Neighbourhood and local area reviews for renting in Birmingham

The property area is alright it is quite far from University of Birmingham campus however it is close to Selly oaks station and Raddlebarn Road where we can access a lot of shops and restaurants

It's selly oak it is what it is.

Typical student area, close to the main high street which has a supermarket, pubs, bars, corner shops as well as close to the university. Central within where students tend to live nothing is more than a 10-15 minute walk away including the train station into the city centre.

Selly oak is close to the university and shops are walking distance. But it can be unsafe at times

It's Selly Oak so gross but lots of students about and lots to do.

The area is not great. The house is very close to the entrance to one of the canals, which are beautiful, and it’s very close to a Tesco superstore. But it’s far from almost everything else.

Many people living around are not exactly bright. Right in front of the house there’s a road where it’s common to see people speeding. It’s also common to see lots of rubbish thrown into the bushes close to the pavement.

The rest of the city offers a quite dystopian view. For every street that looks well maintained there is another one which looks like complete trash around the corner. It’s completely normal to see junkies and homeless people sleeping next to flat entrances. Fortunately, I never saw any of them close to the house and I never had any serious problems. But it’s unsettling.

Area is fantastic

As it’s in the city centre, the apartment is based in a great location. I letted this apartment mainly because of the proximity to the train station.

close to shops. buses are rubbish but the train into town is good. the streets are messy and it's noisy on club nights.

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