Neighbourhood and local area reviews for renting in Birmingham

Neighbour at 9 is an absolute nightmare, they're a local family and have screaming matches at each other through all times of the night. Also have a dog called Lola who is rarely (potentially never) walked and is therefore barking constantly. Number 7/10 is a student house too which is quite nice, and the houses opposite I think are largely students too. It's a lot quieter being away from the road and not too far away from the high street as well, which is nice. Less than 10 mins into campus. If you have a car, parking can be really difficult as only one side of the street is able to be parked on, and the main road, Dawlish, has lots of little cul-de-sacs like Lime with 20 or so houses of people with cars.

Obviously Selly Oak is relatively dangerous, but it is near Bristol road so not much walking from Uni and tesco express is less than a 30 second walk away, aldi is a 5 min walk away

It's a general student area and very noisy especially on Wednesday and Saturday nights, smashed glass is often left around, my car has had almost £2,000 worth of damage done to it since being parked here

Selly Oak is a student area which has all the necessary transport links and amenities. However it is not a very safe area, and there is always rubbish strewn across the street.

Alley way off of one of the busier streets in Selly oak. Can be noisy at night but what is expected from a student town

Heeley is really close to the train station which is a massive advantage, also close to a corner shop. It is however quite far from University.

Selly oak, the place to live if you are a student at UoB. Does the job but location of this house is quite far from uni and on a busy road

Relatively safe but often dirty and noisy. Good for students with plenty of shops and cafes close by and really easy to get to uni.

Not a long walk to campus, and easy access to Selly Oak. However, is a dangerous neighbourhood at night, strangers trespass your garden at night as well, as the fences aren’t complete.

Nice area, mainly families so quiet. Close to the big part and a bus route at the end of the road taking you to city centre. Can sometimes be an issue parking but that is a general problem in birmingham. Neighbours generally good however one side is constantly noisy and causing trouble