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OFFICIAL ONS DATASTUDENT CITIES

What students actually pay, city by city

Every university district in our data, ranked by the official average rent. The gap is enormous: renting in Oxford costs 205% more than in County Durham. Pick your city for the full picture, or check a specific house in seconds.

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4-bed house · trend
1County DurhamDurham University£645£992 4-bed · +6%/yr2Kingston upon Hull, City ofUniversity of Hull£691£981 4-bed · +7.2%/yr3MiddlesbroughTeesside University£699£992 4-bed · +4.7%/yr4SunderlandUniversity of Sunderland£704£1,076 4-bed · +4.6%/yr5Stoke-on-TrentUniversity of Staffordshire£711£1,074 4-bed · +5.4%/yr6GwyneddBangor University£722£1,054 4-bed · +7.3%/yr7CeredigionAberystwyth University · University of Wales Trinity Saint David (Lampeter)£723£1,087 4-bed · +5.3%/yr8KirkleesUniversity of Huddersfield£780£1,228 4-bed · +12.6%/yr9PrestonUniversity of Lancashire£788£1,247 4-bed · +6.2%/yr10LancasterUniversity of Lancaster£815£1,214 4-bed · +6%/yr11SwanseaSwansea University£848£1,269 4-bed · +6%/yr12LiverpoolLiverpool Hope University · Liverpool John Moores University · University of Liverpool£909£1,288 4-bed · +5.7%/yr13SheffieldSheffield Hallam University · University of Sheffield£929£1,335 4-bed · +4.5%/yr14LincolnLincoln Bishop University · University of Lincoln£944£1,361 4-bed · +5.3%/yr15CharnwoodLoughborough University£958£1,472 4-bed · +4%/yr16PlymouthArts University Plymouth · Plymouth Marjon University · University of Plymouth£1,001£1,488 4-bed · +5.2%/yr17NottinghamNottingham Trent University · University of Nottingham£1,011£1,457 4-bed · +2.3%/yr18CoventryCoventry University · University of Warwick£1,019£1,452 4-bed · +2.3%/yr19LeicesterDe Montfort University · University of Leicester£1,024£1,456 4-bed · +2.3%/yr20BirminghamAston University · Birmingham City University · Newman University · University College Birmingham · University of Birmingham£1,093£1,569 4-bed · +2.8%/yr21LeedsLeeds Beckett University · Leeds Trinity University · University of Leeds£1,140£1,683 4-bed · +3.6%/yr22NorwichNorwich University of the Arts · University of East Anglia£1,146£1,583 4-bed · +0.9%/yr23SalfordUniversity of Salford£1,167£1,766 4-bed · +3.6%/yr24CardiffCardiff Metropolitan University · Cardiff University · University of South Wales£1,169£1,693 4-bed · +3.4%/yr25YorkUniversity of York · York St John University£1,193£1,738 4-bed · +6.3%/yr26ColchesterUniversity of Essex£1,196£1,794 4-bed · +2.3%/yr27Newcastle upon TyneNewcastle University · Northumbria University£1,207£1,826 4-bed · +9.8%/yr28SouthamptonSouthampton Solent University · University of Southampton£1,255£1,887 4-bed · +3.1%/yr29CanterburyCanterbury Christ Church University · University for the Creative Arts · University of Kent£1,281£1,904 4-bed · +5.7%/yr30ExeterUniversity of Exeter£1,320£1,922 4-bed · +1.3%/yr31ManchesterManchester Metropolitan University · University of Manchester£1,365£2,005 4-bed · +3.8%/yr32PortsmouthUniversity of Portsmouth£1,367£1,960 4-bed · +2.2%/yr33Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleBournemouth University · Health Sciences University£1,399£2,081 4-bed · +3%/yr34WinchesterUniversity of Winchester£1,505£2,245 4-bed · +3.8%/yr35ReadingUniversity of Reading£1,573£2,352 4-bed · +1.9%/yr36GuildfordUniversity of Surrey£1,728£2,517 4-bed · +5.4%/yr37CambridgeAnglia Ruskin University · University of Cambridge£1,806£2,659 4-bed · +1.9%/yr38Brighton and HoveUniversity of Brighton · University of Sussex£1,809£2,480 4-bed · -1.1%/yr39Bristol, City ofUniversity of Bristol · University of the West of England£1,880£2,542 4-bed · +6.5%/yr40Bath and North East SomersetBath Spa University · University of Bath£1,881£2,531 4-bed · +7.4%/yr41OxfordOxford Brookes University · University of Oxford£1,966£2,863 4-bed · +4.8%/yr
ONS Price Index of Private Rents, whole-market averages for each district. Student streets usually price above the district figure; use the free checker for a specific address.
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