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Kings Heath
Kings Heath is in the Brandwood ward and the Moseley & Kings Heath ward in south Birmingham, roughly four miles from the city centre. The surrounding areas are Billesley, Brandwood, Lifford, Stirchley, Warstock, Moor Green and Wake Green.
Kings Heath was originally an open heath owned by the royal manor of Kings Norton. It was enclosed in the late 18th century as ribbon development occurred along the Alcester Road.
Wealthy industrialists then built country homes in Kings Heath, some of which still stand whilst others were replaced by semi-detached and terraced housing as a busy commercial centre evolved on Kings Heath High Street.
The rate of urbanisation accelerated after Kings Heath was annexed by Birmingham in 1911. Private and municipal house-building then extended the area southwards as Haunch Farm was developed in the 1930's and Woodthorpe Farm & Southern Farm in the 1950's.
All Saints C of E
All Saints (1859) is an Anglican church in the Perpendicular Style on Kings Heath High Street.
High Street B14 7RA - 0121 444 0760 - Map
Churches in Birmingham - All Saints Website
St Dunstan's RC
St Dunstan's is a Roman Catholic church on Kingsfield Road.
Kingsfield Road B14 7JN - 0121 444 1386 - Map
Hazlewell Church
Hazlewell Church on Vicarage Road is a red-brick united Church of England and Methodist church with a central south tower and steeply-pitched roof with dormer windows. It is next to a community, business and education centre called the Hazelwell Hub.
T 0121 444 4469 Address: 316 Vicarage Road B14 7NH
Guide Kings Heath - Hazlewell Hub Website
Religious Orders in Kings Heath
St John's Convent
St John's Convent is a community of Sisters of St Mary Madeleine Postel.
236 Alcester Road South B14 6DR - 0121 444 7463 -
MapReligious Orders in Birmingham
Quaker Meeting House in Kings Heath
Kings Heath Meeting House
This Friends Meeting House is on Colmore Road.
17 Colmore Road B14 7PE - Map
Samantabhadra Centre
This Buddhist centre is on Poplar Road.
46 Poplar Road B14 7AG - Map
Demographics, Politics and Housing in Kings Heath
The area of Kings Heath to the north of Vicarage Road is in the Moseley & Kings Heath ward whilst the area to the south is in the Brandwood ward.
This website contains information about demographics, politics and housing in the Moseley and Kings Heath ward and demographics, politics and housing in the Brandwood ward.
Accident Blackspots in Kings Heath
Car Crashes into House on Prince of Wales Lane
A female motorist sustained minor injuries after her car crashed into a house on Prince of Wales Lane at approximately 6pm on Saturday 3rd September 2011 (News Headlines 05/09/11).
Bus Crash on Woodthorpe Road
A bus collided with
a car on Woodthorpe Road at around 12.50pm on Tuesday 10th May 2011; the
driver of the car was hospitalised with serious injuries; the bus driver
and one of his passengers sustained minor injuries.
(News Headlines 12/05/11)
Junction of Cartland Road, Vicarage Road and Melstock Road
A car hit a garden wall at this junction at roughly 6am on 01/11/10; no-one was injured
High Street
A 16 year-old girl was injured when the bus in which she was travelling hit a refuse cart on Kings Heath High Street at roughly 8:30am on Thursday 4th March 2010.
Man
Jailed for False Imprisonment of 6 Year-Old in Kings Heath
A 42-year-old man,
who has a previous conviction for sexual assault, was jailed for 20
months for false imprisonment at Birmingham Crown Court in April 2011
for grabbing and detaining a 6-year-old girl for around 3 minutes in Kings
Heath
(News Headlines 28/04/11).
01.04.11
Disabled Woman Robbed on Haunch Lane
A 50 year-old
partially-paralysed woman was mugged on Haunch Lane at around 1.30pm on
Thursday 24 March 2011. The thief, who attacked her from behind, stole
her gold necklace
(News Archive 01/04/11).
Cyclist Jailed for Bag Snatch on Woodthorpe Road
A 28-year-old man was jailed for 18 months in March 2011 for snatching a woman's handbag at a bus stop on Woodthorpe Road on Friday 3rd December 2010 (News Archive 20/03/11)
Mugger Stabs Boy on Kings Heath Bus
A 20 year-old mugger was jailed for a minimum of 5 years in January 2011 for robbing and stabbing a 17 year-old boy who was travelling on a double-decker bus in Kings Heath on the night of Saturday 25th September 2010 (News Archive 25/01/11)
Street Brawl in Addison Street
There was a fight between several men on Addison Street at roughly 4.15pm on Tuesday 04/05/10; one man suffered serious head injuries.
