Deke....
quick question..... what's Gravelley Hill and Erdington like???
My daughter is thinking of moving there in the Summer
Is she changing to Aston University ? Or is it a change of Student Let ?
Erdington & Gravelly Hill . I'd say it was similar to Selly Oak with rental properties , flats , houses into flats etc but plenty of owned properties too .
Both areas are a mixture of white working class /white middle class , some parts of Erdington are very middle class ... theres a fair amount of immigration but not massive, I think more from the EU , fairly low for Asians I 'd say . West Indian quite low .
Where Erdington meets the Chester Road has very nice middle class housing and the area gets a little grotty in places as you go towards the City .
Gravelly Hill itself has many large Victorian houses , it leads down to below Spaghetti Junction and up to Erdington High Street .
The High Street is a bit past it's sell by date now , but is busy , still plenty of shops .
The area is unlike Selly Oak in that the student population would be much lower , as you'd know , the main road through Selly Oak / Northfield has many student pubs etc . Not the case in Erdington . Gravelly Hill . I've done a few jobs around the side roads where houses were student lets .
I would't call it a scary area to be honest . We had an office in Erdington some years ago . Its busy , lot of traffic , the Outer Circle (No.11) bus route goes through it .
Parking , like anywhere is carp .
Its not the best locality for Birmingham University to be honest . And like any city , best not to be walking about alone , at night .
Areas NOT to be living in / or to visit :-
Handsworth
Ladywood
Alum Rock
Washwood Heath
Sparkhill.
Erdington photos , two types of housing & High Street
