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 miles
- Coventry 17.9 miles
- Wolverhampton 13.6 miles
- Dudley 8.3 miles
- Walsall 9.7 miles
- West Bromwich 6.9 miles
- Solihull 5.2 miles
- Sutton Coldfield 9.6 miles
- Worcester 20.7 miles
- Royal Leamington Spa 19.4 miles
- Nuneaton 19.2 miles
- Cannock 18.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Stirchley Ward 1 mile
- Bournville & Cotteridge Ward 1.3 miles
- Brandwood & King's Heath Ward 1.4 miles
- Edgbaston Ward 1.4 miles
- Weoley & Selly Oak Ward 1.5 miles
- Moseley Ward 1.7 miles
- Balsall Heath West Ward 1.9 miles
- Harborne Ward 2.1 miles
- Druids Heath & Monyhull Ward 2.3 miles
- King's Norton North Ward 2.5 miles
- Billesley Ward 2.5 miles
- Sparkhill Ward 2.5 miles
Example postcodes in Bournbrook & Selly Park
B29 7JR, B29 7DB, B29 7BH, B29 6DY, B29 7ST, B29 7QT, B29 7QW, B29 7AU, B29 7NH … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 7.5 miles
- East Midlands Airport 36.8 miles
- Selly Oak Railway Station 0.5 miles
- Bournville Railway Station 0.9 miles
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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 mile
- Upper West Mall Shopping centre 2.9 miles
- St Andrew's Stadium 3.4 miles
- University of Aston in Birmingham University 3.5 miles
- Villa Park Stadium 5 miles
- The Hawthorns Stadium 5.1 miles
- Elmdon Hall Country house 6.6 miles
- Hagley Hall Country house 8.4 miles
- National Exhibition Centre Stadium 8.6 miles
- Birmingham NEC Museum 8.7 miles
- Hewell Grange Estate 8.9 miles
- Kings Standing Wood Forest 8.9 miles