Student accommodation in Salford
3 stays in Salford
3 places in Salford
54true student Manchester, Salford
- Laundry
- Gym
- Bike storage
- 24/7 security
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From
£229/week
12iQ Student Quarter
- Wi-Fi included
- Laundry
- Gym
- Parking
- +5 more
Pricing
On enquiry
Start with your university
Pick a university and see the buildings around it, with the walk or the ride to campus on every one.
Where to look in Salford
Use these established student areas as starting points, then compare each property's rent and route to your university.
Where students live in Salford
Areas students actually take rooms in, with the buildings closest to each one. Matched by location, so a building appears under the area it stands in rather than the area its marketing claims.
Peel Park and the Crescent
The main campus beside the Irwell with the museum and the purpose-built rooms, and a short walk across the boundary into Manchester.
- Chapel Streetfrom £163/week
- iQ Student Quarterprice on enquiry
Ordsall
Between the campus and the Quays, cheaper than either and changing quickly. A fifteen minute walk to both.
- true student Manchester, Salfordfrom £229/week
Useful to know nearby
Places students in Salford actually use. We have no arrangement with any of them.
- Clifford Whitworth Library
The University of Salford's main library on the Peel Park campus.
- Salford Crescent station
The campus railway station for short journeys into Manchester and connections north.
- MediaCityUK
Broadcast and digital employment cluster at Salford Quays, served by Metrolink.
- Irwell river path
Traffic-free walking and cycling route between Peel Park and central Manchester.
A few Salford buildings worth a look
Picked by distance, price and choice, measured from the listings on this page. Not a ranking, and not a recommendation: the numbers are what they are on the day you read this.
- Chapel Street0.3 miles
Closest to University of Salford
- true student Manchester, Salfordfrom £229/week
Lowest listed rent here
- iQ Student Quarter4 room types
Most room types to choose from
What to know before choosing a room in Salford
A city-by-city note about the decisions that change your daily routine. Prices and availability remain live in the listings above.
Salford is its own city, not a district of Manchester, even though the boundary runs down the middle of streets in places and you can cross it without noticing. The University of Salford's main campus is at Peel Park beside the river, and the other thing that happened here matters for anyone studying media: the BBC and ITV both moved major operations to MediaCityUK on the Quays, which put a working broadcast industry a tram ride from the lecture theatre. Rents here sit below central Manchester while the tram makes both cities one.
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Other student cities in the UK
Comparing options? These are the other cities in the UK where most students on our shortlist are basing themselves.
Getting around Salford
Metrolink is the whole answer here: the Eccles line runs through the Quays and MediaCityUK into Manchester city centre, and the East Didsbury and Altrincham lines connect onwards to the Manchester campuses on Oxford Road. A student travelcard covers tram and bus together. Salford Crescent station sits beside the main campus with trains to Manchester in five minutes and to Bolton and Preston beyond. The land is flat and the Irwell and ship canal paths give traffic-free cycling from Peel Park down to the Quays in about fifteen minutes.
Universities in Salford
Frequently asked questions
- Everything we list in Salford is in Peel Park and the Crescent and Ordsall. Buildings are filed by their coordinates, not by the area their marketing claims, so the table above puts each one where it actually stands.