3 Manilla Road, Birmingham B29 7PZ

Group house hunting is one of those rituals of student life that can either go brilliantly or turn into a genuine headache, and 3 Manilla Road in Selly Oak is aimed squarely at making it the former. As a shared house option for student accommodation in Birmingham, it offers a more independent and home-like alternative to purpose-built residences, making it particularly appealing for established friendship groups. This is an entire five bedroom, two bathroom house available to rent as a whole property, which makes it a natural fit for a group of friends who have already decided they want to live together and would rather avoid the compromises that come with a purpose built studio block. Set in postcode B29 7PZ, the property gives a group of five students their own private bedrooms alongside proper shared living space, a real kitchen and two bathrooms, so there is considerably less queuing in the mornings than a smaller shared bathroom set up would involve.