Sutton New Hall | |
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Ward | |
Location within theWest Midlands | |
Area | 7.60 sq mi (19.7 km2) |
Population | 22,455 (2011.Ward)[1] |
• Density | 2,955/sq mi (1,141/km2) |
OS grid reference | SP135935 |
Metropolitan borough | |
Metropolitan county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | SUTTON COLDFIELD |
Postcode district | B76 |
Dialling code | 0121 |
Police | West Midlands |
Fire | West Midlands |
Ambulance | West Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
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Sutton New Hall is one of the 40 electoralwards inBirmingham,England and is named afterNew Hall, a medieval manor house.
Sutton New Hall is one of the four wards that make up theParliamentary Constituency andformal district ofSutton Coldfield. The ward lies to the south-east ofSutton Coldfield town centre and coversWalmley, Walmley Ash,Thimble End andMinworth. It covers an area of 7.60 square miles (4,860 acres; 19.7 km2).
According to the2001 Population Census, there were 21,487 people living in 8,896 households in Sutton New Hall rising to a population of 22,455 in 9,433 households at the 2011 Census.
Most housing within the area is modern semi-detached and detached. Around Walmley the housing is pre-war build, though in areas towards Minworth, Thimble End andFalcon Lodge, it is more modern housing dating from the 1970s. New housing estates have been built in Thimble End and also on the former Warren House Farm and New Shipton Farmland, creatingNew Hall Manor Estate and a new addition to theNew Hall Estate.
The three councillors presently representing Sutton New Hall onBirmingham City Council are David Barrie, Dennis Birbeck and James Bird, all of theConservative Party.
The ward has adopted a Ward Support Officer.
As a result of the construction of theNew Hall Manor Estate,New Hall Valley Country Park was created withPlants Brook flowing through it. At the end of Plants Brook, a localnature reserve has been created from reservoirs constructed by Birmingham City Council. New Hall Mill, one of Birmingham's only two existingwater mills, has been refurbished back to working order and is open on specific days to the public.
Walmley Library and Community Hall are located within the ward and have recently been refurbished as part of the "Walmley Local Action Plan".