Arsonists Burn Cars in Westfield Road
Two cars parked in Westfield Road appear to have been randomly set alight by arsonists in the small hours of Tuesday 20/04/10.
Pub Brawl at the Goose
There was a brawl at the Goose on Kings Heath High Street during the evening of Friday 26/03/10 (News Archive 27/03/10).
Fire & Firefighting in Kings Heath
19.09.11: Suspected Arson Attack at Gala Bingo, Kings Heath High St
Firefighters attended a blaze at the Gala Bingo Hall on Kings Heath High Street at around 6.30am on Saturday 17 September. They were unable to prevent structural damage (News Headlines 19/09/11)
01.04.11
Bungalow Candle Fire on Marlcliff Grove
A woman was treated
for smoke inhalation after a candle sparked a kitchen fire at her
bungalow on Marlcliff Grove at around 4.45pm on Wednesday
30th March 2011
(News Archive 01/04/11)
Electric Blanket Fire on Woodthorpe Road
Firefighters attended a blaze sparked by an electric blanket, in which an elderly woman died, at an address on Woodthorpe Road in Kings Heath on Sunday 27/06/10 (News Archive 28/06/10).
Fire & Firefighting in Kings Heath
Madressa Islamia Talimuddin
The Madressa Islamia Talimuddin on Station Road holds 350 male but no female worshippers. It provides after-school tuition, educational services, advice, counselling and a funeral service with Gusal.
Birmingham Mosques Station Road B14 7TA
Highbury Park
Highbury Park is an 80 acre open space that was formerly the grounds of Uffculme House, owned by Richard Cadbury, and the neighbouring Highbury Hall, once owned by Joseph Chamberlain.
The gradient of the park slopes southwards from Highbury Hall and the Uffculme Centre in Moor Green towards the Camp Hill Freight Railway in Kings Heath.
The park is characterised by grassland interspersed with mature oaks, hawthorn hedges, scrub, and imported tree clusters; there are three pools and formal gardens including a Dutch Meadow and Italianate shrubbery
Mallard, Moorhens and Canadian Geese visit the pools which attract breeding frogs and rare insects such as flatworms, leeches and water boatmen.
Dog's mercury, bluebell and pignut provide a colourful woodland carpet during the spring; jays and nutchatches are often seen in the copses, songbirds in the scrub; crows and magpies in the meadows.
Friends of Highbury Park Website
Kings Heath Park
Kings Heath Park is a 35 acre open space flanked by the King Edward Camp Hill School playing fields to the south, the Camp Hill Railway to the west and Avenue Road to the north.
The main entrance and car park are on Vicarage Road; there is a second car park on Avenue Road.
The park was formerly the grounds of a Georgian mansion which has been converted into a horticultural training school and Victorian tearoom; it was once owned by the industrialist John Cartland, the grandfather of novelist Dame Barbara Cartland.
The park contains tennis courts, a bowling green, lake, multi-games area, playgrounds, toilets, formal and demonstration gardens. The BBC films Gardeners World in the TV Garden.
On the weekend of the 24th/25th April 2010, vandals daubed swastikas on trees and signage in Kings Heath Park (News Archive 27/04/10).
Vicarage Road B14 7TQ 0121 444 2848
Birmingham East Local Policing Unit
Kings Heath is policed by the Birmingham East Local Policing Unit which is headquartered at Stechford Police Station.
Kings Heath Police Station is only a substation; however, its front desk is open 24/7.
1 High Street B14 7SP - 0345 113 5000 -
Map - West Midlands Police WebsiteGoose
The Goose is an M&B town pub on the High Street.
70 High Street B14 7JZ 0121 443 5293 Map
M&B Town Pubs WebsiteHare and Hounds
The Hare and Hounds on the High Street is a landmark Victorian pub with a corner clocktower.
The bar screens live sport and holds quizzes and the 140-capacity function room stages regular live entertainment, including music gigs.
High Street B14 7JZ 0121 444 2081 Map
Kings Arms
The Kings Arms on Alcester Road South is an Ember Inn aimed at those who prefer conversation to loud music.
It serves cask ale, affordable wine, pub & restaurant meals and holds curry grill & quiz nights.
290 Alcester Road South B14 6EN 0121 444 2912 Map
Pubs in Birmingham Ember Inns Website
Pear Tree
The Pear Tree is a Wetherspoons bar on Alcester Road South.
