Neighbourhood and local area reviews for renting in United Kingdom

Overall a really nice area to live in, nothing wrong with renting in this area but just to a different landlord.

It was good enough for us as it was 20 min from my work. There's also a nice park not too far and reaching the center was very easy.

awful area and neighbourhood wouldn't recommend living here. Constantly banging and singing from neighbours. Always people screaming and fighting in the garden. Full of chavs and people that smoke weed. Landlord is fully aware of the neighbours and hasn't taken any action.

Neighbours were terrible when I lived there. Meant to be a quiet area it’s not. House parties all the time.

Nice area, close to a famous local park. Can't imagine how the neighborhood being able to bear with such a neighbor before. This landlord is probably the only minus point of this area.

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.

Apart from the landlord and house issues, the location is quite nice. Its a minute away from the bus stop. But, it is quite far from any supermarkets or city center. However one can take bus.

The neighbourhood was one of the main reasons I stayed there as long as I did, such wonderful people on this little cul de sack. I was added into a WhatsApp group chat immediately and the welcome I received was so lovely. If ever I needed any help they were right there

Stunning! The house is very close to Eaton park which is great for walks and skateboarding

The house is very close to the university, no longer than a 10 minute walk. Bus stops for the 25/26 bus line were only a few minutes walk from the house, so was well connected to both campus and the city. The house is also directly opposite a local shop and a take-away which was incredibly handy. Also close to UEA lake and Eaton Park. There are other student houses on the road so student parties can and do go on, but there are non-students living in very close proximity to the house. Due to the pandemic we didn't often have many other people in the house, but if we did we were careful regarding noise due to an older man living directly next door. Lovelace road itself is busy so can get very noisy, particularly due to large delivery trucks unloading throughout the day and at weekends, but you do get used to this, and the windows at the front of the house do keep out the majority of the sound when closed.