Moseley Village

Moseley Village is a suburb of south Birmingham, England, 3 miles (4.8 km) south of the city centre. The area is a popular cosmopolitan residential location and leisure destination, with several bars and restaurants. The area also has many boutiques and other independent retailers.

Moseley and the surrounding areas were much developed after 1910, being built upon the once extensive farmland that was predominant in this area. The new properties consist mostly of large houses, designed to cater for the Edwardian middle-class families that settled in the suburbs surrounding Birmingham’s industrial centre. These large houses relied upon at least one servant or “tweeny” as they were often termed, to help the lady of the house run the household. With the advent of the First World War, staff were hard to find to maintain houses of this size. The heating bills and high maintenance made them unpopular after the war and many were split into flats to cater for the requirements of the expanding working population who moved from the city centre as extensive redevelopment took place in the 1960s.

Today Moseley is one of the more affluent suburbs in Birmingham, although parts of north Moseley continue to suffer deprivation. The area has a mixture of residential properties, with some streets being among the most expensive in the city and others consisting largely of social housing and other rented accommodation.

Eat & Drink in Moseley

Voted the ‘best place to live in England’ by The Sunday Times – beating the likes of Mayfair and Muswell Hill in London – this village and its restaurants certainly come with a reputation to live up to.

Tipu Sultan
More than just a restaurant. This special venue houses a beautifully arranged, open-kitchen dining hall on the ground floor, where they serve up their takes on authentic Indian dishes in a majestic setting, while upstairs, an entertainment space and banqueting suite for private events and meetings can be utilised.

Ponte di Legno
Arguably one of Birmingham’s best Italian restaurants, Ponte Di Legno is a gem in Moseley’s dining scene. Just a short walk from Moseley high street, this family-run restaurant offers a varied menu of fresh, authentic Mediterranean food with seafood as their speciality. It’s also bring your booze, which is a win-win!

ZINDIYA
Indian street food is all the rage in Birmingham at the moment, but Zindiya can be proud to stake its claim as one of the city’s originators. This innovative restaurant combines an immersive Indian experience with a fun environment – think chai tea in vibrant teapots washing down the flavoursome food of Indian street markets, such as chaat and okra fries.

CARTERS OF MOSELEY
Carters of Moseley is an award-winning, Michelin-star restaurant in the heart of Moseley Village. Head chef Brad Carter and his team dish up their takes on the best British dishes, using local, seasonal ingredients. This may be fine dining but a local neighbourhood feel sets Carters head and shoulders above the rest.

SABAI SABAI
This intimate, homely restaurant is the best place for Thai cuisine in Birmingham – hands down. Sabai Sabai, who recently added a city centre branch to their Moseley and Harborne repertoire, has won award after award. And rightly so.

Written by Culture Trip

What’s so good about Moseley Village?

Moseley Folk festival in Moseley Park. Showcasing unsigned acts right next to well established international artists makes for a really exciting bill. Ours is very much a family-friendly event with activities for all ages. This year we’re again venturing out beyond the tree-lined boundaries of the park into a choice selection of Moseley Village’s finest pubs where you’ll find sessions, dancing, and an array of talented musicians.

Each year we try our best to improve on the last, and judging by the size of our audience and the positive feedback we’ve had from our regulars we tend to get most things right. We try to program a healthy mix of traditional, contemporary and downright experimental folk and acoustic music.

Schools 

Moseley has two secondary schools, Moseley School, a language college and Queensbridge School, an Arts College. It also has several Primary schools such as Moseley C of E Primary School a one form entry school that has connections with St. Mary’s Church and Park Hill Primary School on Alcester Road.

Moseley is also home to Uffculme School, an all-age special school for children on the Autistic Spectrum.

These are our top three highest rated schools in Moseley

King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys is ranked number one in Moseley according to our knowledge.

King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls – The subsequent top graded school in Moseley is the superb King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls.

Ark St Alban’s Academy – Our 3rd best-rated school in Moseley is Ark St Alban’s Academy. We decided on this rank because of the school’s performance information.

Sport

Moseley has a rich history of success in Rugby Union. Its most famous team is Moseley Rugby Football Club, which was one of Europe’s best teams from the late 1960s to the 1980s. Notable players include Sam Doble, J. F. Byrne, Peter Cranmer, Alain Rolland, Mike Teague and Victor Ubogu.

The Moseley Wanderers team of 1900 won the Silver Medal in the Rugby Union competition at the 1900 Olympics.

Market values 

Most of the sales in Moseley over the past year were flats which on average sold for £137,863. Terraced properties had an average sold price of £243,939 and semi-detached properties averaged £451,534.

Moseley, with an overall average price of £273,961, was similar in terms of sold prices to nearby Selly Park (£270,706) but was more expensive than Sparkhill (£143,768) and Kings Heath (£210,112).

In the past year house prices in Moseley were 10% up on the year before and 18% up in 2008 when they averaged at £232,458.

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