25-27 Alcester Road South B14 7JQ 0121 441 6710 Map
Pubs in Birmingham Wetherspoons Website
Red Lion
The Red Lion on Vicarage Road is an Ember Inn serving affordable wines, cask ales and traditional pub meals.
It hosts regular curry, grill, quiz and folk nights.
Vicarage Road B14 7LY 0121 444 2803 Map
Pubs in Birmingham Ember Inns Website
Station
The recently-refurbished Station Public House on Kings Heath High Street features chandeliers, plush seating and wallpaper.
It offers real ale, bar food, cabaret, quiz & stand-up comedy sets.
7 High Street B14 7BB 0121 444 1257 Map
Bus Routes through Kings Heath
The following bus routes run through Kings Heath: 11A/C, 18, 27, 35, 50, 177, 178, 179, 669
Camp Hill Freight Line
The Camp Hill Freight Line runs through Kings Heath. There was a station at the top of Kings Heath High Street before passenger services ceased in 1941.
The line runs along the west boundary of Kings Heath Park, crosses above Dads Lane, skirts the east boundary of Highbury Park and passes beneath Alcester Road, near the top of Kings Heath High Street.
Links: Camp Hill Railway
Pangea
The Pangea Indian restaurant is on Poplar Road.
27-29 Poplar Road B14 7AA 0121 441 2222 Map
Radhuni
The Radhuni Indian restaurant is on Vicarage Road.
284 Vicarage Road B14 7NH 0121 441 4486 Map
Restaurants Outside Inner Circle
Rainbow
Rainbow is a Cantonese restaurant on the High Street.
59 High Street B14 7BH 0121 444 4195
MapRestaurants Outside Inner Circle
Siam Thai
Siam serves Thai on the High Street.
7a High Street B14 7BB 0121 444 0906
MapRestaurants Outside Inner Circle Street View
Sylhet Spice
Sylhet Spice serves Pakistani, Bangladeshi and Indian cuisine on York Road.
27-29 York Road B14 7SA 0121 444 3406
MapKentucky Fried Chicken
KFC is at
37 High Street B14 7BH, T 0121 444 8827Subway
Subway is at
28 High Street B14 7JT, T 0121 441 4129Cafes & Fast Food Subway Website
Pizza Hut
Pizza Hut is at 51 High Street
B14 7BH, T 0121 444 6200Hickory Dickory's Playhouse & Party Centre
Hickory Dickory's on Findlay Road is an indoor adventure playground designed for children aged between one and eleven that is located in a 15,000 square foot refurbished warehouse.
Findlay Road B14 7SN 0121 661 9061 Map
Family Fun in Brum Hickory Dickory's Website
Primary Schools in Kings Heath
Kings Heath Primary School
Kings Heath School on Valentine Road is a community co-educational primary school attended by roughly 730 children aged between three and eleven.
Valentine Road B14 7AJ 0121 464 9202 Map
Secular State Primary Schools Kings Heath Primary Website
Woodthorpe Junior and Infant School
Woodthorpe School on Greenwood Close is a community co-educational primary school attended by approximately 205 children aged between four and eleven.
Greenwood Close B14 6ET 0121 464 5203 Map
Secular State Primary Schools Woodthorpe School Website
Allens Croft Primary School
Allens Croft School is a community co-educational primary school attended by roughly 200 children aged between five and eleven.
Allens Croft Road B14 6RP 0121 675 2611 Map
Colmore Junior and Infant Schools
Colmore Infant School
(website) and Colmore Junior School (website) are a pair of community co-educational primary schools at adjoining sites on Colmore Road.Colmore Infant School is attended by roughly 320 children aged between three and seven and Colmore Junior School is attended by roughly 360 children aged between seven and eleven.
Colmore Road B14 6AJ Map
Wheelers Lane Primary School
Wheelers Lane School on Bagnell Road is a community co-educational primary school attended by approximately 615 children aged between three and eleven.
Bagnell Road B13 0SJ 0121 464 2551 Map
Secular State Primary Schools Wheelers Lane School Website
St Dunstan's RC School
St Dunstan's RC School on Drayton Road is a Roman Catholic voluntary-aided co-educational primary school attended by roughly 300 pupils aged between three and eleven.
Drayton Road B14 7LP 0121 464 4648 Map
Faith Primary Schools in Brum St Dunstan's School Website
Secondary Schools in Kings Heath
Bishop Challoner Catholic College
Bishop Challoner College is a Catholic voluntary-aided comprehensive on Institute Road.
