University 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Upper West Mall Shopping centre 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Villa Park Stadium 1.3 miles2 km
- St Andrew's Stadium 1.8 miles2.9 km
- The Hawthorns Stadium 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Selly Oak Colleges Library Library 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Kings Standing Wood Forest 5.2 miles8.3 km
- Sutton Park Estate 5.8 miles9.4 km
- Bescot Stadium Stadium 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Elmdon Hall Country house 6.6 miles10.7 km
- National Exhibition Centre Stadium 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Birmingham NEC Museum 8.1 miles13.1 km