The Calthorpe Estate, covering the majority of the area, easily rivals London's top residential areas.

The leafy roads are lined with palatial period mansions, selling for anything between £1.5 and £3 million. These beautiful homes, set in such peaceful surroundings, are a stone's throw from Birmingham city centre, at less than 1 mile away.

The area is well renowned locally as a haunt for the city's top professionals, including surgeons from the nearby Queen Elizabeth and Selly Oak hospitals.

Cannon Hill Park, located east of the Calthorpe Estate, is a splendid example of a Victorian municipal park and I would recommend a visit to anyone, especially during the summer when the Midland Art Centre puts on traditional Punch and Judy for the children.

Overall, Edgbaston is a fabulous area in which to live, and will appeal to anyone who loves the genteel Georgian Regency and Victorian architecture found in London's top residential streets, but with the lower densities and greenery of a city fringe area.

I live across the road from Five Ways Railway Station and its five minutes in either direction to New Street or the University. There is also an amazing bus service.

Added to this a huge number of shops and entertainment within walking distance - but Edgbaston also has lovely, leafy roads for quiet walks right on the doorstep. The very best of both worlds!

It's considered locally as a 'posh area'. With its selection of beautiful Victorian and Georgian mansions dotting the landscape, there is somewhat of a 'wealthy village' feel to the area.

Edgbaston is also home to the stunning redbrick Birmingham University campus. This gives Edgbaston a young bohemian edge. Amazingly Birmingham's buzzing city centre is within walking distance of Edgbaston so the students kindly restrict their behaviour to the city centre bars.

Thanks to both the student population and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (also in Edgbaston) there are excellent public transport links. I have made it from my front door to London in 2hrs and to Paris, via Birmingham International Airport, in 3hrs.

For those whose University days are a vague memory, Edgbaston has a very respectable selection of restaurants and traditional pubs. Those with children will be pleased to hear that Edgbaston plays host to many of the best schools in Birmingham, along with parks which provide playgrounds, water activities, and frequent popular music events.

Of course one cannot talk about Edgbaston without mentioning the famous Edgbaston cricket ground which was recently flooded out by Australian tears.

Needless to say, I love living in Edgbaston. It has served all my family's needs over the years. Edgbaston has retained its village feel while being on the doorstep of Britain's second city.

The development of Birmingham has turned it into a real place to be with excellent shops, restaurants and nightlife. I would recommend Birmingham to anyone and Edgbaston with its easy access to the city, lovely greenery with Cannon Hill Park and the cricket ground is a perfect base.

I moved away to London a few months back and already can see that an area like Edgbaston, which is pretty, so close to the city and with Birmingham so easy and quick to drive around...with links to the motorways and the train station 1 mile away, is the perfect location. It's very quiet and residential and yet in proximity to everything you can need!