Advice on areas in Birmingham

DemonicKat

Hello!

This is my first post on here, I have been mooching for a while.

I have put an offer in on a house which was accepted, its a lovely house but in what was known as quite a rough area many years ago. The area is now improving, it was/is a council estate in Birmingham (Pitmaston)
I have been there at various times of the day and night and it always seems quiet, have spoken to the next door nieghbour who promptly invited me in for a cup of tea,

I am assuming that as near enough most of the houses are now bought that is why the area has improved and house prices have raised in that area.
Is that common amongst old notorious council estates now. that people buy the properties, and the area eventually becomes ok/good?

Regards,

DemonicKat

pingua

I think this is true. Where we live what used to be the 'old notorious council estates' have vastly improved and prices shot up. Also, the houses are generally bigger with larger gardens than the new estates. More space all round.
We now rent on a new estate. The houses are small, gardens pants and there are loads of kids hanging around. Loads of rental high turnover and a load of for sale signs. Whatever window you look out of all you can see is more houses!!! In the past when we have been in the older 'council' houses, personally we have had none of this.
We are moving on friday!!!!!!!!

arlybarly

hi
demonickat, i have lived in good old brum all my life (i am 39) i didnt grow up on a council estate i grew up from the better side of quinton/oldbury area. o now live in bartley green which has a lot of council housing, like many other people around here i purchased my house off the council 7 years ago .i have lived round here for 20 years and i wouldnt honestly live anywhere else. around 70% of the council houses are bought and i have noticed since people have done this that there are a lot of extensions, conservatories being built. the gardens are tended and neigbours actually speak to each other. im not saying this is perfect, like most places we have a few problems with teenagers but not anything that is serious enough of me to put down here. my kids go to the local secondary school (they aare both in top sets) which ic very strict and sends them hme if they have the wrong shoes on ect. it cares for its pupils and wants them to do well.birmingham has a lot of bad press but you only hear about the bad not so much the good. it used to be rundown but just look at the bullring and the canals, people come from all over the country to visit these places and more, i am very proud to save i live in birmingham ans i am a brummie