Let's move to Bridgnorth, Shropshire

What's going for it? Did the Nazis really intend Bridgnorth – Bridgnorth! – to be their capital city after the invasion? The town is, I admit, quite a find, so well picked, Führer. Though I can't imagine the Reich's criteria for a gem to be quite the same as mine. They probably went on its geographic centrality. I go on the existence of a funicular . Gotta love a place with a funicular – "England's only remaining inland electric funicular railway!" I'll have you know and, at an incline of 33 degrees, the steepest, too. Bridgnorth, you see, is built on quite a hill: at the top, High Town; at the bottom (you guessed it), Low Town; and in between a lovely, higgledy-piggledy market town with all the right equipment, such as a ruined castle, two pretty churches, a 30s cinema and a half-timbered town hall. Commutable to Birmingham, too. Aha! That must have swung it for Hitler. The case against Flooding lower down: the Severn has been known to be naughty. Bit of a foodie desert: you'll have to head 20 minutes down the road to Ludlow for treats. Well connected? Trains: just the Severn Valley Railway , of use only for steam aficionados. Otherwise, it's car: 45 minutes to central Birmingham, 15 to Telford, 30 to the M5. The Shropshire Hills of Houseman fame are only 20 minutes away. Schools Primaries: St John's Catholic is "outstanding" and "heavily oversubscribed", says Ofsted. Castlefields is "good". Secondaries: Bridgnorth Endowed is "satisfactory", though "many elements are good", Oldbury Wells "good and improving". Hang out at... The King's Head is just the right combo of ye olde pubbe-ness and modernisation. Roaring fire, its own brewery and decent food. Where to buy West is best, on and off the Ludlow Road. The winding lanes of the High and Low Towns have some nice town houses and historic cottages; hunt in the conservation area. Good views, too, on the banks of the High Town. The banks of the Severn are also much in demand, though watch that flooding. Market values Market values Tucked out of the way, it's an affordable alternative to Brum. Large, sprawling detacheds, farmhouses and period town houses, £400,000-£650,000. Four- or five-bed detacheds, £275,000-£400,000. Cottages, £200,000-£325,000. Smaller detacheds, £200,000-£275,000. Semis, £150,000-£250,000. Terraces, £130,000-£200,000. Bargain of the week One-bed terrace cottage in the Low Town, with a garden and its own cave, £125,000, with Nock Deighton (01746 762666). From the streets of Bridgnorth Rick Pannell : " The Cinnamon cafe on Cartway has the best views in town, and the food is very good, too." Kerry Chetter : "The Queen's Parlour and the High Rock (both large sandstone outcrops amidst wooded areas) are easy to walk to and beautiful places for a view over the whole town. Pet hates: the way the High Street has been trashed by garish shop fronts." Caroline Howard : "Favourite bits of the town: steps and walkways to explore, Castle Walk and town park, river views." • Live in Bridgnorth? Join the debate at theguardian.com/letsmoveto • Do you live in Wantage, Oxfordshire? Do you have a favourite haunt or a pet hate? If so, please write, by Tuesday 5 January, to [email protected]