With the growth of urbanization before the War (1939–1945) the process of ribbon development took place at the southern end of Chipperfield Road.

at this point the remainder of the Firs Estate area remained farmland, except for the part that was developed into a golf course, the Club House is on the site of the current Comet Hotel.

To this day, many people living in the area of the Firs and Bromford Estates state their address as Castle Bromwich.

The two Estates are not, strictly speaking, distinguishable from each other, although they are easily identifiable as a joint entity by a glance at a map of the area.

[1] In 2009 Firs and Bromford was awarded Big Local, a National Lottery investment of £1 million into 150 areas across England.

Big Local is an exciting opportunity for residents in 150 areas around England to use at least £1m each to make a massive and lasting positive difference to their communities.

National Express West Midlands run a number of bus services through Firs and Bromford (the residential area).

The Gravelly Hill Interchange (known as "Spaghetti Junction") is approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of Bromford.