Vale Village - Undergraduates

Vale Village

Shackleton, Aitken, Elgar Court, Maple Bank, Tennis Court and Mason

The Vale Village is around a 15 to 20 minute walk from the main campus and approximately 3km from the Birmingham city centre. The Vale is set in a relaxing conservation area with its own lake.

It is home to over 2700 students of mainly undergraduates, although there some rooms available for a small number of postgraduates in our new apartments at Mason and the existing studios and apartments at Shackleton. It has a mixture of both self catered and meal plan flats.

At the heart of the village is The Hub which boasts fantastic facilities for all the Vale and non-Vale residents to use. It compromises of Fusion (a dining area and venue space); Bar One (main bar & nightclub); Costcutter and The Vale convenience store, and a 24 hour cash machine.

There are some rooms that have deaf alerts installed at Shackleton, deaf alerts & wheelchair adaptation in Mason, and wheelchair adapted rooms at Elgar Court.

We also have the following:

•  24 hour reception
•  Limited Parking (permit available to students with special circumstances only for which there will be a charge)
• IPTV available for all sites (no aerial required)
•  Personal Possessions Insurance
•  CCTV coverage across the whole village
•  24 hour launderette (based at Shackleton)
•  Mentors (click here to find out more) for general enquires email mentors@guild.bham.ac.uk
•  Residents Association

Opening Times

A friendly team of staff are available  24 hours, 365 days a year.

Contact The Vale Reception

Telephone number +44 (0)121 415 8520

Address: The Vale Reception, Shackleton, Edgbaston Park Road, Birmingham, B15 3SZ.