Relocating to Birmingham

FirstTimeSolo

coachman12 said:

Thanks LittleMax said:

Birmingham City living is very different from London.  Which area of London to you prefer and we can match you to a suitable Brum suburb.  Also which station will you be commuting to?

That sounds a good suggestion by LittleMax and, yes, he's right about B-ham living being a world away from London. 
Now, for the first time since this thread started,  we find that the O/P wants to travel to another "small" station in The Midlands ! Has he thought about merely picking a nice area , rather than that around New Street------and then drive by car to wherever it is he wants to go to 3 times a week. That's another example of difference between London and B-ham------in Birmingham, most people who have ever lived there, especially like the O/P who wants an early start ( thus missing the "rush hour" ), would travel by car. In London, very few people would drive by car to somewhere in the home counties ( because the "rush hour" lasts more than an hour and the roads are not an attractive option). 
I feel we are going round in circles on this thread and that perhaps the O/P should spend a week in B-ham and make up his own mind. And I hope he finds what he wants and wish him well.

My first post was very specific, maybe you didn’t read it. I specified I want to live in the city centre and I was asking for views on specific apartment blocks within the city centre not areas in whole of Birmingham. I also specified that I will commute By train a few times a week (some people assumed to London, not what I said). 

Doozergirl

FirstTimeSolo said:

coachman12 said:

Thanks LittleMax said:

Birmingham City living is very different from London.  Which area of London to you prefer and we can match you to a suitable Brum suburb.  Also which station will you be commuting to?

That sounds a good suggestion by LittleMax and, yes, he's right about B-ham living being a world away from London. 
Now, for the first time since this thread started,  we find that the O/P wants to travel to another "small" station in The Midlands ! Has he thought about merely picking a nice area , rather than that around New Street------and then drive by car to wherever it is he wants to go to 3 times a week. That's another example of difference between London and B-ham------in Birmingham, most people who have ever lived there, especially like the O/P who wants an early start ( thus missing the "rush hour" ), would travel by car. In London, very few people would drive by car to somewhere in the home counties ( because the "rush hour" lasts more than an hour and the roads are not an attractive option). 
I feel we are going round in circles on this thread and that perhaps the O/P should spend a week in B-ham and make up his own mind. And I hope he finds what he wants and wish him well.

My first post was very specific, maybe you didn’t read it. I specified I want to live in the city centre and I was asking for views on specific apartment blocks within the city centre not areas in whole of Birmingham. I also specified that I will commute By train a few times a week (some people assumed to London, not what I said). 

coachman was quite clear about leaving you to it and wishing you well. 

I'm from London and l live near, and work in, Birmingham. People are trying to help because they don't think Brum City Centre is the best place to live.  People only want to be helpful.  

Enabling them to understand your circumstances might just give you a different angle to consider, which you are, of course, free to ignore, but other people do know what it's like living in Birmingham and so they might just come up with another good idea for you.  

FirstTimeSolo

Doozergirl said:

FirstTimeSolo said:

coachman12 said:

Thanks LittleMax said:

Birmingham City living is very different from London.  Which area of London to you prefer and we can match you to a suitable Brum suburb.  Also which station will you be commuting to?

That sounds a good suggestion by LittleMax and, yes, he's right about B-ham living being a world away from London. 
Now, for the first time since this thread started,  we find that the O/P wants to travel to another "small" station in The Midlands ! Has he thought about merely picking a nice area , rather than that around New Street------and then drive by car to wherever it is he wants to go to 3 times a week. That's another example of difference between London and B-ham------in Birmingham, most people who have ever lived there, especially like the O/P who wants an early start ( thus missing the "rush hour" ), would travel by car. In London, very few people would drive by car to somewhere in the home counties ( because the "rush hour" lasts more than an hour and the roads are not an attractive option). 
I feel we are going round in circles on this thread and that perhaps the O/P should spend a week in B-ham and make up his own mind. And I hope he finds what he wants and wish him well.

