What is Selly Oak?
{{Infobox UK place |country = England |official_name = Selly Oak |coordinates = {{coord|52.43866|-1.94111|display=inline,title}} |population = |metropolitan_borough = [[Birmingham]] |metropolitan_county = [[West Midlands (county)|West Midlands]] |region = West Midlands |constituency_westminster= [[Birmingham Selly Oak (UK Parliament constituency)|Birmingham Selly Oak]] |post_town = BIRMINGHAM |postcode_district = B29 |postcode_area = B |dial_code = 0121 |os_grid_reference = SP041823 |static_image_name=Selly Oak High Street.jpg |static_image_caption=What Selly Oak High Street ([[A38 road|A38]] Bristol Road) when looking south towards [[Northfield, Birmingham|Northfield]] }} '''Selly Oak''' is a mostly factory and home filled area in south-west [[Birmingham]], England. [[Selly Oak ward]], named after the area, has the neighbourhoods of: [[Bournbrook]], [[Selly Park]], and Ten Acres inside it. The nearby areas of [[Edgbaston]] and [[Harborne]] are to the north of the Bourn Brook, which was the former county borders, and to the south are [[Weoley Castle|Weoley]], and [[Bournville]]. A local government is in-charge the four wards of Selly Oak, Billesley, Bournville and Brandwood. The same areas make the [[Birmingham Selly Oak (UK Parliament constituency)|Birmingham Selly Oak]] political constituency, with their MP being [[Steve McCabe]] of the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]]. Selly Oak is connected to Birmingham by the Pershore Road (A441) and the Bristol Road (A38). The 2001 Population Census found that there were 25,792 people who lived in Selly Oak, with a [[population density]] of 4,236 people per km<sup>2</sup> which was sometimes compared with 3,649 people per km<sup>2</sup> in Birmingham. 15.9% of the population were people from races that had smaller populations in the UK compared with 29.6% in Birmingham. As the [[University of Birmingham]] is nearby, there are many students who live in the area. This can damage the figures about population that use the election registered voter record because some stude