Student accommodation in Plymouth City Centre, Plymouth

As the area is so close to the University of Plymouth and Arts University Plymouth, student houses in Plymouth city centre are extremely popular every year.

Plymouth train station is less than half a kilometre away from the city centre. You can walk there in about five minutes from student accommodation in Plymouth city centre.

You should feel secure living in student accommodation in Plymouth city centre as the area has been recognised as one of the safest places in the UK for a night out. While there is some crime, as with all other busy city centres, you should be perfectly safe as long as you take sensible precautions.

Plymouth city centre is a vibrant and buzzy place to live with lots of shops, restaurants, bars, and pubs to enjoy as well as an extensive nightlife scene. As a result, student houses in Plymouth city centre are in high demand every year.

The University of Plymouth has six halls of residence close to the main campus and the city centre. Typically, students will live in these halls in their first year before moving into private student accommodation in Plymouth city centre and the surrounding areas for the rest of their time at university.

As there are quite a few universities in Plymouth, there isn’t just one area where students live. Instead, students tend to live all across the city. Most commonly, they will live in student houses in Plymouth city centre, North Hill, Mutley, Lipson, St Judes, and Stoke.

Many student houses in Plymouth city centre are now advertised with bills included in the price. Where this is the case, your rental price could include electricity, gas, internet, TV licence and water bills and this is clearly stated on the listing. Properties without bills included are also available, giving you the flexibility to choose your own energy and water suppliers and internet service provider.

It is normal for property managers to require you to pay a security deposit at the time of booking or before you move in. Where a deposit is required and you are signing a tenancy agreement, your property manager must protect your deposit in a legally recognised tenancy deposit scheme. As long as you look after the property and have no deductions for damage or unpaid rent, your deposit will be returned to you after your tenancy agreement ends. Whilst tenancy deposits are legally capped at five weeks' rent per person, it is more common for student deposits to be in the lower £100-250 range.

The majority of student accommodation in Plymouth city centre can be rented for fixed contract lengths. For purpose built student accommodation, 43 and 51-week fixed-term contracts are the most common. For shared houses, 52-week contracts are the most common and generally start in July to September.

Short-term student rentals in Plymouth city centre are becoming more popular every year. As a result, property managers are increasingly offering shorter tenancy lengths, whether for the summer period or for individual semesters and terms. This is more common in the purpose-built student accommodation sector than in shared student rental houses across Plymouth.