Edgbaston – enhancing Birmingham

Edgbaston plays an active role in elevating the status and reputation of Birmingham through regeneration and bringing forward schemes which will continue to position Birmingham as an international destination. The dynamic contribution of Edgbaston to property development in Birmingham can be seen through:

• The new £559 million Super Hospital
• The £350 million investment in new developments such as Edgbaston Galleries, Edgbaston Mill, Calthorpe House and University Science Park, Pebble Mill.
• Its hosting of international sporting events such as the Ashes Test series, the DFS Tennis Tournament and the World Croquet Championships
• The world class Elmhurst School for Dance
• Internationally renowned universities and research facilities
• Simpson’s, Birmingham’s first Michelin-starred restaurant
  

Edgbaston core profile

Edgbaston offers a high quality environment. It is among the top 25 fastest growing affluent residential areas in England and Wales*. As a high income area it is able to support good quality establishments** and features:

• A growing demand for high quality leisure pursuits, dining out and shopping
• A mature population, concentrated in managerial and professional occupations
• An above national average profile of ABC1 adults
• High quality residential property with average house prices of over £625,000 ***
• Residential available weekly expenditure of 10% higher than the regional average
• A food and non-alcoholic beverages spend in 2003 of £380,000 per week (£19.7m annually) – approximately £206 per household per week (Retail Spend 2005)
• A weekly recreation and culture spend of £145,000 (£7.6m annually) – approximately £77 per household per week ****

* Barclays Financial planning – July 04.
** Templeton College (Oxford) Research 2005.
*** Land Registry 2004.
**** Retail spend 2005.

A well established business community

Businesses located in Edgbaston are typically from the financial services or public sector and already include Barclays Bank plc, Highways Agency, Thompson Travel Group plc, Valuation Office, Yell Ltd, National Express, Secretary of State for the Environment and Zurich Financial Services, to name but a few.

Birmingham - the central city

Birmingham is home to over 30,000 businesses, including globally renowned companies in the fields of manufacturing, electronics, computing, breakthrough technologies and financial and professional services. It offers excellent domestic, European and international transport links and it is also the UK's number one exhibition, conference and event city. Two million of Birmingham’s large and diverse skilled workforce lie within a 40 minute drive time of the city. Put simply, Birmingham isn’t the UK’s second city – it’s the UK’s central city.