Living Near Birmingham Airport

Living Near the Airport

Following the publishing of the government's white paper on aviation in 2003, plans have been in place to expand Birmingham airport by building a second runway. This may cause noise concerns for local residents, but the addition of another runway also comes alongside improved operations and landscaping to minimise this effect. Environmental concerns are also being considered carefully before planning permission is applied for.

The development will create a large number of employment opportunities for local citizens, as well as improving Birmingham's tourist trade and making it easy for locals to get away on holiday. This should all have a positive impact on house prices, whilst aircraft noise may have the opposite effect.

If you live near Birmingham airport or are considering a move to the area you can keep an accurate eye on the property market with Our Property house prices. As well as checking exact sale prices you can check property price statistics in the surrounding area by simply clicking on the post code area you are interested in below:

If you are looking for more information on the Birmingham airport expansion; pressure groups or discussing the effects of airport development then the following links may be of interest to you:

Birmingham Anti-Noise Group

Official Birmingham Airport Plans

Birmingham Airport News site