Neighbourhood and local area reviews for renting in Birmingham

This is hard to review it since this depends on your luck. At least the neighbors living next to me are sometimes quite noisy.

Selly Oak - the dream of all dreams. 10 minutes to uni and close to Bristol Road. The only good thing about this house.

Transportation is great. Shops close by. There is nothing more. Area is dodgy but ok.

Selly oak is selly oak. Standard neighbourhood. Studenty, a bit Rough, but as you’d expect.

Alright area, close to city centre with transport links. Road isnt too busy but neighbours can be noisy

The local area is actually nice and we do not have anything poor to say about this. Plenty of local amenities and transport options

Area ok. Public transport is bus only but ran regularly, shops within 5-10 minute walk. Not a lot to do. There are some nice green spaces and parks though.

Silent neighborhood, just a guy singing karaoke occasionaly from upstairs. The neighbours are mosly nice and helpful.

Selly oak is a student town within the city of Birmingham. We did get broken into and there lacks any type of security or adequate policing. It isn’t aesthetically pleasing but somehow it was still an enjoyable experience to be surrounded by other students.

495 harborne park road was just under 10 minutes to UoB campus, the train station, big Sainsburys, and about a 15 minute walk to Harborne high street and Selly Oak Bristol Road. There is a bus stop right opposite the house, which you can get into town using 'bus hop' (1 pound if you show your student id). Harborne is also a lot safer than Selly Oak (the other side of campus). Also, only a 2 minute walk away from Grove Park to enjoy good weather. The closest pub is Copper Fox, which is about a 10 min walk and was amazing Indian mixed grills and a really nice pub garden.