Stockland Green is an area of

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which is part of the

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formal district, and is located to the south-west of Erdington and north-east of Birmingham City Centre. The area is often mistakenly identified as Erdington, normally through domestic and commercial addresses. The area however has its own council ward and is outside Erdington's traditional boundaries, previously in the Birmingham Aston constituency.

Demographics

The 2001 Population Census recorded that there were 23,060 people living in the ward with a population density of 4,487 people per km² compared with 3,649 people per km² for Birmingham. 24.7% (5,706) of the ward's population consists of ethnic minorities compared with 29.6% for Birmingham in general.

Politics

The ward was dominated by the Labour Party between the mid-1980s to 2007 and sent three Labour councillors to

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. However, in 2008 this changed when Matt Bennett won for the local Conservative Party. Ward boundaries changed in 2018 and Stockland Green was reduced from three councillors to two; the ward no longer included Gravelly Hill which became a single-member ward. Stockland Green has a Ward Support Officer.

Places of interest

Points of interest include Witton Cemetery, one of the largest cemeteries in the Midlands, which can be seen from the

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. Other areas include the Josiah Mason/Stockland Green complex of schools and colleges and Witton Lakes, an area of local beauty. A rocky outcrop is located along the Tyburn Road. There are two major areas of open space; Bleak Hill Recreation Ground and

Brookvale Park Brookvale Park is located in the Stockland Green Ward of Erdington Constituency in England. The park surrounds Brookvale Park Lake. Within the park there is a bowling green, tennis courts, a children's play area and sailing club. Many local reside ...

, which contains a large lake. Stockland Green Community Leisure Centre serves the area.

Transport

Three major roads dissect the area; Tyburn Road (A38), Gravelly Hill (A5127) and Reservoir Road (A4040). The

is situated in the southern boundary of the ward. Gravelly Hill railway station on the

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is on the boundary of Stockland Green and Gravelly Hill wards.

References

External links

Birmingham City Council: Stockland Green Ward
Wards of Birmingham, West Midlands Erdington Areas of Birmingham, West Midlands {{WestMidlands-geo-stub