West Midlands
Getting a Lidl shop home in Birmingham
No Lidl in Britain delivers its own groceries, and Birmingham is no exception. People in Great Barr still get their shopping brought home every week. Three separate ways get a trolley from Old Walsall Road to a doorstep in Great Barr.
Start here
About 590,000 people have Old Walsall Road within a short drive. Sandwell, West Bromwich and Kingstanding hold the biggest share. Head north for 1.2 miles and you are in Great Barr. You have 11 other Lidls to fall back on near Newton.
- Where it is
- 20, Old Walsall RoadB42 1DT
- People within 3 miles
- 590,000
- Neighbourhoods in range
- 8
- Other Lidl within 5 miles
- 11
How people manage it here
Take them in this order around Newton: the one that always works, then the one that is quickest.
Someone local
Around Newton this is often the best of the three, and the one most people forget. Being on foot in Old Walsall Road, they can choose the fruit and veg with some care. The price is fixed before they reach Old Walsall Road, and you pay when the bags arrive. Taskerama is a good place to find someone near Great Barr.
The apps
Deliveroo keeps adding branches near Birmingham, and Uber Eats runs at some. Type your B42 postcode into the app and the answer for Birmingham arrives in seconds. A yes here beats the other routes for speed in Birmingham.
Lidl's own website
Lidl sells online as well, which is a different thing from the food in Old Walsall Road. Kitchen things, tools, clothes and wine, posted anywhere including Birmingham. It will not fill a trolley at Old Walsall Road, though the middle aisle is covered. Have a look at the range.
Where deliveries go from here
Everything within easy reach of Old Walsall Road is set out below, starting with Great Barr. The shading shows the distance most Birmingham deliveries stay inside. That puts 8 areas well within range and leaves 3 further out.
- PheaseyIn range2.2 miles north east
- KingstandingIn range2.3 miles north east · about 25,000 people
- Stockland GreenIn range2.7 miles east · about 24,000 people
- NechellsJust outside3.3 miles south east · about 34,000 people
- BirminghamJust outside3.5 miles south · about 1,160,000 people
- Winson GreenIn range2.8 miles south
- SandwellIn range2.6 miles south west · about 330,000 people
- West BromwichIn range2.9 miles west · about 100,000 people
- Hateley HeathJust outside3.1 miles west
- NewtonIn range1.2 miles north west
- Great BarrIn range1.2 miles north
What the score says
This mark is about the ground around Old Walsall Road, not the shop itself. The more people living near Great Barr, the more drivers and riders there are to bring your shopping. See what we look at.
- People within 3 miles590,000
- Neighbourhoods in range8
- People per square mile20,740
- Nearest neighbourhood0.5 miles
- People within 5 miles2,480,000
- Directions covered7 of 8
- Biggest area nearbySandwell
- Other Lidl within 5 miles11
- Areas within a mile1
- To the town centre2.9 miles
Nechells, Birmingham and Hateley Heath sit further out, so cover there moves with whoever is working. Opening times move about at Old Walsall Road, so look before you set out.