we've lived in a few road in Balsall Heath Phil, in the last 20 years...the 'joys' (NOT) of having to rent privately (as we had to before this one).
You would move in, re-carpet, re-paint...my hubbie would do any electrical things and other stuff that needed fixing, and then when the 6 or 12 month shorthold tenancy agreement was coming to an end the landlords would say they wanted to sell and we had to keep finding new places...
the one in Hollycot Gardens (that I mentioned some weeks ago), we were there only 6 months...and I liked that too, as it was fairly quiet..
Lincoln St only 12 months, although it dragged on an extra 2 before we could find somewhere else...