KIDDIMINSTER DY10

[lorianne2409]

hi , we currently live in stoke Newington london , with our two children and 1 on the way , but no longer wish to living in london and want to raise our children outside of london for many reasons , we live in a council house with no garden and have been offered a move to council house in Kidderminster with its own garden and enough bedrooms , we have read some bad reviews on the area and some good , just looking for more opinions is this a good place to raise your family , i mean were we live is ok but its heavily gang related and not sure we want to raise our family here , the post code we was offered is DY10 , any opinions would be great , Thanks allot x

I don't live in Kidderminster nor know the specifics of different parts of it, but it is a small town near to West Midlands Safari Park.

What do the bad reviews say? As it certainly doesn't have the issues of large city gangs.

hiya , basically that its not very nice to stay away etc , we just looking for some more incite in helping us make our decision , it would be a big move and we just dont want to make a mistake.

i mean we come across vids like this ,

I suppose these things are relative. Kidde's not bad (I don't think), just sad. The town trade used to be carpets but when that left it wasn't really replaced so the town is a bit run down ... but then so are lots of towns these days.
Have you looked at employment opportunities there?
The schools don't look brilliant.

Can you be any more specific? I’m in DY11 so know a lot of the area well, but it’s a huge district (and schools vary a lot, again it depends where you are)
Happy for you to say by PM if you don’t want to say on page.

Oh and KiddyLad is a nob that doesn’t live in Kiddi 🤦‍♀️

Kiddi is a bit bland and I personally wouldn’t want to live there but the surrounding countryside is amazing. Kiddi has everything you need it’s just not very attractive. I live 35 min away for context.

hiya i messaged you , thanks x

It's fine, not amazing but certainly not awful

I’m sitting in DY10 right now and I love it
Yes, it’s seen better days but there are some lovely areas nearby; woods, pretty canal walks and parks. You’re also mid way between Worcester and Birmingham.
The people here are really friendly and warm. No gangs
You could do a lot worse.

Have PMd you back OP, hope it helps.

Schools are variable.

Message me for more info! I live in the area.

wow thanks for all of your responses , pms , this has persuaded us to drive up and take a look , its been are most appealing option with to were we are living now , having a garden and looks like a good property , see how we feel after actually being in the area and hearing the lovely change in accent haha.

yeh thats great thanks allot were trying to get away from what your DD describes :)

I live in this general area. Depends where in DY10, if the Rifle Range then not great.

Kidderminster in general is fab though, fantastic scenery all around, not far from Worcester and Birmingham. Town centre itself is tired but we never go there to shop.

Some schools are great, some not so great. Not much crime, certainly not gang related.

Kiddi has ok areas and not so okay areas. It doesn't really have good areas. The town centre is run down with lots of empty shops. On a brighter note the locals are generally friendly.

DY10 has £400k houses in it so would think not too bad (£400k is a lot for the Midlands). Whereabouts in DY10?

Ha! Bloody Roadmen 😂. Don’t worry OP, up this neck of the woods they are just wannabes, they’d run as soon as you looked at them!

@TiltTopTable

Kiddi has ok areas and not so okay areas. It doesn't really have good areas. The town centre is run down with lots of empty shops. On a brighter note the locals are generally friendly.

That is not true, it has some very good areas.

Very good areas: eg Whitehill Road

www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/107587496#/

I've name changed just for you @lorianne2409. I'm not from kiddy but have lived here for many years. Dy10 varies a bit. The Horsefair area and Cherry Orchard has some issues but there are some lovely areas within that postcode too. There are tons of nice green spaces, lots of shops easy to access...schools are ok. Not amazing but ok. Easy access to beautiful countryside as well as Birmingham and other more urban areas. Can get a train to London direct too.

It has fabulous steam train and safari park and new leisure centre and parks and lots of nice things for kids.

Downside is I don't think it's very aspirational. People come from here and stay here and are quite insular but they are nice people largely I have found as an incomer. That said , I am white and it's not very diverse.

I would never have picked it here...I came because I had to but then it's kept me here. I love the nearby forest and it's quite an easy place really. Come have look I would say. I have always felt it's fairly safe, though like anywhere there are some drugs and issues around.

just to mention - access to the Severn Valley Railway
Kidderminster is on the mainline between Worcester (and points west to Hereford) and Birmingham and the North.
It has its problems but again it is mostly low level crime and some parts are nice.

im really shocked how fast and friendly everyone's responses have been , being the first time ive used this haha

tbh im just going to be a stay at home mum whilst the children are young then try to nick some shifts in the co-op or something when their in school , my partner is a builder carpenter so hes confident he can find work any where :0

@lorianne2409

tbh im just going to be a stay at home mum whilst the children are young then try to nick some shifts in the co-op or something when their in school , my partner is a builder carpenter so hes confident he can find work any where :0

We need work doing!!! 😀