Small Heath Peaky Blinders Novels & Stories

I get a little giddy talking about this one because the show makes that world feel so lived-in. Thomas Shelby’s childhood home is supposed to be in the fictional Birmingham district of Small Heath, but the show actually filmed most of those home and street exteriors at the Black Country Living Museum in Dudley. The museum’s recreated back-to-back houses and period streets give you that gritty 1920s look that ‘Peaky Blinders’ leans into, so when you see the Shelbys coming down the stairs or hanging out on the street, that’s often the BCLM set doing the heavy lifting.

Not all shots are from the museum though — the series mixes in real spots around Birmingham (places like Digbeth and the Jewellery Quarter show up elsewhere) and studio interiors for the more intimate family scenes. I visited the museum once on a drizzly weekend, stood where Tommy would have stood, and it was wild how a couple of cobbled streets and the right props can turn you into a time traveler. If you’re hunting for the house specifically, head to the Black Country Living Museum first and then explore Birmingham for other recognizable backdrops.