A SOUTH Birmingham suburb has been named as ‘the best place to live in the Midlands’.
The result – due to be revealed in The Sunday Times’ annual ‘Best Places to Live’ guide today – shows Stirchley was due to be top of the region’s charge.
The Sunday Times judges said: “Anyone lucky enough to live in this down-to-earth suburb of Birmingham has some of the city’s best bars, restaurants and cafés – Couch, Eat Vietnam, Caneat – within walking distance of their home, as well as good schools and easy rail connections to the city centre, especially when the new Pineapple Road station opens later this year.
“Community spirit is visible all over Stirchley, from free art clubs in the library to the events at Stirchley Baths, a community centre that hosts cinema nights and a community market.
“Loaf, the co-operative bakery and cookery school that was one of the first independents to put Stirchley on the map, does a £1 Stirchley loaf, alongside its famous sourdough, so that everyone can afford good local bread.”
Six other locations in the Midlands are featured in the comprehensive guide, including Buxton in Derbyshire, Knowle and Dorridge in Solihull and Market Harborough in Leicestershire.
Click here to read the full research and find out more about the annual Sunday Times survey.
