Moseley and Kings Heath have been named as the best places to live in Birmingham, according to a recent poll. More than 1,500 Brummies took part in the survey, run by leading Birmingham based developer SevenCapital, to find out which areas of the UK’s second city were most popular amongst locals.
One fifth (19%) of voters agreed that the popular villages of Moseley and Kings Heath were the best places to live in the city, with Harborne taking second place with 15% of votes. Solihull, which is just outside Birmingham took third place with 14%, shortly followed by Sutton Coldfield (13%) and the city’s famous Jewellery Quarter taking fifth place with 12% of votes. Other areas which also featured include Edgbaston, Brindleyplace and Digbeth.
It’s not the first time Moseley and Harbone have topped best places to live lists – in the past three years both have been named in The Sunday Times’ annual list of Britain’s best places to live, with Moseley announced overall winner back in 2015.
Andy Foote, director at SevenCapital said: “There’s a lot of research being continually carried out into which places are most desirable or offer the best quality of life for residents across the city, region and the UK. Much of this is based upon factors including economical outlook, green spaces, house prices and so on. However these reports don’t necessarily take into account what is perhaps most important, and that’s the opinions of the people living and working in these areas. That’s why we decided to do our own poll of the city where we’re based and are most active, Birmingham, to find out if these national reports are reflected by the sentiment of the people in those areas. Judging by the results, it would seem they are.”
Since 2009 SevenCapital has become the most active residential developer in and around Birmingham City Centre, with developments either completed, under construction or in planning in areas including: Mailbox District, Jewellery Quarter, Fiveways, Digbeth and Erdington.