This school is attended by around 1100 boys and girls aged between 11 and 18. 69% of pupils achieved five GCSE's including Maths and English at A*/C in 2009
Institute Road B14 7EG 0121 444 4161 Map
Secondary Schools Bishop Challoner Website
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys on Vicarage Road is a voluntary-aided selective grammar that specialises in science and the humanities and is attended by around 700 boys aged between 11 and 18.
100%
of pupils passed five GCSE's including Maths and English at A*/C in 2009.Vicarage Road B14 7QJ 0121 444 3188 Map
Secondary Schools King Edward VI Camp Hill Boys Website
Kings Heath Mathematics and Computing College
Kings Heath Mathematics and Computing College on Hollybank Road is a community comprehensive school attended by around 560 boys aged between 11 and 16.
33%
of pupils passed five GCSE's including Maths and English at A*/C in 2009.Hollybank Road B13 0RJ 0121 464 4454 Map
Secondary Schools Kings Heath Boys School Website.
Wheelers Lane Technology College
Wheelers Lane Technology College is a boys community comprehensive attended by around 600 pupils aged between 11 and 16.
48%
of pupils passed five GCSE's including Maths and English at A*/C in 2009.Wheelers Lane B13 0SF 0121 444 2864 Map
Secondary Schools Wheelers Lane School Website
Health Services in Kings Heath
All Saints Medical Centre
2 Vicarage Road B14 7RA - 0121 444 2005 -
MapHealth Centres & GP Surgeries in Brum
Featherstone Medical Centre
158 Alcester Road South B14 6AA - 0121 444 1186 -
MapHealth Centres & GP Surgeries in Brum
Kingsfield Medical Centre
146 Alcester Road South B14 6AA - 0121 444 2054 - Map
Health Centres & GP Surgeries in Brum
Old Priory Surgery
319 Vicarage Road B14 7NN - 0121 444 1120 - Map
Health Centres & GP Surgeries in Brum
Poplar Primary Care Centre
58-64 Poplar Road B14 7AG - 0121 465 8314 - Map
Health Centres & GP Surgeries in Brum
Shilpa Medical Centre
1c Ashfield Avenue B14 7AT - 0845 070 7027 - Map
Health Centres & GP Surgeries in Brum
Vicarage Road Surgery
302 Vicarage Road B14 7NH - 0121 444 5959 -
MapHealth Centres & GP Surgeries in Brum
Kings Heath High Street
Kings Heath was once the principal retail centre in south Birmingham but in recent years it has lost significant footfall to Shirley, Solihull and the Maypole Retail Park.
The High Street, which forms part of the A435, is a major arterial route between central Birmingham, Worcestershire and Junction 3 of the M42.
Consequently it is a congestion bottleneck, a problem aggravated by the large number of slow-moving buses that constantly pass through the town.
Moreover, parking is piecemeal; the council having failed to invest in a large multi-storey.
Although many major retailers such as Argos, Boots, Dorothy Perkins and Evans are still represented on the High Street, there are now an increasing number of charity shops, moneylenders, takeaways, bookmakers and empty premises.
The High Street could be improved by re-opening the Camp Hill Railway to passenger services so trains could operate from New Street Station to Kings Heath.
Greater public investment could transform the town into an urban village with street furniture, fountains, sculptures, shrubs, greenery, cafes, bistros, pubs, restaurants and speciality retailers.
Ideally, some method of bypassing the High Street should be found so that the shopping area can be remodelled as a pedestrian precinct.
In March 2011, Lib Dem councillor Emily Cox was concerned that Kings Heath High Street was becoming the "home of takeaways and called for a development plan in order to preserve its identity as a shopping centre (News Archive 21/03/11).
