A guide to Birmingham city centre hot spots to live

With a population of over one million people and many residential areas, Englands’s second city, Birmingham is getting more and more popular as a place to live and work. If you are planning to move here, it is advisable to check this list of hot residential areas our estate agents in Birmingham City Centre have created.

The Mailbox

The Mailbox is Birmingham’s most stylish destination, where you can enjoy high fashion shops and fine restaurants, such as Côte Brasserie, Miller & Carter, Harvey Nichols and Aluna. You can see it in this video:

In this quarter you can also find The Cube, an iconic building with highly desired studios and one and two bedroom apartments with stunning views and automated car park.

Digbeth

At a short walk from the Bull Right and New Street, it is Digbeth, well-known for being the creative quarter of the city. It is vibrant place to live as there are many cultural activities around this quarter and there is a growing and multicultural population, being the home of the Irish community and large Chinese and Polish populations. . It also has a residents association which organizes events and works with local businesess which makes Digbeth a real community.

Formerly an industrial area, nowadays many of the new developments are apartments converted from old warehouses. At its heart you can find the Custard Factory, converted into a shopping and business centre. Next to the industrial buildings you can find a large green space, the Eastside City Park. To know more about Digbeth, visit the blog Digbeth is good.

Jewellery Quarter

Jewellery Quarter is a historic area of Birmingham, with over 200 listed buildings. It might be your option if you are looking for 18th and 19th-century terraces and houses, although there are also plenty of apartments in converted factories. It has growing residential population and an expanding business community.

This quarter is famous for having over 100 jewellery retailers. There are also a number of fine restaurants, pubs and galleries. If you wish to become a new resident, you should know that it exists the Jewellery Quarter Neighbourhood Forum (JQNF), who is the voice of the residents and work together to make the Quarter a better place to live.

Moseley

Moseley has a bohemian spirit. It has recently been named as one of the best places to live in the UK by the Sunday Times because of its “village community”. It is full of pubs, like the well-known The Prince of Wales, and parks, being the most important Cannon Hill, with Victorian landscaping, Grade II-listed bandstand, a series of ponds and the Midlands Art Centre (MAC).

Moseley has also an important monthly farmers’ market and very good connections with the city centre. 

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