The film looks at the people and environment of Edgbaston in Birmingham which is currently being redeveloped due to plans to house 20,000 more people. We see streets and houses in the area including the road junction at Five Ways and the Pershore Road. The different houses are contrasted with establishing shots of a Regency terrace; a Victorian terrace around Parker Street and Waterworks Road; and a new luxury house on Eton Drive. Reporter Richard Thompson interviews several people during the film: Mr Osbourne who works for British Aluminium Co. Ltd, a firm that has converted an old house into an office; Architect John Madin who is behind the plans to redevelop Edgbaston and shows Thompson maps and models of the area; and Mr Scrace (?) who has recently moved into a modern house with his family. We also hear the comments of several local people: an industrialist; a black resident from Parker Street; an a student Nicholas Montserrat.
We also see groups of children playing in demolition sites; two black men on Parker Street smoking; Edgbaston Manor; the golf course and Calthorpe Estate; modern office blocks; drinkers in two pubs (the Gun Barrel and the Dirty Duck) and a country club; there is also a brief shot of sculptor Gerry Worsley who lives and works in the area.
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The architect John Madin who is interviewed also produced several other famous Birmingham landmarks including the Post and Mail building and the Birmingham Central Library.