Bartley Green: Southwest Birmingham Suburb Between Woodgate Valley and the Bartley Reservoir
Bartley Green is a residential area in southwest Birmingham, about six miles southwest of the city centre. The population of the ward is around 25,000. The area was largely rural until council housing development in the 1950s and 1960s transformed it into a residential suburb. The Bartley Reservoir, built in the 1920s to supply Birmingham with water, sits on the southern edge and provides a walking route around its perimeter. Woodgate Valley Country Park, 450 acres of former farmland between Bartley Green and Quinton, was designated a country park in 1984 and is the largest country park in Birmingham. The area has a more open, semi-rural feel on its southern and western edges than many inner Birmingham suburbs.
The Jiggins Lane and Stonehouse Lane area forms the local commercial centre with shops and takeaways. The Bartley Green Leisure Centre on Adams Hill provides community facilities. Bus services connect to Birmingham city centre in about 30 to 40 minutes. The nearest railway station is Longbridge, about two miles to the southeast, on the Cross City Line to Birmingham New Street. The A456 Hagley Road connects east to the city centre and west to Halesowen. The M5 is accessible at junction 3, about three miles to the west. For those exploring adult companionship in southwest Birmingham, Bartley Green's bus connections and road access to the M5 and A38 link it to the city centre and the wider West Midlands.
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Bartley Green is a residential area in southwest Birmingham, about six miles southwest of the city centre. The population of the ward is around 25,000. The area was largely rural until council housing development in the 1950s and 1960s transformed it into a residential suburb. The Bartley Reservoir, built in the 1920s to supply Birmingham with water, sits on the southern edge and provides a walking route around its perimeter. Woodgate Valley Country Park, 450 acres of former farmland between Bartley Green and Quinton, was designated a country park in 1984 and is the largest country park in Birmingham. The area has a more open, semi-rural feel on its southern and western edges than many inner Birmingham suburbs.
The Jiggins Lane and Stonehouse Lane area forms the local commercial centre with shops and takeaways. The Bartley Green Leisure Centre on Adams Hill provides community facilities. Bus services connect to Birmingham city centre in about 30 to 40 minutes. The nearest railway station is Longbridge, about two miles to the southeast, on the Cross City Line to Birmingham New Street. The A456 Hagley Road connects east to the city centre and west to Halesowen. The M5 is accessible at junction 3, about three miles to the west. For those exploring adult companionship in southwest Birmingham, Bartley Green's bus connections and road access to the M5 and A38 link it to the city centre and the wider West Midlands.
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