Yardley East
Ward in Birmingham, England
| Coordinates: | 52.475, -1.8 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 13 86 |
Yardley East is a suburban electoral ward on the eastern side of Birmingham, with roots in the old parish of Yardley that was gradually absorbed into the city in the 20th century. The area is largely residential, featuring a mix of inter‑war and post‑war housing alongside pockets of light industry and small retail parades, and still shows hints of its original village layout in a few older buildings and lanes.
Locally the ward has a fairly mixed and active community served by schools, community centres and local churches, with handy bus links into the city centre and to neighbouring districts. Residents tend to rely on a combination of local shops and nearby larger retail centres for services, while green spaces and small industrial estates help give the area a varied, suburban character.
Postcode districts covering Yardley East
Most populated places nearby
- Birmingham 3.2 miles
- Coventry 13.3 miles
- Wolverhampton 15.9 miles
- Dudley 12.5 miles
- Walsall 10.2 miles
- West Bromwich 8.6 miles
- Solihull 4.3 miles
- Burton upon Trent 23.8 miles
- Sutton Coldfield 6.2 miles
- Royal Leamington Spa 16.9 miles
- Nuneaton 13.5 miles
- Cannock 18 miles
Neighbouring places
- Glebe Farm & Tile Cross Ward 0.5 miles
- Garretts Green Ward 0.6 miles
- Yardley West & Stechford Ward 0.7 miles
- Sheldon Ward 1.1 miles
- South Yardley Ward 1.3 miles
- Heartlands Ward 1.5 miles
- Bromford & Hodge Hill Ward 1.7 miles
- Shard End Ward 1.8 miles
- Small Heath Ward 1.9 miles
- Tyseley & Hay Mills Ward 2 miles
- Lyndon Ward 2 miles
- Ward End Ward 2.1 miles
Example postcodes in Yardley East
B33 8RQ, B33 8RE, B26 2BY, B26 1SR, B26 2AB, B26 2LR, B33 8DP, B26 2AN, B26 1SJ … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 2.6 miles
- East Midlands Airport 31.6 miles
- Lea Hall Railway Station 0.7 miles
- Stechford Railway Station 0.8 miles
Hotels near Yardley East Ad
- Staybridge Suites Birmingham 3.5 4.1 miles
- Genting Hotel Resorts World Birmingham 4 3.9 miles
- The Grand Hotel Birmingham 5 4.2 miles
- Aparthotel Birmingham 4 4.2 miles
- Aloft by Marriott Birmingham Eastside 4 3.6 miles
- Hilton Garden Inn Birmingham Airport 4 3.4 miles
- Novotel Birmingham Airport Hotel 4 3.2 miles
- Aparthotel Adagio Birmingham City Centre 4 3.9 miles
- ibis Birmingham Airport - NEC 3 3.3 miles
- Conference Aston Hotel - Birmingham City 4 3.8 miles
Local points of interest
- Elmdon Hall Country house 2.6 miles
- St Andrew's Stadium 2.9 miles
- National Exhibition Centre Stadium 3.7 miles
- Birmingham NEC Museum 3.7 miles
- University of Aston in Birmingham University 3.8 miles
- Upper West Mall Shopping centre 3.9 miles
- Villa Park Stadium 4.3 miles
- Sutton Park Estate 6.5 miles
- Selly Oak Colleges Library Library 6.7 miles
- Hams Hall Estate 6.9 miles
- Kings Standing Wood Forest 7.2 miles
- The Hawthorns Stadium 7.3 miles