If it's a handsome terrace you want, Hillhead is the suburb for you. Glasgow is a small city with a mighty tube system. It's just one square mile and has vast BBC and ITV media bases, although not everyone loves its modern apartments.Ĭhorlton is more traditional, with a 'relaxed vibe', according to estate agency Kaytons. Salford Quays has been grabbing the headlines. Super Suburb: Dorridge, a well-heeled village. Harborne is a favourite thanks to high-performing schools, while Solihull has 1,500 acres of parkland. Heart of the MidlandsĮdgbaston is known best for the cricket but it is also Birmingham's most affluent suburb. Super Suburb: Cyncoed, with its detached houses in the catchment area of Cardiff High School. Welsh wonderĬardiff city centre has been spectacularly regenerated since the start of the millennium but now suburbs such as Pontcanna and Canton, where leafy streets and large houses with gardens draw in families, are on the up. Average house price £549,800, says Zoopla. Super Suburb: Streatham has a large common, a bustling high street and good rail and road links. The 1950s utopia: Suburbs were invented by the British, with areas such as Hampstead Garden Suburb in North London conceived as an antidote to the crowds and noise of Central London Capital ideaįigures from Knight Frank show that values in Central London are down by 4.5 per cent over the year to October.īut in outer areas such as Wimbledon, Dulwich and Belsize Park - upmarket suburbs with village atmospheres - prices have risen by between 1.8 and 3.2 per cent over the past 12 months.
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