House prices go up. House prices go down. People move to Birmingham. People leave Birmingham. There’s always a constant ebb and flow of movers (and shakers) in the city. But there’s probably never been a better time to move to the Second City—it’s cheaper for London for a start, with a growing job market.
So, where are you going to move to? You’ve got cool neighbourhoods in Stirchley and Digbeth; the more relaxed, leafy suburbs of Edgbaston and Bournville; or how about the best of both worlds in Harborne and King’s Heath. But while it’s areas like these that grab all the attention, somewhere more surprising draws people in.
Where is the most popular place to live in Birmingham?
Compare My Move surveyed more than 3,300 people who moved into or out of Birmingham in 2025. And, believe it or not, Longbridge has emerged as Birmingham’s most popular place to live in 2025, with 6.3% of all people who moved to the city choosing the area as their destination.
This comes despite a year-on-year drop in the number of people moving to Longbridge. In fact, 9 out of 10 of the most popular places to move in Birmingham in 2025 saw a net decline in movers from the previous year, the only outlier being Stirchley, which saw a 6.5% rise (a sign of things to come?)
Longbridge overtook Birmingham City Centre as the top spot, which saw a much sharper decline. Mover demand fell by 17% in the centre, but still, just over 6% of those moving to Birmingham chose to live here. This might have to do with the City Centre having the cheapest average house price (£229,164) in Birmingham.
Why Longbridge?
First off, Longbridge is cheap. The average house price is £232,821. Compare that to Selly Oak (£290,469), Edgbaston (£353,507), and Kings Heath (£276,097). The average monthly rent is also on the cheaper end at £1,036. But it isn’t cheaper than Digbeth when it comes to house prices (£231,331) or Moseley when it comes to rent (£1,024).
What Longbridge has that the more central neighbourhoods do not is the great outdoors—with not only Cofton Park on its doorstep, but the legendary Lickey Hills. On the other side of that, it’s well connected with the city centre (with its own train station and plenty of bus connections), making it perfect for those who can’t choose between.
The most popular places to live in Birmingham:
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| Location | House price | Monthly rent | Birmingham mover | Yearly change |
| 1 | Longbridge | £232,821 | £1,036 | 6.3% | -12.9% |
| 2 | City Centre | £229,164 | £1,082 | 6.1% | -17.0% |
| 3 | Selly Oak | £290,469 | £1,305 | 5.2% | -10.7% |
| 4 | Edgbaston | £353,507 | £1,169 | 5.0% | -9.9% |
| 5 | Kings Heath | £276,097 | £1,059 | 4.5% | -13.4% |
| 6 | Harborne | £316,717 | £1,265 | 4.4% | -21.9% |
| 7 | Moseley | £348,640 | £1,024 | 4.0% | -34.6% |
| 8 | Digbeth | £231,331 | £1,094 | 3.9% | -26.5% |
| 9 | Stirchley | £257,205 | £1,057 | 3.8% | 6.5% |
| 10 | Ladywood | £249,875 | £1,029 | 3.5% | -30.8% |