Smethwick Police Station, Smethwick

The property is situated within a predominantly residential area of Smethwick, occupying an irregularly shaped site of approximately 0.54 acres (0.22 hectares). It is bound by Piddock Road to the north, existing community facilities to the west, Crocketts Lane to the south and the Law Courts building to the east.

The property comprises the original Police Station building along with more recent extensions. It is primarily two storeys in appearance, with a three-storey flat-roof addition to the west. A single-storey pitched roof building is also located to the west of the main building.

The property includes a two-storey freestanding detached building fronting Crocketts Lane, along with an area of tarmacadam parking elevated above street level.

The property also benefits from its close proximity to Victoria Park, which provides a pleasant green space nearby.

The property benefits from good transport links with the closest bus stop (Piddock Road) being a minutes’ walk away. Smethwick Rolfe Street railway station is located approximately 0.3 miles away (eight minutes’ walk) to the north of the property, providing direct links to Birmingham New Street in just seven minutes. Smethwick Galton Bridge railway station is located slightly further north west of the site approximately one mile away (20 minute walk or a three minute drive) providing services to Birmingham New Street, Liverpool Lime Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, Wolverhampton and Worcester Foregate Street.

Situated off the A4030 the property has easy access to the A457 (Dudley Road) which provides journeys to Birmingham city centre in under 20 minutes’ drive. The site is also approximately a five minute drive from the West Bromwich Interchange leading onto the M5 North and South providing access to the wider motorway network.