Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East
Ward in Birmingham, England
| Coordinates: | 52.46, -1.865 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 09 84 |
| Dialling code: | 0121 (Birmingham) |
Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East sits just south‑east of Birmingham city centre, centred on the busy Stratford Road corridor and covering the Victorian terraces and streets of Balsall Heath and adjoining parts of Sparkbrook. The area is densely built, well connected by public transport and close enough to the centre to feel urban while retaining pockets of small parks and community spaces.
It is noted for its cultural diversity, with a lively mix of independent shops, ethnic restaurants, markets and active community organisations reflecting long‑established Bangladeshi, South Asian and other immigrant communities. Historically a working‑class neighbourhood of 19th‑century housing, it has both proud traditions of grassroots activism around housing and ongoing challenges and opportunities connected to regeneration and local economic change.
Postcode districts covering Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East
Most populated places nearby
- Birmingham 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Coventry 15.7 miles25.2 km
- Wolverhampton 14.3 miles23.1 km
- Dudley 10 miles16.2 km
- Walsall 9.4 miles15 km
- West Bromwich 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Solihull 4 miles6.4 km
- Sutton Coldfield 7.4 miles12 km
- Worcester 23.3 miles37.5 km
- Royal Leamington Spa 18.1 miles29.2 km
- Nuneaton 16.4 miles26.4 km
- Cannock 17.7 miles28.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Birmingham Built-up area 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Sparkhill Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Bordesley Green Ward 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Bordesley & Highgate Ward 1 mile1.7 km
- Small Heath Ward 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Balsall Heath West Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Moseley Ward 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Tyseley & Hay Mills Ward 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Heartlands Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Hall Green North Ward 2 miles3.1 km
- Acocks Green Ward 2.1 miles3.3 km
- South Yardley Ward 2.2 miles3.6 km
Example postcodes in Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East
B12 8RT, B12 0BS, B11 1AJ, B12 8TG, B11 2NS, B12 8RE, B12 8NN, B11 4PJ, B11 4LB … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 4.9 miles7.9 km
- East Midlands Airport 34.1 miles54.9 km
- Small Heath Railway Station 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Bordesley Railway Station 0.9 miles1.5 km
Hotels near Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East Ad
- Aparthotel Birmingham 4 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Staybridge Suites Birmingham 4 2 miles3.2 km
- Aloft Birmingham Eastside 4 2 miles3.2 km
- Crowne Plaza Birmingham City Centre 4 2.1 miles3.5 km
- The High Field Town House 2.6 miles4.1 km
- AC Hotel by Marriott Birmingham 4 2 miles3.3 km
- Holiday Inn Express Birmingham - City Centre 3 2.1 miles3.5 km
- Edgbaston Park Hotel Birmingham 4 2.6 miles4.2 km
- B&B Hotel Birmingham Centre 3 1.9 miles3 km
- Malmaison Birmingham 4 2.1 miles3.3 km
Schools in Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East
- Al-Ameen Primary School Independent - primary
- Ark Boulton Academy Secondary
- Christ Church C of E Controlled Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Clifton Primary School Primary
- Conway Primary School Primary
- Jamia Islamia Birmingham Independent - secondary
- Ladypool Primary School Primary
- Lift Montgomery Primary
- Nelson Mandela School Primary
- R.Y.A.N Education Academy Independent - special
Local points of interest
- St Andrew's Stadium 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Upper West Mall Shopping centre 1.8 miles2.8 km
- University of Aston in Birmingham University 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Villa Park Stadium 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Selly Oak Colleges Library Library 3.8 miles6.2 km
- Elmdon Hall Country house 4.3 miles6.9 km
- The Hawthorns Stadium 5.4 miles8.8 km
- National Exhibition Centre Stadium 6.1 miles9.9 km
- Birmingham NEC Museum 6.2 miles9.9 km
- Kings Standing Wood Forest 7.4 miles12 km
- Sutton Park Estate 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Bescot Stadium Stadium 9 miles14.5 km