Sheldon
Ward in Birmingham, England
| Coordinates: | 52.462, -1.785 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 14 84 |
Sheldon is an electoral ward in the east of Birmingham, where suburban housing sits alongside notable green space. The ward includes open areas such as Sheldon Country Park and the River Cole corridor, giving parts of it a semi‑rural feel even though it sits within easy reach of the motorway network and major nearby hubs like the NEC and Birmingham Airport.
The area mixes family housing, small shopping parades and light industrial estates with community facilities and schools; historic interest is visible in the old manor house Sheldon Hall and other older buildings. Local clubs, voluntary groups and parks events contribute to a settled, community‑focused atmosphere while proximity to transport and employment centres shapes the ward’s practical, everyday economy.
Postcode districts covering Sheldon
Most populated places nearby
- Birmingham 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Coventry 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Wolverhampton 17 miles27.3 km
- Dudley 13.2 miles21.3 km
- Walsall 11.3 miles18.1 km
- West Bromwich 9.6 miles15.4 km
- Solihull 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Burton upon Trent 24.5 miles39.5 km
- Sutton Coldfield 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Royal Leamington Spa 15.8 miles25.4 km
- Nuneaton 13.2 miles21.2 km
- Cannock 19.1 miles30.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Garretts Green Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Yardley East Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- South Yardley Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Lyndon Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Glebe Farm & Tile Cross Ward 1.5 miles2.3 km
- Yardley West & Stechford Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Elmdon Ward 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Acocks Green Ward 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Tyseley & Hay Mills Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Fordbridge Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Olton Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Kingshurst and Fordbridge Ward 2.2 miles3.6 km
Example postcodes in Sheldon
B26 1QG, B26 3NA, B26 3JB, B26 2JJ, B26 3LS, B26 3NL, B26 2NS, B26 3TN, B26 3BX … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 1.7 miles2.7 km
- East Midlands Airport 31.9 miles51.4 km
- Lea Hall Railway Station 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Marston Green Railway Station 1.3 miles2.1 km
Hotels near Sheldon Ad
- Tri-Star Hotel 3 2 miles3.2 km
- Moxy Birmingham Nec 4 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Genting Hotel & Spa at Resorts World Birmingham 4 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Hampton Manor 5 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Hilton Garden Inn Birmingham Airport 4 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Novotel Birmingham Airport Terminal Building - Nec 4 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Aparthotel Birmingham 4 5 miles8 km
- Crowne Plaza Birmingham Nec 4 3.1 miles5 km
- Staybridge Suites Birmingham 4 4.8 miles7.8 km
- Holiday Inn Birmingham Airport - Nec 4 1.7 miles2.8 km
Schools in Sheldon
- Brays School Special
- Elms Farm Community Primary School Primary
- Lyndon Green Infant School Primary
- Lyndon Green Junior School Primary
- Mapledene Primary School Primary
- Stanville Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Elmdon Hall Country house 1.5 miles2.4 km
- National Exhibition Centre Stadium 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Birmingham NEC Museum 2.9 miles4.6 km
- St Andrew's Stadium 3.6 miles5.8 km
- University of Aston in Birmingham University 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Upper West Mall Shopping centre 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Villa Park Stadium 5.4 miles8.6 km
- Selly Oak Colleges Library Library 7 miles11.3 km
- Hams Hall Estate 7 miles11.3 km
- Millisons Wood Forest 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Sutton Park Estate 7.5 miles12.1 km
- The Hawthorns Stadium 8.2 miles13.3 km