Estate & Letting Agents in Longbridge

Longbridge’s regenerated town centre provides a convenient hub for everyday shopping, combining major retailers, supermarkets and useful local services.

Shops for The Essentials

• Longbridge Town Centre – The main retail destination in the area, bringing together shops, cafés, restaurants and everyday services within a modern open-air town centre.
• Marks & Spencer Longbridge – A large M&S offering clothing, homeware, beauty products, a food hall, bakery and café.
• Sainsbury’s Longbridge – A large supermarket at the heart of the town centre, convenient for weekly groceries and household essentials.

Longbridge benefits from an impressive amount of green space, with landscaped parks within the regeneration area and some of Birmingham’s largest countryside-style spaces close by.

Local Nature and Greenspaces

• Cofton Park – Around 135 acres of rolling fields, mature trees and open grassland, with a playground, football facilities and wide views towards the Lickey Hills.
• Austin Park – A landscaped park at the heart of modern Longbridge, centred around the River Rea and providing a green link through the regenerated town centre.
• Lickey Hills Country Park – A 524-acre country park just south of Longbridge featuring woodland, heathland, walking trails and panoramic views from Beacon Hill.
• River Rea – The river runs through the regenerated Longbridge area, where new public spaces and pedestrian routes have opened up the waterside environment for walking and recreation.

Longbridge and the surrounding neighbourhoods offer a range of primary and secondary education options, including mixed and single-sex schools.

Local Schools

• Turves Green Primary School – A mixed primary school for children aged 4 to 11, situated within the Longbridge and West Heath ward.
• Albert Bradbeer Primary Academy – A local primary academy on Turves Green providing education from nursery age through to Year 6.
• Turves Green Boys’ School – A non-selective secondary academy for boys located on Turves Green.
• King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls – A non-selective girls’ secondary school on Turves Green and part of the King Edward VI Academy Trust Birmingham.

Longbridge is particularly well connected for a suburban location, with its own railway station, frequent bus services and direct road links towards Birmingham, Bromsgrove and the motorway network.

By Car

The A38 Bristol Road South runs directly through Longbridge, providing a straightforward route north towards Birmingham city centre and south towards Rubery and Bromsgrove. The area also offers convenient access towards the M5 and M42, making journeys around the wider West Midlands and Worcestershire straightforward.

By Public Transport

Longbridge railway station sits on the Cross-City Line and provides direct services towards Birmingham New Street, as well as south towards Bromsgrove and Redditch. The station has step-free access to its platforms and connections with local bus services. National Rail

Bus routes running through Longbridge and along Bristol Road South also provide connections with Birmingham city centre, Northfield, Rubery and neighbouring South Birmingham suburbs.

Kings Heath combines a busy neighbourhood centre with independent businesses, live music, community events and attractive green spaces, giving the suburb a distinctive local character.

Things To Do

• • Herbert’s Yard – Visit Longbridge’s popular street food venue for independent traders, drinks, markets and regular community events.
  • Austin Village – Explore this unusual historic neighbourhood of American-made cedarwood bungalows, originally constructed in 1917 for workers at the Austin Motor Company.
  • Lickey Hills Country Park – Walk through woodland and heathland, follow marked trails or head to Beacon Hill for some of the best elevated views around South Birmingham.
  • Cofton Park – Enjoy walking, picnics and open countryside-style surroundings in a park that has played an important part in Longbridge’s community history.