Neighbourhood and local area reviews for renting in United Kingdom

The stanmore area where this property is located is great for students, a 25 minute walk from the university and about a 15/20 minute walk to the big Sainsburys, with little local shops only 3/5 minutes away.

Friendly neighbours, plenty of on street parking too. 20 minute walk to the university.

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

Area was in a useful location, but my tyred were slashed, a massive fire broke out at the end of the road, and I would often come across drug paraphernalia on my route to work.

Noisy dogs on street, bad neighbours, saw muggings happen from our window, felt quite unsafe in the house.

ASB Neighbours. Noisy, intimidating, rude and drug users. Would let dogs roam around streets and into our gardens.

Very nice neighbourhood, quiet but still very close to all the amenities, bus, shops, pubs, all in 3 min

Local area of fine, apart dodgy north end road that after 9pm is fulfilled with a dodgy drug dealers.

The flat was positioned in a perfect place, just above the city centre. It was a 10 minute walk away from the uni bus when we needed it, and then 15 minutes from our work after we graduated. The surrounding areas were beautiful- our neighbouring buildings were often historical land marks, including the Crescent, Circus, and Victoria Park. It was 10 minutes away from the dentist, and we were practically nextdoor neighbours to the doctors. Both the co-op and a fantastic grocers were 2 minutes across the road. Although the flat was sandwiched between all sorts of houses, above, beside, and behind, we never had a noise issue in all the time we lived there.

Good area, good transport and good shops. Train station a walk away and buses too. Morrisons down the road and late stop which is a 24 hour store.