My first post was very specific, maybe you didn’t read it. I specified I want to live in the city centre and I was asking for views on specific apartment blocks within the city centre not areas in whole of Birmingham. I also specified that I will commute By train a few times a week (some people assumed to London, not what I said). 

coachman was quite clear about leaving you to it and wishing you well. 

I'm from London and l live near, and work in, Birmingham. People are trying to help because they don't think Brum City Centre is the best place to live.  People only want to be helpful.  

Enabling them to understand your circumstances might just give you a different angle to consider, which you are, of course, free to ignore, but other people do know what it's like living in Birmingham and so they might just come up with another good idea for you.  

Thank you for taking the time to reply . Unfortunately I am restricted to the city centre.
btw I can still post even if one poster has ‘wished me well and left me to it’ ?  

Doozergirl

Of course.  It was that one poster. 

It would just be really nice if you could explain yourself.  You're still witholding details, so people don't really get where you're coming from.   If it's a national secret, we'll have to get over it.  

FirstTimeSolo

Doozergirl said:

Of course.  It was that one poster. 

It would just be really nice if you could explain yourself.  You're still witholding details, so people don't really get where you're coming from.   If it's a national secret, we'll have to get over it.  

1. I want to live in Birmingham city centre 
2. Within 10-15 walking distance from New street station. 
3. Which specific buildings are nice/ have spacious flats and meet the above criteria in points 1 & 2. 

1 and 2 is fixed so I didn’t engage in discussions Where I was being advised considering other areas in Birmingham. 

Scotbot

coachman12 said:

LittleMax said:

Birmingham City living is very different from London.  Which area of London to you prefer and we can match you to a suitable Brum suburb.  Also which station will you be commuting to?

That sounds a good suggestion by LittleMax and, yes, he's right about B-ham living being a world away from London. 
Now, for the first time since this thread started,  we find that the O/P wants to travel to another "small" station in The Midlands ! Has he thought about merely picking a nice area , rather than that around New Street------and then drive by car to wherever it is he wants to go to 3 times a week. That's another example of difference between London and B-ham------in Birmingham, most people who have ever lived there, especially like the O/P who wants an early start ( thus missing the "rush hour" ), would travel by car. In London, very few people would drive by car to somewhere in the home counties ( because the "rush hour" lasts more than an hour and the roads are not an attractive option). 

Ha ha! I remember moving from the SE and a horror M25 commute to the midlands. Woke up day 1 of new job drove to work allowing what I thought was a sensible amount if time and got there half an hour early!

Scotbot

FirstTimeSolo said:

Doozergirl said:

Of course.  It was that one poster. 

It would just be really nice if you could explain yourself.  You're still witholding details, so people don't really get where you're coming from.   If it's a national secret, we'll have to get over it.  

1. I want to live in Birmingham city centre 
2. Within 10-15 walking distance from New street station. 
3. Which specific buildings are nice/ have spacious flats and meet the above criteria in points 1 & 2. 

1 and 2 is fixed so I didn’t engage in discussions Where I was being advised considering other areas in Birmingham. 

Each to their own but as a born and bred Brummie I would never want to live in the centre and I like cities.

LittleMax

FirstTimeSolo said:

1. I want to live in Birmingham city centre 
2. Within 10-15 walking distance from New street station. 
3. Which specific buildings are nice/ have spacious flats and meet the above criteria in points 1 & 2. 

1 and 2 is fixed so I didn’t engage in discussions Where I was being advised considering other areas in Birmingham. 

That's fine - city centre living in Brum has never appealed to me, so I'm afraid I can't help. If Brum was anything like London it would definitely appeal, but it's nothing like London.  Obviously you already know exactly what you want, so I'll leave you to it.  But please know that it was only from a position of trying to help and offer some alternative suggestions that I asked about where you will be commuting to. 
There are very few people that live or have lived within 10-15 mins walking distance of New St Station, so these replies will be few and far between.  However, you will find Brummies generally to be a friendly and helpful bunch so please do be prepared for people to try to engage with you
Best wishes, Max