Cradley Heath and Old Hill sit on the western edge of the Black Country in Sandwell, western Midlands, forming a compact ribbon of town centres, Victorian terraces and patchwork industrial estates. The area is well connected by rail and road to Birmingham, Stourbridge and neighbouring towns, and still retains lively local shopping streets and the traditional outdoor market that help anchor community life.
Both places carry a strong industrial heritage - chainmaking, nail and ironworking were once dominant and the 1910 chainmakers’ strike centred on Cradley Heath remains a celebrated episode in labour history. Today the neighbourhoods are a mix of light industry, commuter housing and multicultural communities, with pockets of regeneration alongside surviving green spaces and reminders of the Black Country’s working‑class past.
Postcode districts covering Cradley Heath and Old Hill
Most populated places nearby
- Birmingham 8.3 miles
- Coventry 24.4 miles
- Wolverhampton 8.7 miles
- Dudley 2.4 miles
- Walsall 8.5 miles
- Telford 22.3 miles
- West Bromwich 5.9 miles
- Solihull 11.8 miles
- Sutton Coldfield 12.3 miles
- Worcester 19.7 miles
- Nuneaton 24.8 miles
- Cannock 16 miles
Neighbouring places
- Cradley Heath Built-up area 0.3 miles
- Quarry Bank & Dudley Wood Ward 0.9 miles
- Belle Vale Ward 1.1 miles
- Halesowen Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Rowley Ward 1.4 miles
- Cradley North & Wollescote Ward 1.4 miles
- Blackheath Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Halesowen North Ward 1.7 miles
- Hayley Green & Cradley South Ward 1.7 miles
- Netherton & Holly Hall Ward 1.8 miles
- Halesowen South Ward 2.1 miles
- Brierley Hill Built-up area 2.1 miles
Example postcodes in Cradley Heath and Old Hill
B64 7BY, B64 6HT, B64 6LD, B64 6AN, B64 6QX, B64 7NE, B64 6HS, B64 5EX, B64 5BQ … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 13.7 miles
- East Midlands Airport 39.9 miles
- Old Hill Railway Station 0.7 miles
- Cradley Heath Railway Station 0.8 miles
Hotels near Cradley Heath and Old Hill Ad
- Domo Boutique Hotel 4 3.3 miles
- Copthorne Hotel Merry Hill Dudley 4 2.1 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Birmingham - Oldbury 3 2.7 miles
- The Woden Boutique Hotel Walsall M6 J9 6.2 miles
- The High Field Town House 6.3 miles
- Toby Carvery Birmingham by Innkeeper's Collection 3 3.2 miles
- Aparthotel Birmingham 4 7.4 miles
- Edgbaston Park Hotel Birmingham 4 6.2 miles
- Crowne Plaza Birmingham City Centre 4 7 miles
- Village Hotel Birmingham Dudley 4 3 miles
Schools in Cradley Heath and Old Hill
- Corngreaves Academy Primary
- Old Hill Primary School Primary
- Ormiston Forge Academy Secondary
- Reddal Hill Primary School Primary
- Temple Meadow Primary School Primary
- Timbertree Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Hagley Hall Country house 3.7 miles
- The Hawthorns Stadium 5.3 miles
- Selly Oak Colleges Library Library 5.9 miles
- Bescot Stadium Stadium 7.4 miles
- Upper West Mall Shopping centre 7.5 miles
- University of Aston in Birmingham University 7.8 miles
- Villa Park Stadium 8.3 miles
- St Andrew's Stadium 8.6 miles
- Molineux Stadium Stadium 8.7 miles
- Aggborough Stadium 9.5 miles
- Wolverhampton Racecourse Recreation 9.8 miles
- Kings Standing Wood Forest 10.4 miles