Saltley East

Saltley East sits to the east of Birmingham city centre and is a mix of residential streets and former industrial land. Canal and rail corridors cut through the area, creating long, linear strips of open space and warehouses alongside terraced housing. Local shopping parades, primary schools and community centres serve a population that has changed over decades, and some rows of houses reflect building patterns from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Street names and property types show the area's development around transport links rather than around a single focal green space.

The transport network shapes daily life: multiple rail lines and a nearby canal provide clear passage routes for people and goods. Close to Saltley Junction there is the site of a former locomotive depot, visible in surviving brickwork and track alignments that mark the area's railway past. Recent projects have adapted some industrial plots for small businesses, while community groups use local halls and places of worship as hubs for events and services.