how far £500,000 goes in Central London vs Birmingham in 2023

Some points to clarify: whilst this road is in W11, it isn't Notting Hill, it's geographically Ladbroke Grove. This road isn't particularly pleasant, it is surrounded by entrenched poverty, and some parts are unsafe. A buyer must be really desperate to want to live on this road. But that's a choice - and theirs to make! Describing it as a London apartment is a little optimistic. It's a small one bedroom ex-council flat.

I definitely like the Birmingham one even though there was some things I didn't like but you can't always be perfect. I love seeing London's colorful homes.

Could have done a better job of telling viewers a bit more about the Jewellery Quarter. I think most people are aware of what Notting Hill looks like but you just made it seem as if Jewellery Quarter was just a random area in central Brum and didn't really showcase it like you did with Notting Hill. JQ is one of the few areas in Brum with a high concentration of historical buildings that didnt get completely bulldozed during the post war period and has many regeneration projects in the pipeline currently. Brum is going through a construction boom right now and with HS2 on the horizon (which will give you the easy access to central London), you'll see those rental values go up even more. Not surprised to see some of the snobby comments about the city in the comments section, typical of the London centric view of many in this country

The outside seating area in the Jewellery Quarter wasn’t shown to the best advantage. It could be really stylish with a bit of imagination. Birmingham is a really nice City, with extremely pleasant and unpretentious people.

Beautiful properties, I'm not surprised at the price of the London home, its perfect for the lock up and leave professionals etc, there is no family vibe either. The Birmingham property is much better, more spacious, and you get more value for your investment

This flat is made for a student it’s not practical for a marry couple in my own personal opinion the first town house due to the location was much more spacious and had a lot more to offer including rooms spaces and kitchen size but both were a great presentation shout out to Matt and Summer great to see you back 👍

Nice to see you doing UK tours again :) - thumbnail threw me was expecting the brown one to be Birmingham and the colourful one to be London 😂, sneaky, sneaky 😉. If I was buying to live in would select the Birmingham one (as I'm from Birmingham anyway) , to rent out the London one. Although in Birmingham can get more for your money if go for a non new build house.

You should have a look at what 500k gets you in other areas like Northampton for example where you can get a large detached property and it’s only hour by train from London.

I like to see more please. Come to north London Edmonton/Enfield/ bush hill park.

Yeees, more on Birmingham. I actually really enjoyed this video!

The Jewelry quarter is a really nice part of Birmingham. Super trendy! You say you didn't like the location? It's a brilliant location. Everyone in Birmingham loves the Jewellery quarter

Very interesting to compare what you can buy in such different areas for the same amount. The London flat is obviously situated in a not so good area. I would chose Birmingham

Easy choice, Birmingham… the jewellery quarter is a lovely part of central Brum… and saying you didn’t like the outdoor space? It’s a building site at present, and will be landscaped appropriately with lighting, greenery and seating from the plans I’ve looked up also you looked around the area surrounding the london apartment but not the Birmingham one? Which has lots of very cool bars, restaurants, cafes, independent stores near by and is only a 10, 15min walk into the buzz of central Birmingham

London is a straight up rip off let’s be honest😂 - £500,000 for a nice looking shoebox😭

Surely, we love to see 1mil vs 1mil tour.

Loved the comparison idea and would like to see the million comparison viceo and comparing north to south prices as I live in Lancashire

Would love to see the best locations to purchase buy and let properties that are reasonably priced!

Great to see you guys doing house tours again, different format but enjoyed it, but not sure I’d want to live in either Birmingham or London 😂

that flat in London is situated in one of the grimiest, crime ridden slums in London. It's called the Ladbroke Grove ghetto and people are desperate and crazy to want to live there. it's also an ex-council flat and probably susceptible to mould, pests, etc. Also, as it's a basement people walk past and drop their litter.

I love this type of video! Love comparing what the same money can buy in different areas.