With 50% of Birmingham house hunters searching Rightmove for properties within the city rather than outside, leading homebuilder Barratt Homes has provided an opportunity for West Midlands buyers that want to make the most of central living.

Situated conveniently on the outskirts of Birmingham City Centre, B5 Central on Barrow Road is an ideal location for buyers with convenience and commuting links in mind.

With three train stations nearby, Birmingham New Street and Moore Street only a mile away and Snow Hill only two miles away, regular train services allow easy commuting to London in under 90 minutes, meaning residents at B5 Central are easily linked to key cities across the UK.

Residents are also close to Birmingham's tram network, that allows riders to travel as far as West Bromwich and Wolverhampton. A bus stop is also located a short walk away on the A4540, providing convenience for travel across Birmingham and the West Midlands.

With non-essential shops re-opening to the public since June, the development is a short distance away from popular shopping centre, The Bullring. Birmingham also provides residents with a hub of alternative culture at The Custard Factory in Digbeth, and head canal side for high end retailers at the Mailbox.

Lockdown restrictions are easing further, with pubs and restaurants re-opening in early July, alongside hair salons and barbers, and Birmingham has plenty of these to offer. 

Should residents want to travel further afield, Birmingham New Street station offers a short train towards Birmingham International. Birmingham International is the home of the Resorts World shopping centre and arena, as well as the National Exhibition Centre which are anticipated to be buzzing with activity as lockdown continues to ease.

Birmingham International is also the home of Birmingham International Airport, and the easy journey from B5 central means convenient airport travel once global travel for leisure is allowed to reconvene.

Whilst the countryside offers the opportunity for rural life, Barratt Homes' B5 Central development offers buyers the opportunity of convenient city living in their one and two-bedroom apartments, with access to multiple amenities in the UK's Second City that is constantly developing.

For more information on the measures Barratt Homes have taken with social distancing along with an informational video, visit https://www.barratthomes.co.uk/the-buying-process/safety-and-social-distancing/ 

Buyers should visit the Barratt Homes website to book an appointment, or contact the sales enquiry line on 0333 3558 474. For more information visit www.barratthomes.co.uk   

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NOTES TO EDITORS

1. For further information about Barratt Homes please contact Lily Whiting on 0116 247 1777 / 0737 794 0805 or email lily@unsworthsugden.co.uk

2. Barratt Homes is part of Barratt Developments PLC, a FTSE100 company

3. Barratt Group sold 17,856 homes in the year to June 2019, making it the biggest housebuilder by volume in Britain

4. Barratt was awarded a maximum five-star rating for the 11th consecutive year in the 2020 Home Builders Federation Customer Satisfaction Survey

5. Site managers working for Barratt Group won 84 awards for quality workmanship in the 2019 NHBC Pride in the Job Awards. Barratt has won more Pride in the Job awards than any other housebuilder for the last 15 years.