Sheldon Ward


Yardley Old Church	Blakesley Hall	Acocks Green Village	Sheldon Country Park	Mosque	Airport

Ward Background

Sheldon is an outer suburb on the south-east side of Birmingham, reached by the A45 Coventry Road. It is bounded by Solihull to the south and east and the main London railway line, Garretts Green Lane and Coventry Road to the west. The Northern end of the runway at Birmingham International Airport lies in the Ward, although the airport itself is actually in neighbouring Solihull. Hatchford Brook Golf Centre is adjacent to the runway.

A large percentage of the owner-occupied housing is semi-detached three bedroom built in the 1930s. Two and three bedroom council housing was added post-war, much of which has been sold over the last 20 years. The remaining Council-owned housing comprises of small bungalows, blocks of flats and maisonettes.

The ward has one secondary school offering dual use as a leisure centre, one Roman Catholic primary school and four other primary schools. There is a Public Library and the ward is served by Stechford Neighbourhood Office. There are also two Youth and Community Centres within the ward.

Sheldon is also home to the Sheldon Country Park, an area of natural parkland with associated farm buildings and animals.

A Ward map is attached at the bottom of this page. This shows the new boundaries that came into effect on 10 June 2004. Under the Ward boundaries changes Sheldon gained Gilbertstone Recreation Ground.

A further link below shows estimated statistics for the Sheldon Ward based on figures from the 2001 census.

Sheldon Countryside Festival

This years festival will be held on Sunday 31st July from 10.00 till 5.00 in Sheldon Country Park. For more details telephone Tony Webster on 0121 464 3635.

Areas Covered

Sheldon Ward covers the following Local Areas:

Garretts Green (part)
Lyndon Green
Sheldon
Wells Green

This includes post code areas: B26 (part) and B33 (part) Sheldon Countryside Festival

Public Transport

Rail: Lea Hall and Marston Green Stations lie outside, but adjacent to, the Ward.
Major bus routes: 13, 17, 56, 57, 58, 60, 69, 71, 72, 590 & 900.
Major Roads: A45

Ward Support Officer

The Ward Support Officer for Sheldon Ward is Virginia Yates.
Email: virginia.yates@birmingham.gov.uk

Yardley Constituency Office
Fox Hollies Leisure Centre
Shirley Road
Acocks Green
Birmingham B27 7NS

Tel No 0121 464 7701
Fax No 0121 303 6618

Ward Consultative Forum

The next meeting of the Sheldon Ward Consultative Forum will be on
Wednesday 14 March 2012 at 7.00pm at Sheldon Community Centre, Sheldon Heath Road, Sheldon, B26 2RU

To find out about Council & Committee decisions affecting your ward please click on the link below.