Key National Retailers in Kings Heath
Argos
There is an Argos Store at 38-44 Kings Heath High Street B14 7LB, T 0845 165 7036
Asda
Asda is at
99 Kings Heath High Street B14 7BW, T 0121 483 4410Boots
Boots is at
145-147 High Street B14 7DG, T 0121 444 1016Carphone Warehouse
Carphone Warehouse is at 70-76 Alcester Road B14 7PT, T 0870 168 2759
Clarks
Clarks is at
153A High Street B14 7DG, T 0844 499 0594Co-Op Food
52 Dad's Lane B13 8PG - 0121 471 3691 -
MapKey National Retailers in Brum
Dorothy Perkins
Dorothy Perkins is at
111 High Street B14 7BW, T 0121 443 4413Evans
Evans is at
129 High Street B14 7BW, T 0121 444 8667H Samuel
H Samuel is at
127 High Street B14 7BW, T 0121 441 1352Holland and Barrett
Holland and Barrett is at
Scots Corner B14 7EG, T 0121 444 7000Homebase
Homebase is at
Findlay Rd B14 7SN, T 08456 407630Iceland
Iceland is at
Unit 10 Scots Corner B14 7EG, T 0121 444 1862Lidl
Lidl is on
Silver Street B14 7QUOrange
Orange is at
119 High Street B14 7BW, T 0870 376 3469Sainsbury
38-54 Alcester Road South B14 7PT - 0121 444 3251 -
MapTesco Express
Tesco Express is at
281-289 Alcester Rd Sth B14 6EBWH Smith
WH Smith is at
113 Kings Heath High Street B14 7BW, T 0121 444 5533Wilkinsons
120-122 High Street B14 7LG - 0121 441 5206 -
MapKey National Retailers in Brum
Kings Heath Cricket and Sports Club
Kings Heath Cricket and Sports Club is based at 247 Alcester Road South. The club was formed in 1870; it members participate in a range of sports including cricket, hockey, junior football, squash, tennis, bowls and archery.
There are 3 Saturday cricket teams and 2 Sunday teams. The junior cricket club is open to boys and girls from school year 4 onwards. The 1st X1 plays in the premier division of the Warwickshire Cricket League.
The hockey section fields 4 men's and 2 ladies' teams in addition to junior and veteran teams. The men's 1st X1 competes in the West Midlands Premier Division.
The facilities include a bowling green, tennis and squash courts, hockey and cricket pitches, a sports bar, restaurant and function rooms.
Links: Sports Clubs Kings Heath Cricket and Sports Club Website
Sports and Leisure Centres in Kings Heath
Cocks Moors Woods Leisure Centre
Cocks Moors Woods Leisure Centre on Alcester Road South contains a conference room, beauty salon, dance studio, bar, cafe, golf shop, swimming pool, leisure pool and toddlers pool. The pools are equipped with interactive features such as flumes, waves etc. There is a municipal golf course next to the leisure centre.
The centre offers activities such as yoga, trampoline, table tennis, volleyball, martial arts, keep fit, karate, aikido, judo, indoor bowls, aerobics, dance classes, gymnastics, studio cycling, circuit training, boxercise, aquatone, aqua aerobics, mini-strokes, parent & toddler swimming, splash sessions, strikes soccer and pre-school play.
Links: Sports and Leisure Centres
Cocks Moors Woods Golf Course
Cocks Moors Woods is an 18-hole municipal golf course on Alcester Road South. It is hilly with undulating fairways flanked by streams and woodlands. The standard scratch score is 68 and the yardage 5819.
The course adjoins a municipal leisure centre with conference rooms, a bar, cafe and golf shop. The car park has 400+ spaces.
Everyone is welcome on a pay & play basis. Book on 0121 464 3584.
Links:
Golf CoursesMoseley Golf Club
Moseley Golf Club (est. 1892) is a private members club off Springfield Road; it features an 18-hole course designed by Harry S. Colt in the 1920's with tree-lined fairways and an ornmental lake. The yardage is 6292 and the standard scratch score 71.
The clubhouse contains a bar and restaurant that offers society and corporate packages; visitors should book on 0121 444 4957.
Links: Golf Courses Moseley Golf Club Website
Planning and Development in Kings Heath
13.10.11: New
Public Square in Kings Heath
Kingsway Cinema
The Kingsway (1929) on Kings Heath High Street is a former cinema with a splendid art deco interior.
The Conservation and Heritage Panel of Birmingham City Council has advised that it should be protected by a preservation order (News Archive 12/03/10)
In September 2010, a private developer applied for permission to convert the Kingsway, latterly a Gala Bingo Hall, into a 700-seat restaurant, banqueting and conference centre (News Archive 30/09/10).
The Planning Committee rejected this application in December 2010 because of insufficient parking and the probability of increased traffic congestion (News Archive 15/12/10)
This building was severely damaged by fire in September 2011 (News Headlines 19/09/11)
Kings Heath Library
Kings Heath Library at 4 High Street is a listed Edwardian building. It was temporarily closed in January 2011 because its skylights were at risk of collapsing; however, the council could not afford £300,000 for exact replicas and so installed permanent scaffolding hidden by a false ceiling at a cost of only £55,000
(News Archive 01/01/11)
New Community Centre
at All Saints Church
A new community centre costing £1.5 million has been built at All Saints
Church on Vicarage Road; it contains a multi-purpose hall, day centre
and cafe and will host sport and social clubs, parenting, youth and
senior support services
(News Headlines 03/06/11).
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