Pizza boxes, empty lager cans and other assorted detritus litter the front gardens of several houses along Lenton Boulevard in Nottingham.
Other houses have old beds and furniture piled up outside, awaiting collection sometime during the summer holidays.
This is Lenton in the heart of Nottingham's student-land where more than 40 per cent of the residents attend one of the two city universities.
Many of the traditional Victorian terraced and semi-detached houses have been divided into multi-occupancy flats. And with landlords able to charge high rents and some homes bought by rich parents for their student children, many local people are moving away.
Those who remain complain of late night noise, high house prices and falling rolls in local primary schools. The high concentration of students in this area is worrying local councillors and a study - funded by both universities - is considering ways of tackling the problem.
This could include creating student areas away from established residential suburbs, limiting the number of students staying in converted flats and better long-term co-ordination with the universities.
The problem is likely to be repeated across the country as the Government continues to encourage more school leavers to go on to higher education. The aim is to get 50 per cent of students into university or college by the year 2010.
However not everyone is worried about the invasion of teenagers and young adults. Nottingham is recognised as having a thriving nightlife and entertainment industry. Areas like Lenton are also seeing a growth in bars and shops catering primarily for such a young population.
