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 8LH, B62 8BL, B62 8DF, B62 9PX, B62 9EX, B62 9JG, B62 9EN, B62 8LG, B62 9QW … 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
- Domo Boutique Hotel 4 2.6 miles
- The High Field Town House 4.6 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Birmingham - Oldbury 3 2 miles
- Toby Carvery Birmingham by Innkeeper's Collection 3 1.5 miles
- Edgbaston Park Hotel Birmingham 4 4.5 miles
- Aparthotel Birmingham 4 5.8 miles
- The Woden Boutique Hotel Walsall M6 J9 6.1 miles
- Crowne Plaza Birmingham City Centre 4 5.3 miles
- Staybridge Suites Birmingham 4 5.8 miles
- Frederick Street Townhouse 5.2 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