Information for singles

Study Bedrooms

This type of accommodation includes rooms in houses shared by a number of tenants and rooms in a house with a resident landlord/lady.

Remember that you need to decide before you take the room, with a resident landlord in particular whether the person/people you are going to live with will be sympathetic to your lifestyle (and you to theirs!). However, many people find this an excellent way to live and make contacts outside the University. A huge range of people rent a room, and there are lots of options open if you go down this route.

Single Flats

We have a few landlords who ask us to advertise studio flats and small flats for single people but we do not have many of these and they can be relatively expensive.

Rental levels

The average rents are as follows for:

  • a room in a shared house: £450- £600 per calendar month plus a share of bills and council tax

  • study bedroom: in a Shared House: £500-£650 per calendar month plus share of bills and council tax. With a Resident Landlord: £450 - £550 per calendar month usually inclusive of the bills

  •  flats: £750 - £1200 per month plus bills and council tax

Full-time students can apply for council tax exemptions.

Note that the more central the accommodation is the more expensive it is and rents do vary from the average figures set out above depending on the standard of the accommodation and the location.

Short lets tend to be more expensive than long lets. The rent for a short let normally includes the bills (except the telephone) and Council Tax.