Invest in student accommodation
Rooms and studios let to students near universities, either in purpose-built blocks or converted houses.
How fractional ownership works in student accommodation
Instead of buying a whole property, you buy shares in the company that owns it. That makes student accommodation accessible with a smaller amount and lets you spread money across several buildings. You receive a share of the net income and any change in value, in proportion to your holding.
What to know about this sector
- Demand tied to university intakes, which vary year to year
- Academic-year tenancies with summer void or holiday-let use
- Location within walking distance of campus matters most
- Planning rules on houses in multiple occupation vary by council
Where we follow student accommodation
These are the places in our location guides where student accommodation is one of the property types we track.
- Manchester North West
- Salford North West
- Liverpool North West
- Preston North West
- Lancaster North West
- Chester North West
- Leeds Yorkshire and the Humber
- Sheffield Yorkshire and the Humber
- Bradford Yorkshire and the Humber
- York Yorkshire and the Humber
- Hull Yorkshire and the Humber
- Huddersfield Yorkshire and the Humber
- Newcastle upon Tyne North East
- Durham North East
- Middlesbrough North East
- Birmingham West Midlands
- Coventry West Midlands
- Wolverhampton West Midlands
- Stoke-on-Trent West Midlands
- Worcester West Midlands
- Nottingham East Midlands
- Leicester East Midlands
- Derby East Midlands
- Northampton East Midlands
- Lincoln East Midlands
- Cambridge East of England
- Norwich East of England
- Colchester East of England
- Chelmsford East of England
- Brighton South East
- Southampton South East
- Portsmouth South East
- Reading South East
- Oxford South East
- Canterbury South East
- Guildford South East
- Bristol South West
- Bath South West
- Exeter South West
- Plymouth South West
- Bournemouth South West
- Cardiff Wales
- Swansea Wales
- Wrexham Wales
- Edinburgh Scotland
- Glasgow Scotland
- Aberdeen Scotland
- Dundee Scotland
- Stirling Scotland
- Belfast Northern Ireland
- Derry~Londonderry Northern Ireland
Risks
As with any property investment, values and income can fall and your money may be tied up for years. Read the risks of fractional property investment.
Questions about student accommodation
What drives student accommodation demand?
University intake numbers, the location of the property relative to campus and the supply of other student housing.