South Yardley is a largely residential area in east
Birmingham
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, England about from the city centre, and one of the city's 69 electoral
wards.
Ward
Following the 2017 City of Birmingham ward revisions South Yardley covers a much smaller area.
Former boundaries
The ward of the same name previously covered a larger area that included
Greet,
Hay Mills, Small Heath Park, South Yardley,
Tyseley and parts of
Yardley and
Gilbertstone.
The name of the ward was changed from Acocks Green Ward and with the name change, the boundary changed with Acocks Green village and
Acocks Green railway station
Acocks Green railway station (previously known as Acocks Green & South Yardley) serves the Acocks Green area of Birmingham, in the West Midlands region of England. Pre-nationalisation a GWR station on their main line from London (Paddington) to ...
being lost and the boundary being extended north to Bordesley Green East. The area was extended up to Golden Hillock Road. This included the Small Heath Park area and Greet.
South Yardley is one of the four wards that make up the
council constituency of
Yardley.
Population
According to the
2001 UK Census
A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th UK census and recorded a resident population of 58,789,194.
The 2001 UK census was organised by the Office for National ...
, there were 27,620 people living in 10,907 households within the then ward boundaries of South Yardley. 30.3% (8,375) of the ward's population consists of ethnic minorities compared with 29.6% for Birmingham in general. The population of the ward had increased at the 2011 census to 30,786.
Notable residents
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Graham Short
Graham Short, (born 4 July 1946) is a micro-artist, living and working in Birmingham, England.
In 2012 his nine-month project 'Cutting Edge' showing the words "Nothing is Impossible" engraved along the sharp edge of a Wilkinson Sword razor bl ...
(renowned micro-artist) Master engraver known for engraving The Lord's Prayer on the head of a pin. (1946 -
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Gordon Nutt (8 November 1932 – 26 February 2014), former professional footballer who played in England, Wales, the Netherlands, and Australia; he made a total of 189 league appearances, and scored 32 goals.
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John Hemming, politician (MP for Birmingham Yardley from 2005 to 2015)
Neighbourhood improvement schemes
Through
Neighbourhood Renewal Funding, South Yardley has established the a scheme which involved street cleaning projects and training courses to improve the physical image of the area.
Places of interest
The
Swan Shopping Centre was demolished in 2009 after a prolonged period of falling trade. It included an indoor market with a
multi-storey car park
A multistorey car park ( British and Singapore English) or parking garage (American English), also called a multistory, parking building, parking structure, parkade (mainly Canadian), parking ramp, parking deck or indoor parking, is a bui ...
. Proposals for a replacement shopping centre in a more modern architectural style have been approved. Planning permission was granted after
Tesco
Tesco plc () is a British multinational groceries and general merchandise retailer headquartered in Welwyn Garden City, England. In 2011 it was the third-largest retailer in the world measured by gross revenues and the ninth-largest in th ...
agreed to pay a sum of money to the development as they are building a store on the site and in the immediate vicinity of the site. The replacement shopping centre will include a public piazza and petrol station. Councillor Jim Whorwood said the need to re-develop the Swan Centre was 'long overdue'.
The new Swan Shopping Centre opened in 2012.
South Yardley Library is within the ward. It re-opened on 6 May 2008 after extensive refurbishments and offers free internet access on 30 computers.
References
External links
Birmingham City Council: South Yardley Ward
{{Wards of Birmingham
Areas of Birmingham, West Midlands
Wards of Birmingham, West Midlands