Hotspot for Commuters ; Property Update Sarah Probert Visits the Sought-After Village of Balsall Common, and Finds That Being an All Too Convenient Commuter Village Can Have Both Benefits and Drawbacks

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The usual Monday morning traffic jams draws Balsall Common to a standstill.

Finding a parking space near the row of shops in the centre of the village is impossible and getting in and out by car is slow.

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Hotspot for Commuters ; Property Update Sarah Probert Visits the Sought-After Village of Balsall Common, and Finds That Being an All Too Convenient Commuter Village Can Have Both Benefits and Drawbacks

It is not an unfamiliar problem for a village like this, but residents have become so irate about the congestion, they have even set up a website to lament the situation.

Village surveys also show a community, which has become so desirable because of its convenience to transport routes and two cities, fed up with the constant traffic piling through here.

Balsall Common may be marred by congestion but it is certainly not putting off potential house buyers who will pay an average of pounds 270,000 for...

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