Oscott is a

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in the northwest of

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, within the formal district of

Perry Barr Perry Barr is a suburban area in north Birmingham, in the county of the West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. It is also the name of a Government of Birmingham, England#Council constituencies, council constituency, managed by its own ...

. The Ward is centred on the area known as

Old Oscott Old Oscott (originally Oscott) is an area of Great Barr, Birmingham, England (previously in the parish of Handsworth, Staffordshire). The suburb forms a triangle bounded to the north by Pheasey, to the west by Perry Beeches, and to the east ...

, originally just "Oscott", and should not be confused with nearby

New Oscott New Oscott is an area of Birmingham, England. It was named after the Oscott area of Birmingham, when St. Mary's College, the Roman Catholic seminary, moved from that site to the new one. The original then became known as Old Oscott. The only ...

. It includes the former Booths Farm sand quarry, Aldridge Road Recreation Ground, and Kingstanding Circle. The ward borders the

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and areas such as

Perry Beeches Perry Beeches is an area of Great Barr, Birmingham, England, within the parliamentary constituency of Birmingham Perry Barr. It was formerly part of the estate of Perry Hall, and from 1894 until 1928 came under the auspices of Perry Barr Urb ...

and

Queslett Queslett is an area of Great Barr, on the border of Birmingham, and Aldridge, England. The name (originally Quieslade) has been in use since the 16th century. The first part, from "Queest", means a wood pigeon, the second comes from the Anglo-S ...

. Parts fall within

Great Barr Great Barr is a large and loosely defined area to the north-west of Birmingham, in the county of the West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. The area was historically in Staffordshire, and the parts now in Birmingham were once known as ...

. The nearest library serving the ward i
Kingstanding Library

History

The area is mainly a

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built in the 1930s and 1940s. Before that time, it was mainly rural farmland. *

Keith Linnecor Oscott is a Ward (country subdivision), ward in the northwest of Birmingham, England, within the Government of Birmingham, England#Districts, formal district of Perry Barr. The Ward is centred on the area known as Old Oscott, originally just "Os ...

, - Labour Councillor for Oscott Ward for 25 years until his death in 2020

Population

The 2001 Population Census recorded that there were 24,073 people living in the ward. 9.4% (2,273) of the ward's population consists of ethnic minorities which is low compared to the average percentage of 29.6% for Birmingham.

Local politics

After the 2022 local elections, the ward of Oscott is represented on

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by Barbara Dring of the Labour Party and Darius Sindhu of the Conservative Party. The ward has adopted a Ward Support Officer.

Oscott Ward Local Action Plan

The ''Oscott Ward Local Action Plan'' was a locally organised plan to improve the quality of living within the ward during 2004 and 2005. Through funding from the

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, problems raised by local residents such as vandalism, anti-social behaviour and the cleanliness of the area were tackled.Oscott Ward Local Plan 2004/05
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References

Birmingham City Council: Oscott Ward

External links

1884 Ordnance Survey map of Oscott
Wards of Birmingham, West Midlands Kingstanding Great Barr {{WestMidlands-geo-stub