Bournbrook & Selly Park
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.
Postcode districts covering Bournbrook & Selly Park
Most populated places nearby
- Birmingham 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Coventry 17.9 miles28.8 km
- Wolverhampton 13.6 miles21.8 km
- Dudley 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Walsall 9.7 miles15.7 km
- West Bromwich 6.9 miles11.2 km
- Solihull 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Sutton Coldfield 9.6 miles15.4 km
- Worcester 20.7 miles33.3 km
- Royal Leamington Spa 19.4 miles31.2 km
- Nuneaton 19.2 miles30.9 km
- Cannock 18.3 miles29.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Stirchley Ward 1 mile1.5 km
- Bournville & Cotteridge Ward 1.3 miles2 km
- Brandwood & King's Heath Ward 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Edgbaston Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Weoley & Selly Oak Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Moseley Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Balsall Heath West Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Harborne Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Druids Heath & Monyhull Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
- King's Norton North Ward 2.5 miles4 km
- Billesley Ward 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Sparkhill Ward 2.5 miles4.1 km
Example postcodes in Bournbrook & Selly Park
B29 7SL, B29 7TD, B30 2YP, B29 7JQ, B29 7SA, B29 6BW, B29 7QD, B29 6EL, B29 6EN … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 7.5 miles12 km
- East Midlands Airport 36.8 miles59.2 km
- Selly Oak Railway Station 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Bournville Railway Station 0.9 miles1.4 km
Hotels near Bournbrook & Selly Park Ad
- Edgbaston Park Hotel Birmingham 4 1 mile1.6 km
- The High Field Town House 2 miles3.2 km
- Aparthotel Birmingham 4 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Staybridge Suites Birmingham 4 3 miles4.9 km
- Crowne Plaza Birmingham City Centre 4 2.7 miles4.4 km
- AC Hotel by Marriott Birmingham 4 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Holiday Inn Express Birmingham - City Centre 3 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Aloft Birmingham Eastside 4 3.6 miles5.7 km
- B&B Hotel Birmingham Centre 3 2.5 miles4 km
- Leonardo Royal Hotel Birmingham 4 2.6 miles4.2 km
Schools in Bournbrook & Selly Park
- Raddlebarn Primary School Primary
- Selly Park Girls' School Secondary
- St Edward's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Tiverton Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Selly Oak Colleges Library Library 1 mile1.6 km
- Upper West Mall Shopping centre 2.9 miles4.7 km
- St Andrew's Stadium 3.4 miles5.5 km
- University of Aston in Birmingham University 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Villa Park Stadium 5 miles8.1 km
- The Hawthorns Stadium 5.1 miles8.3 km
- Elmdon Hall Country house 6.6 miles10.7 km
- Hagley Hall Country house 8.4 miles13.5 km
- National Exhibition Centre Stadium 8.6 miles13.9 km
- Birmingham NEC Museum 8.7 miles14 km
- Hewell Grange Estate 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Kings Standing Wood Forest 8.9 miles14.4 km