Although it fails on the mtb.
And it’s not a ‘would I live there’. I do, and have for 30 years. I’ve seen no reason to move despite working all over the country. I have great schools, shops, and probably the best transport links in the country.
I grew up in Solihull, moved (not far) away mostly because I couldn’t afford to buy there.
It’s nice enough. Rubbish for MTB though. Somewhere down towards the Lickeys, Malverns and Wyre forest would be better for biking but you’d possibly be giving up the transport links and general suburban “nice”ness.
Where do you ride Ben? I found a few little bits of singletrack (/footpath) from Hillfields, through the golf course, over the M42 and towards Knowle, but that was about it, unless I did a ride along the canal, but even then the ride was just along the canal, rather than to get anywhere else.