hiya don't know much at the uni itself but i can tell you about the general area as i live in w'hampton
it's not the nicest area under the world but it isn't as bad as everybody thinks. accommodation's pretty cheap from what i've heard- and some of the shops in town are dirt cheap for food and stuff. not the most liveliest area- lotta businesses have shut down but there's a night club or two and some decent shops.
can get to birmingham pretty easily by train.
uh yeah that's all i can offer sorry. there's also some sort of bus/shuttle service related to the uni too.