A great place to live if you desire greenery and community spirit
WE TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THE REASON WHY BRIZLINCOTE IS DESCRIBED AS BEING ONE OF BURTON’S BEST PLACES TO LIVE
GORGEOUS houses and beautiful scenery. There’s a lot to be said for Brizlincote.
Surrounded by lush vegetation and tall trees in the south-east of Burton, it’s not hard to see why it’s one of the most popular places in the town to live.
According to the Office for National Statistics, Brizlincote has the households with the highest annual incomes in the area.
But personal wealth aside, it has great community spirit, as was evidenced last weekend when residents gathered in Beaufort Road to plant a tree as part of the Queen’s Green Canopy scheme to mark Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee. On Saturday, June 4, there will be a jubilee gathering in Redwood Drive.
According to the most recent census, Brizlincote has a population of just over 5,000, although that figure is higher now.
Lydia Brown, 27, of Redwood Drive, said: “It’s the nicest area in Burton for sure. To live so close to the town centre and not have to compromise with the size of houses or facilities is what makes Brizlincote so good.”
Another resident, Jeremy Stevens, 54, an IT technician, has lived on Greenvale Close for three years with his wife Sophia. He said: “The houses on this street especially are very nice. I think everyone on this road has a garage, some even two.
“But it’s the people who are so lovely and make this area so nice to live in. I love it and it’s the best place to be in Burton.”
A resident of Marlborough Crescent, who didn’t want to be named, said: “There is everything you need here. My house backs onto allotments, I’ve two en-suite bedrooms and a beautiful garden – what’s more to love?”
Reece Parker, a sales manager who lives in Malvern Avenue, said: “On this road, the houses don’t look as big or grand as the others, but these houses all have huge gardens at the back. That’s one of the perks of living here, I guess, but as it stretches far back it can be a pain to cut the grass.”
Jean-paul Freeman, 53, is a retired police sergeant and lives on Wetherel Road. He said: “This estate especially is just beautiful. Most people I know on this road are quite successful people and with us all living in detached houses which come with a nice driveway and garage; it makes sense this is the richest area.”
A woman who lives on Derwent Road, who didn’t want to be named, said: “Brizlincote is such a nice part of town. You’ve got gorgeous houses but also amazing greenery which is well looked after.”
Last year properties in Brizlincote had an overall average price of £255,616, according to property portal Rightmove. Most sales during the past year were detached properties, selling for an average price of £312,275.
Semi-detached properties in the area sold for an average of £194,538, with terraced properties fetching £151,135. Overall, sold prices in Bri
zlincote over the past year were three per cent up on the previous year, and 14 per cent up on the 2019 peak.
Brizlincote residents enjoy a raft of facilities, including Marston’s pub The Grove, a Tesco Express, a Co-op, takeaways selling a range of world cuisine, and independent businesses.
Someone who knows the place very well is Councillor Bernard Peters, one of the two ward councillors. He said The Grove does well, particularly on Friday and Saturday nights, but that people in Brizlincote also like to pop over to The
Elms Inn in Stapenhill Road, where licensee Sally Hanlon keeps some fine ales.
Councillor Peters, a Burtonian, came to live in Brizlincote in the 90s (“My wife was here from day one”) and remembers when what is now housing was fields. He loves the area’s semi-rural nature, with Tower Woods and the Brizlincote Nature Walk among places that people can enjoy.
He said: “We are absolutely overwhelmed with trees; the rural atmosphere of the place speaks volumes.” He praised the work of the parish council, saying it works hard throughout the year to create a sense of community, and, asked to name any problems, said a common one is parking outside the two nearest senior schools, Violet Way Academy and Paulet High School and Sixth Form College, which remains an ongoing issue.
Overall, however, he agrees with earlier interviewees who say it is a great part of Burton to live.
Brizlincote has direct access to Winshill in the north and west, as well as neighbouring Swadlincote to the east on the A511. To the south, the suburb is connected to Stapenhill via the A444, where a short journey over the St Peter’s Bridge offers people a direct route into Burton town centre.
As for public transport, there are a number of bus routes that connect it to the town centre, including the 19, 801 and 18 routes.
Returning to schools, residents have Tower View Primary School in Winshill to the north, with Violet Way Academy and Paulet High School and Sixth Form College to the south in Stapenhill.
In their most recent Ofsted reports, Tower View Primary and Paulet scored “good”. Violet Way Academy scored “outstanding”.