Advice Relocating to Birmingham

[mjmooney]

Acocks Green. A cock's green. Always used to amuse us at school, that one. 

[sutherland]

Tipton?.. Nah try the mailbox still places left in the cube and surrounds i heard the other day.

 

Only two shakes of a jack russells tail for the walk to work.

[CI]

Acocks Green station to Moor St is circa 5 mins. What's not to like. Also in terms of shops there's a good array. I don't live there but I often shop in AG as its cheaper.

As its you though voinjama and thinking about your "preferences" shall we say, have you considered Sparkhill, Sparkbrook or even Small Heath ? Clunge central .

[Meath_Villan]

go down to the vale !!!

[Brumerican]

Come to B23 Erdington, it'll be the biggest mistake of your life but you'll have a good crack

The only place in Brum where you have a UFC training centre just so that you can prepare for drinking on the High Street.

[leemond2008]

Ha, very true

[dont_do_it_doug.]

I too was born and raised in Acocks Green.

I've not seen the crime figures but it feels safe, has a few shops and relatively good transport links as has been said... But my god it's depressing. Grey, damp, miserable and the pubs are the absolute pits.

If I was to move back to Brum I'd move way out into Solihull. Alternatively in your case stick with the city center. £500 per month could get you your own pad but it won't be pretty, alternatively you'll get a really nice share for that. That's what I'd do but then I like sharing.

[coda]

I too was born and raised in Acocks Green.

I've not seen the crime figures but it feels safe, has a few shops and relatively good transport links as has been said... But my god it's depressing. Grey, damp, miserable and the pubs are the absolute pits.

Exactly. I went to school in Acocks Green and hate the place.

Have to laugh at the Sparkhill and Sparkbrook suggestions.

[Jimzk5]

If you look at surrounding areas, halesowen, blackheath, old hill, stourbridge, cradley heath all uave train stations that get you into brum in 25 minutes, and you could get a 3 bed house for £450/500

[CI]

Cradley Heath has some decent pubs too

[Giro]

Acocks Green is fine. Live in Hall Green and use the shops down there quite a bit. 

 

Agree about the pubs though, ghastly places some of them 

[Ingram85]

I live 1 minute from the Maggie's! All other pubs seem like Victorian country estate style formal social events in comparison.

[privateer]

Have to laugh at the Sparkhill and Sparkbrook suggestions.

 

 

Whaaaaat!!!! Who the hell suggested that?

[Voinjama]

@Steve 985 it's a marketing job, its actually Broad Street, not Colmore.

 

Thanks for the suggestions, will probably move to a place in the city centre.

[Brumerican]

ERD muthaphuckas .

[CI]

Have to laugh at the Sparkhill and Sparkbrook suggestions.

 

Whaaaaat!!!! Who the hell suggested that?

Based on the voinjama taste in lady

[Stevo985]

@Steve 985 it's a marketing job, its actually Broad Street, not Colmore.

 

Thanks for the suggestions, will probably move to a place in the city centre.

Cool, good luck with it.

 

I'd suggest Jewellery Quarter for a nice place to live in the city. Walking distance to work for you (10-15 minutes at a guess).

 

Not sure you'd get a one bed place for your budget but you'd definitely get a flat share for that.

[The_Rev]

This place is tiny, but it's in budget and if we are talking location location location then it's a winner.  St Paul's square is lovely and it's walking distance from Colmore Row. 

[CI]

Nice location Rev but that looks too pokey. The bedroom is a mezzanine only, I think you'd get cabin fever in there and end up moving after a year.

[The_Rev]

I'd probably last less than that but I figure it wouldnt be a bad place for six months if you are travelling light and move about often.  Voinjama seems to move around quite a bit so I'm guessing he isn't going to be in Birmingham forever and he probably doesn't have a ton of furniture to lug around.  In that instance paying for a postcode isn't actually a terrible idea.