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Student housing, explained

What rooms really cost, how to choose one, and what to expect when you move in. Written from the rooms we list, with prices checked against each operator's own site every day.

A London studio with the bed, desk and kitchen in one room
New · Budget and rent

What a student room costs in eight UK cities

Typical weekly rents for en-suite rooms and studios, taken from rooms open to book this week, with a calculator for your own year.

31 October 20265 min read
En-suite bedroom in a Leeds student residence
Shortlisting

How to choose student accommodation

The five trade-offs, the four kinds of accommodation, what bills included really covers, and when to book.

14 September 20267 min read

Rent by city

Typical weekly rents right now. Open a city to see every bookable room.

London
En-suite
£304
Studio
£412
See rooms →Edinburgh
En-suite
£223
Studio
£345
See rooms →Manchester
En-suite
£232
Studio
£331
See rooms →Bristol
En-suite
£263
Studio
£320
See rooms →Leeds
En-suite
£168
Studio
£268
See rooms →Glasgow
En-suite
£203
Studio
£252
See rooms →Birmingham
En-suite
£179
Studio
£239
See rooms →Nottingham
En-suite
£173
Studio
£197
See rooms →
Numbers from real rooms

Rents in our articles come from rooms you can book today, not old brochures or averages from elsewhere.

Checked every day

We check prices against each operator's own website daily, and every article shows when its figures were taken.

Written for students

Plain answers to the questions students ask us, with the method shown so you can judge the numbers yourself.

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