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Land To The Rear Of Central Square Shopping Centre, High Street, Erdington, Birmingham, B23

Land size
1.2 acres

Key Features

  • Prime Freehold Town Centre Development Opportunity S.T.P.
  • Strategic cleared freehold development site of approx. 1.2 acres
  • Central location just off High Street in Erdington immediately to the rear of the Central Square Shopping Centre
  • Allocated for mixed-use commercial and residential development
  • Excellent public transportation links being less than 0.5 mile from Erdington Railway Station

Description

The opportunity comprises a vacant and cleared development site of approx. 1.2 acres, situated immediately to the rear of Central Square Shopping Centre.

The site previously formed part of Central Square Shopping Centre but has since been demolished in readiness for redevelopment.

The site is located off High Street in Erdington, a suburb of Birmingham in the West Midlands. Erdington is located approx. 4.5 miles northeast of Birmingham City Centre and borders Sutton Coldfield.

Erdington benefits from good transportation links, with the A5127 running through its centre offering convenient connections to the A38(M) Aston Expressway and the M6 motorway.

Erdington Railway Station is approximately half a mile north of the site (a 10-minute walk) and provides a regular service to New Street Station (every 10 minutes). Regular bus services also operate to and from Birmingham City Centre.

The site is situated to the rear of Central Square Shopping Centre within the prime retail area of Erdington. The immediate area comprises a mix of commercial high street retail, F&B, leisure, and residential property.

Location

The site is located off High Street in Erdington, a suburb of Birmingham in the West Midlands. Erdington is located approx. 4.5 miles northeast of Birmingham City Centre and borders Sutton Coldfield.

Erdington benefits from good transportation links, with the A5127 running through its centre offering convenient connections to the A38(M) Aston Expressway and the M6 motorway.

Erdington Railway Station is approximately half a mile north of the site (a 10-minute walk) and provides a regular service to New Street Station (every 10 minutes). Regular bus services also operate to and from Birmingham City Centre.

The site is situated to the rear of Central Square Shopping Centre within the prime retail area of Erdington. The immediate area comprises a mix of commercial high street retail, F&B, leisure, and residential property.

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-06-13

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Rights & Restrictions

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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

1.8 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • Osborne Primary School357 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    410
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Saint Barnabas Church of England Primary School522 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    441
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Abbey Catholic Primary School646 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    419
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Featherstone Primary School844 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    416
    Type
    Community school
  • Birches Green Primary School0.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    442
    Type
    Academy converter

Secondary

  • St Edmund Campion Catholic School882 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,158
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Erdington Academy0.6 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    904
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Stockland Green School1 mileNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    757
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Hodge Hill Girls' School1.7 milesOfsted report card · Jun 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    749
    Type
    Community school
    Gender
    Girls
  • Hodge Hill College1.7 milesOfsted report card · Dec 2025
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,193
    Type
    Community school

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Heron Erdington Birmingham, Birmingham47 metres
Iceland Erdington High Street, Birmingham220 metres
Tesco Erdington Six Ways Express, Birmingham519 metres

GP surgery

Erdington Gp Health & Wellbeing Wic235 metres

Pharmacy

Mediland Pharmacy2 metres

Hospital

Northcroft Hospital0.7 miles

Green space

Public Park Or Garden215 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.

Getting Around

Nearest station

Erdington Rail Station498 metres

Nearest bus stop

High Street69 metres

Typical drive times

Smethwick17 min · 7.2 miles
Wednesbury17 min · 11 miles
Birmingham (city)14 min · 5.6 miles
Royal Sutton Coldfield10 min · 4 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Flood Zone 1Lower risk

Surface water

Outside the mapped risk bandsVery low risk

The detail behind these bandings

The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.

  • Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
  • Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
  • Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
  • Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
  • Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
  • Ground risks (included in the full report)
  • Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)

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