Student Accommodation in Selly Oak, Birmingham

Looking to find student housing and flats in Selly Oak for next year? You're in good company. Having generated over three times as many searches as Birmingham city centre on UniHomes during the 2026/27 letting season alone, Selly Oak is by far the most popular place to look for student accommodation in Birmingham – and with this suburb’s sheer number of cafés, restaurants, shops, and pubs, it’s clear to see why.

What to do near student houses in Selly Oak

For starters, you’ll never go hungry in Selly Oak. With restaurants and cafés like Yakinori Japanese Kitchen, Paratha Station, and Bisque & Bean dotted all over the place, you’ll find that student houses in Selly Oak are never far from independent eateries – meaning that it’s super easy to grab a late-night pizza or a pre-lecture coffee whenever you fancy.

Selly Oak Shopping Park even offers top chains (such as Nando’s, McDonald's, and Greggs) for when you want to eat something familiar, as well as household stores like JD, Next, and Superdrug for all your shopping needs. Need to top up on your groceries? From Sainsbury’s and Tesco Express to M&S Simply Food and Aldi, there are also plenty of supermarket options near Selly Oak student housing to suit all student budgets.

If nightlife vibes matter to you more than daytime amenities, you’re in luck. Selly Oak is home to a number of student-friendly pubs and bars like The Bristol Pear and Goose, as well as iconic club Circo. It’s basically impossible to hear ‘Selly Oak’ and not think about Circo and their ‘Two Pounded Mondays’, which offer £2 Happy Hours and karaoke for students living in Selly Oak.

If you end up staying out a bit too late on a Monday night at Circo, at least all the Selly Oak student housing is only around the corner from the University of Birmingham's main Edgbaston campus. With Chapel Lane only a 20-minute walk away from UoB, long journeys to those 9am classes are a thing of the past when you live in Selly Oak – or, if you’re a student at Birmingham City University or Aston University, you can just hop on the train at Selly Oak station for 10 minutes to the city centre.

Student life in Selly Oak

Want to know more about what it’s like living in a student house in Selly Oak? Our Birmingham Content Ambassador, Ash (a recent UoB graduate), has written a student guide to Selly Oak.

And if you're after more details on how much it costs to live in Selly Oak, here's everything you need to know: as of October 2026, UniHomes' student housing in Selly Oak averages out at around £154 per person per week; with the cheapest property costing £107 pppw and the most expensive being £428 pppw (all with bills included), there's something to suit everyone's budget.

Fun fact: our own research has revealed that Dawlish Road is Selly Oak's most popular street when it comes to student accommodation in Birmingham, with properties here having generated the most views on the UniHomes website for Birmingham's 2026/27 letting season (and for the letting season before, too!).

Act fast if you're after student housing in this part of Selly Oak, and check out our blog post on the UK's most sought-after student streets for a deeper dive into the stats.

Why UniHomes?

Here at UniHomes, we’ve partnered with letting agents across Birmingham to bring you a wide range of student accommodation in Selly Oak. Whether you’re after a small and cosy 1-bedroom student flat on Selly Oak’s main Bristol Road or a spacious 6-bedroom house on UoB’s doorstep, UniHomes can help you find your ideal student housing in Selly Oak – with bills included!