Raising a Family
The West Midlands is a place renowned for being safe, welcoming, family-friendly, and inclusive.
From our friendly Brummie accent to our exciting town centres, to our superb education offering, the West Midlands has something to offer you and your family.
High-quality public healthcare
The West Midlands passionately believes that ‘health is wealth’, and we are committed to providing all our citizens with the highest quality – and free – public healthcare. Along with over 4,000 doctors and health centres based within local communities, the region also has 80 NHS hospitals.
Our excellent public healthcare provision includes the world’s largest single-floor critical care unit, the largest organ transplant programme in Europe, the UK’s largest renal transplant programme, and one of the country’s largest teaching hospitals.
Such extensive NHS healthcare provision is further complemented by a wide range of private health providers, specialist clinics and wellbeing services.
Safe and accessible
West Midlands’ famous reputation for tolerance, friendliness and being welcoming to others, is as highly valued today as it’s ever been.
That’s why we’re extremely proud that Birmingham was recently ranked as one of Europe’s most inclusive cities (which considered factors such as wheelchair accessibility and LGBTQI+ friendliness), and that the city is consistently named as one of the UK’s safest.
In addition, Wolverhampton was ranked by MoneySuperMarket’s Family Living Index as one of the top two best places to raise a family in the whole of the UK.
Outstanding schools and internationally ranked universities
The West Midlands also offers superb education that you and your family can take advantage of. We have over 400 schools rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted in the region. In fact, we’re one of the highest-ranked places in the UK for secondary and primary academic attainment.
Our universities are similarly high performing, including four of the world’s top-ranked business schools, and four of the world’s most desirable universities.
Further, there are 22 higher-education institutions that are under an hour’s drive from our region. 63% of them have been awarded with the UK’s Teaching Excellence ‘gold’ rank.
Whether you want to refresh your skills, gain a new qualification, or are looking to give your children the best higher-education experience you can, the West Midlands has plenty of opportunities for you.
Wolverhampton: One of the best places to raise a family in the UK
As mentioned, Wolverhampton was recently ranked the second-best place in the whole of the UK to raise a family by the consumer experts over at moneysupermarket.com. The city has experienced a tremendous transformation over recent years.
With excellent schools, colleges and its own university; a great choice of cost-effective housing (including modern city apartments, classic suburban semis and smart, contemporary new builds); and superb local, regional and national connectivity; it’s earned a deserved reputation as one of the best-kept secrets in the UK with regards to a high-value (yet still highly affordable) quality of life offer.
Retail and recreation
Across the expanse of the West Midlands, we have three main cities, all with their own activities, days out and nightlife. We have music bars, arenas and clubs, theatres, galleries and museums, and eateries, pubs and cafes.
Beyond that, we have spectacular places to take the whole family, including the world-famous Cadbury World, The Wave Waterpark and Legoland.
Whatever you and your family like to do, it’s here.
