Alum Rock, Birmingham

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
Find sources: "Alum Rock, Birmingham" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (August 2010) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

|

Ward in England

Alum Rock

Ward

Alum Rock centre

Alum Rock

Location within the West Midlands

Metropolitan borough|

* Birmingham

Shire county|

* Warwickshire

Metropolitan county|

* West Midlands

Region|

* West Midlands

Country| England
Sovereign state| United Kingdom
Post town| BIRMINGHAM
Postcode district| B8
Dialling code| 0121
Police| West Midlands
Fire| West Midlands
Ambulance| West Midlands
UK Parliament|

* Birmingham Hodge Hill

Councillors|

* Mohammed Idrees (Labour)
* Mariam Khan (Labour)

List of places

England
West Midlands

52°29′13″N 1°49′55″W﻿ / ﻿52.486944°N 1.831944°W﻿ / 52.486944; -1.831944

Alum Rock is an inner-city suburb of Birmingham, England, located roughly 2 miles east of Birmingham city centre. The area is officially a division of Saltley.

## Neighbouring areas

[edit]

Alum Rock includes the connecting streets of the 3 km Alum Rock Road beginning at Saltley Gate and ending at Railway Bridge. Once through the main shopping area, Alum Rock Road continues towards Stechford, passing through Pelham, before joining Washwood Heath Road at the Fox & Goose the eastern part of the main road is in Ward End.

The area locally known as "The Rock" starts at Saltley Gate and ends at the junction with Highfield Road and Bowyer Road.

Singer-songwriter and founding member of Duran Duran, Stephen Duffy, was born and brought up in Alum Rock.

Rockwood Academy is a secondary school located in the area.

Alum Rock covers most of Saltley and so runs into many of Saltley's neighbouring areas, Bordesley Green to the south, Ward End to the north and east and Nechells to the west.

Washwood Heath Road, which also begins at Saltley Gate, runs loosely parallel to Alum Rock Road for a mile, before both main roads join up in front of the Fox & Goose.

## Administrative area and census information

[edit]

Until 2018 Alum Rock was part of the Washwood Heath ward.[1] Following boundary changes in 2018 the area is now included in eponymous Alum Rock ward.

Census Data from the 2001 Census identifies the ward as having a higher population density, lower average age and a significantly higher ethnic minority population against the Birmingham average.[2]

## Community organisations

[edit]

The Saltley Gate Peace Group is an organisation based in Alum Rock, taking its name from the local roundabout which leads to the areas main shopping area, Alum Rock road.

## Buildings

[edit]

* Brookhill Tavern, a Grade II listed pub[3]

## Politics

[edit]

Alum Rock ward is served by two Labour councillors; Mohammed Idrees and Mariam Khan.

### Schools

[edit]

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (April 2014)

|

Schools in Alum Rock include:

* Rockwood Academy
* Shaw Hill Primary School

## Sports

[edit]

The Alum rock area has its own football club. Set up in the 90s by the late Farid Khan, Alum Rock FC takes part in the South Birmingham Football League every season. The club is now[when?] looking to expand and include youth teams along with its senior First XI.[4]

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "Hodge Hill Ward". 30 September 2007. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007.
2. ^ "Washwood Heath Ward". 11 March 2008. Archived from the original on 11 March 2008.
3. ^ Historic England. "Brookhill Tavern (1423497)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
4. ^ Alum Rock F.C. website Archived 6 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Alumrockfc.co.uk. Retrieved on 29 November 2011.

* v
* t
* e

Areas of Birmingham

Suburbs|

* Acocks Green
* Alum Rock
* Ashted
* Aston
* Austin Village
* Balsall Heath
* Bartley Green
* Beech Lanes
* Billesley
* Birches Green
* Birchfield
* Bickenhill
* Birmingham City Centre
* Bordesley
* Bordesley Green
* Bordesley Green East
* Bournbrook
* Bournville
* Brandwood End
* Bromford
* Buckland End
* California
* Camp Hill
* Castle Vale
* Chad Valley
* Cofton Common
* Colehall
* Cotteridge
* Deritend
* Digbeth
* Druids Heath
* Duddeston
* Edgbaston
* Erdington
* Falcon Lodge
* Fox Hollies
* Garretts Green
* Gilbertstone
* Glebe Farm
* Gosta Green
* Gravelly Hill
* Great Barr
* Greet
* Hall Green
* Hamstead
* Handsworth
* Handsworth Wood
* Harborne
* Hawkesley
* Hay Mills
* Hazelwell
* Highgate
* Highter's Heath
* Hockley
* Hodge Hill
* Jewellery Quarter
* Kings Heath
* Kings Norton
* Kingstanding
* Kitts Green
* Ladywood
* Lea Hall
* Little Bromwich
* Longbridge
* Lozells
* Lyndon Green
* Minworth
* Moor Pool
* Moseley
* Nechells
* New Frankley
* New Oscott
* Northfield
* Oscott
* Perry Barr
* Pype Hayes
* Quinton
* Rednal
* Rotton Park
* Roughley
* Rubery
* Saltley
* Selly Oak
* Selly Park
* Shard End
* Sheldon
* Small Heath
* Smithfield
* South Yardley
* Sparkbrook
* Sparkhill
* Stechford
* Stirchley
* Stockfield
* Summerfield
* Sutton Coldfield
* Tile Cross
* Turves Green
* Tyburn
* Tyseley
* Walker's Heath
* Walmley
* Ward End
* Warstock
* Washwood Heath
* Weoley Castle
* West Heath
* Winson Green
* Witton
* Woodgate
* Yardley
* Yardley Fields
* Yardley Wood

* Wards
* Constituencies
* Governance

Authority control databases: Geographic |

* MusicBrainz area

|

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template