Halesowen North is a ward in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley covering the northern reaches of the town of Halesowen. It is largely suburban with a mix of family housing, local shopping parades and small industrial estates, sitting close to green-belt countryside and notable local greens such as the 18th-century landscaped garden at The Leasowes. The area reflects the town’s longer history as a market and industrial settlement and still bears traces of that past, not least in the story of the town’s lost railway line from the Beeching era.
Residents commonly commute to nearby centres via the A456 and the M5, with links into Birmingham and Stourbridge, and the ward supports a steady local civic life centred on schools, community groups and small businesses. Politically it returns councillors to Dudley Council and tends to combine the quieter domestic feel of suburban streets with practical local services and easy access to larger urban amenities.
Postcode districts covering Halesowen North
Most populated places nearby
- Birmingham 6.6 miles
- Coventry 22.7 miles
- Wolverhampton 9.6 miles
- Dudley 3.6 miles
- Walsall 8 miles
- Telford 23.8 miles
- West Bromwich 5.2 miles
- Solihull 10.1 miles
- Sutton Coldfield 11.1 miles
- Worcester 20.1 miles
- Royal Leamington Spa 24.2 miles
- Nuneaton 23.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Blackheath Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Halesowen South Ward 1.3 miles
- Langley Ward 1.4 miles
- Halesowen Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Old Warley Ward 1.5 miles
- Belle Vale Ward 1.6 miles
- Oldbury Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Cradley Heath Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Rowley Ward 1.7 miles
- Cradley Heath and Old Hill Ward 1.7 miles
- Bristnall Ward 1.8 miles
- Quinton Ward 1.9 miles
Example postcodes in Halesowen North
B62 2FS, B62 8NF, B62 2PE, B62 8JS, B62 8EG, B62 9HD, B62 9JR, B62 8JN, B62 9HP … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 12 miles
- East Midlands Airport 38.8 miles
- Rowley Regis Railway Station 0.7 miles
- Old Hill Railway Station 1.1 miles
Hotels near Halesowen North Ad
- Copthorne Hotel Merry Hill-Dudley 4 3.7 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Birmingham Oldbury 3 2 miles
- ibis Styles Birmingham Oldbury 3 1.8 miles
- The Grand Hotel Birmingham 5 5.7 miles
- Staybridge Suites Birmingham 3.5 5.8 miles
- Aparthotel Birmingham 4 5.8 miles
- Lucarelli Inn 3 4.3 miles
- Village Hotel Birmingham Dudley 3 3.7 miles
- Leonardo Royal Hotel Birmingham 4 5.1 miles
- Edgbaston Park Hotel and Conference Centre 4 4.5 miles
Schools in Halesowen North
- Halesbury School Special
- Hurst Green Primary School Primary
- Olive Hill Primary Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- The Hawthorns Stadium 4.1 miles
- Selly Oak Colleges Library Library 4.3 miles
- Hagley Hall Country house 4.7 miles
- Upper West Mall Shopping centre 5.9 miles
- University of Aston in Birmingham University 6.1 miles
- Villa Park Stadium 6.8 miles
- St Andrew's Stadium 6.9 miles
- Bescot Stadium Stadium 7 miles
- Kings Standing Wood Forest 9.3 miles
- Molineux Stadium Stadium 9.6 miles
- Hewell Grange Estate 10.5 miles
- Wolverhampton Racecourse Recreation 10.6 miles