Areas in Redditch and Bromsgrove to consider

noddle

Hi was looking at houses and bungalow around the areas of Bromsgrove and Redditch and was looking for advice on what areas to consider and what to avoid. Thanks

Doozergirl

Redditch and Bromsgrove are two different places. I haven't compared recently but Redditch was always cheaper.

Bromsgrove as a whole is lovely and there's nice things coming like the new Waitrose, an M&S Simply Food and lots of new development in the town centre.

What's your budget?

noddle

Doozergirl wrote: »

Redditch and Bromsgrove are two different places. I haven't compared recently but Redditch was always cheaper.

Bromsgrove as a whole is lovely and there's nice things coming like the new Waitrose, an M&S Simply Food and lots of new development in the town centre.

What's your budget?

My budget is around 220k. Thanks

elsien

Redditch is the old town centre which is now a shopping centre, surrounded mainly by new town housing estates. It's not got a huge amount to offer apart from the Kingfisher centre other than a good train service into Brum.
There are some perfectly fine bits to live in, and it has some nice green bits but it depends what makes a good place to live for you.

Doozergirl

We lived in Bromsgrove for 10 months, then outside Redditch for about 2 years.

We moved back to Bromsgrove and have been here for 10 years. There aren't really any areas to avoid - the bits that are will be well under your budget. If you see a three bed for £125k, don't buy it.

Catshill has a bit of a bad rep, but the dingy bit is such a small area in a large village and there are lovely cottage type houses that are a bit cheaper than other bits of town and fields right on the doorstep. Bits of Charford and bits of Sidemoor, but again, it's isolated areas and it's Bromsgrove, not Beirut. Schools are great.