Holly Gate has its own distinctive environment, so linger over 'city living' style one/two bedroom apartments that are as individual as you are and make a real statement. Quite simply, they bring city centre chic and sophistication to downtown Kings Heath - and back onto Billesley Common and Moseley Cricket Club for a more favourable outlook. Holly Gate builds on George Wimpey's long standing tradition in the area and follows the company's recent £20million development of the former city hospital, Monyhull Hall, in nearby Kings Norton. 

Its origins as a 19th century village is what gives Kings Heath its lasting character and distinction. A few miles from the bustling High Street leads to quiet, secluded roads of Victorian villas and spacious roads of detached and semi-detached houses of the 1930s. Such tree lined avenues provide a welcome sanctuary and calm amonsgt the urban expansion and exist because of the city's old tramline system - one of the reasons that Birmingham is such a green city. To the west of the High Street lies Kings Heath Park and this provides a further oasis of tranquility for local residents, while the northern end borders the fashionable and cosmopolitan district of Moseley with its fine bars, cafes and designer eateries.

SHOPS
Kings Heath is a busy and vibrant community and its High Street offers an eclectic mix of chain stores, small businesses, market stores and local craft shops. Nearby Kings Norton with its medieval timbered buildings offers further good shopping, while more serious retail therapists can utilise the Touchwood Centre in Solihull just five miles away - incorporating John Lewis and 80 other restaurants and designer stores. And, of course, Birmingham and its internationally renowned Bullring Shopping Centre is but a few miles away.

SCHOOLS
Good schools are in abundance and include nursery, pre-school and primary, but also a number of independent and public secondary schools within a few miles. For example, Kings Heath Boys school on Hollybank Road is a Maths & Computing specialist, while the renowned Swanshurst Science College is also very local.

TRANSPORT
Holly Gate will prove popular with commuters because Kings Heath High Street (A435 Alcester Road) is a major route in and out of the city. Yardley Wood station is also within easy walking distance of the development and connects to both Moor Street and Snow Hill in the city.

LEISURE
Leisure enthusiasts are well catered for with numerous parks and recreational grounds in the locality, plus amenities like Billesley Indoor Tennis Centre on the doorstep. Cocks Moor Leisure Centre is a major facility too and there are three quality golf courses to choose from. Continuing the outdoor theme, the historic Worcester & Birmingham plus Stratford-upon-Avon canals merge in the Lifford area, just west of Kings Heath, and offer great scenery, walks and monuments. Sarehole Mill In Hall Green was a childhood haunt of JRR Tolkien (who lived in Kings Heath as a boy) and he used it as an inspiration for both 'Lord of the Rings' and 'The Hobbit'. It's the only surviving example of the 60 water mills which once operated  in and around Birmingham. Other popular amenities include the world famous Cadbury World in Bournville, which is just to the north of Kings Norton.