Ward in Birmingham, England
| Coordinates: | 52.44, -1.924 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 05 82 |
| Dialling code: | 0121 (Birmingham) |
Bournbrook and Selly Park sit in south-west Birmingham, a largely residential pocket tucked between the campus of the University of Birmingham and the shopping and transport hub of Selly Oak. The area is defined by Victorian and Edwardian terraces, tree-lined streets and the small watercourse Bourn Brook, giving it a leafy, suburban feel while remaining a short journey from the city centre.
Locally the neighbourhood mixes a substantial student population with longer‑standing families, independent shops, pubs and pockets of conservation area housing, so you get a lively, sometimes contrasting social scene. Historically the district expanded rapidly in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and has links to the wider industrial suburbs such as Bournville, and today community groups and regeneration projects help balance pressures from rental demand with efforts to preserve local character.
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