As part of the Big City Plan, Digbeth is undergoing a large redevelopment scheme that will regenerate the old industrial buildings into apartments, retail premises, offices and arts facilities.

As traffic at Snow Hill increased, Moor Street station was built as another terminus to relieve congestion, with an additional goods shed to serve the nearby markets.

Once new mainlines were built into Snow Hill and New Street, construction on the viaduct stopped and it has remained unused since.

[citation needed] Industry that settled in Digbeth include the Birmingham Battery and Metal Company which moved to Selly Oak around 1876, and Typhoo Tea who had a factory on Bordesley Street which was in use from 1896 till 1978.

[9] The library building is located on Heath Mill Lane, which, along with Floodgate Street, provide information on the character of pre-industrial Digbeth.

It was built for the Bonser & Co. firm of iron merchants and consists of a short entrance tower fronting onto Digbeth High Street.

[citation needed] Digbeth was also of importance in 19th century transport with many coaches and carriers terminating at inns there.

[17] The 21st century has seen huge growth in the area, with numerous housing developments and regeneration of former industrial buildings.

[18] The influx of creatives and media organisations to the area, along with a surge in pop-up shops, craft beer venues and street art has led to frequent comparisons with Shoreditch in London.

The Custard Factory now plays host to workspaces for 400 small businesses, predominantly tech, digital and creative SMEs.

[21] The complex also plays host to a number of bars and restaurants, an arcade, the Mockingbird Cinema, a hairdressers, a gallery, and The Old Library, a multi-purpose event space.

[citation needed] Across the road from the Custard Factory is Birmingham Coach Station which is operated by National Express.

[citation needed] In February 2022, Steven Knight, the creator of Digbeth-set television series Peaky Blinders, announced the development of the Digbeth Loc Studios, within the Warwick Bar area of the district.

[22][23][24] The complex will also be a home for the band UB40, as well as providing filming facilities for the BBC drama series This Town.

[27][28] The plans also include up to 800,000 sq ft (74,000 m2) of new residential, office, and catering services space around the new BBC building.

In addition, around 10 acres (4.0 ha) of land around Typhoo Wharf and the canal basin will be converted into a new mixed-use neighbourhood, with open spaces and pedestrian thoroughfares.

The need to rebuild infrastructure, and the growth of municipal transport both led to a significant number of job opportunities.

The Midland Red and Birmingham Bus Corporation's centre in Dublin attracted more Irish workers than any other transport department in Britain.

It was originally planned that an Irish Centre would be rebuilt as part of a large regeneration project named Connaught Square, first proposed in 2007.

Many other pubs that once catered to the Irish community remain in existence attracting wider audiences, including The White Swan, The Old Crown and The Anchor.

[citation needed] While living in the city, renowned Irish singer Luke Kelly met Scottish folk singer Ian Campbell with the two regularly playing at the Jug of Punch folk club, which operated in both The Big Bull's Head and Digbeth Civic Hall (now the Digbeth Institute).

[citation needed] The traditional St Patrick's Day parade, which began in Birmingham city centre in 1952 before going on hiatus in 1974, has been held in Digbeth since 1996,[34] attracting crowds of up to 100,000 visitors, making it the largest event of its kind in the country and the third largest in the world.