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Selly Oak is an industrial and residential area that was in Worcestershire until the creation of Greater Birmingham in 1911. It is now in the Metropolitan Borough of Birmingham, England. The area, which gives its name to both the local Council Ward and Parliamentary Constituency, includes the neighbourhoods of: Bournbrook, Selly Park, and Ten Acres. To the north of the Bourn Brook are the Wards of Edgbaston and Harborne, and to the south; Weoley, and Bournville. The Worcester and Birmingham Canal and the Birmingham Cross-City Railway Line run across the Local District Centre.The 2001 Population Census recorded that 25,792 people were living in Selly Oak with a population density of 4,236 people per km² compared with 3,649 people per km² for Birmingham. It had a below-average percentage of ethnic minorities with only 15.9% of the population consisting of ethnic minorities compared with 29.6% for Birmingham in general. Due to the proximity of the University of Birmingham there are a large number of students in the area.RedevelopmentSelly Oak itself was blighted for a large part of the 20th century by a road-widening scheme for the Bristol Road (A38). In the latter half of that century, many historic buildings were demolished around the Bristol Road at the heart of old Selly Oak. However, plans for significant regeneration of the area were confirmed in 2005. A new 1.5 km stretch of road was opened in August 2011 to alleviate the heavily congested Bristol Road through both Selly Oak and nearby Bournbrook, with improvements to public transport and other facilities in the district. The scheme includes a new canal aqueduct to carry the Worcester and Birmingham Canal and a new railway bridge on the Cross-City Line, and allowance has been made for the reopening of a small part of the Selly Oak to Lapal and Halesowen canal (Dudley No. 2 Canal) to enhance the area and provide a focal point. This scheme is paving the way for the University of Birmingham accommodation scheme, with the second phase (demolition) starting in March 2013. Compulsory evictions are set to start in January 2013.