Student accommodation in Swansea City Centre, Swansea

As the area is home to the University of Wales Trinity St David, Swansea city centre student accommodation is very popular with students.

There’s lots in Swansea city centre, including museums, cinemas, theatres, and live music venues. There are also lots of shops, pubs, restaurants, and bars.

Swansea city centre is a great place to live, with a buzzing nightlife and lots of cultural attractions. As it has a convenient location and efficient transport links, student houses in Swansea city centre are in high demand every year.

As with any other busy city centre, there is some crime in Swansea city centre. However, as long as you take sensible precautions you should feel perfectly safe living in student accommodation in Swansea city centre.

For students studying in Swansea, the University of Wales Trinity St David has relationships with local PBSA providers who can help you find accommodation. Typically, students will live in some kind of PBSA or halls in their first year, before moving into private student accommodation in Swansea city centre and the surrounding areas.

As there are two universities in the city, students live in lots of different areas across Swansea. Generally, however, students will live in student houses in Swansea city centre, Sandfields, Mount Pleasant, Brynmill, Swansea Marina, and Uplands.

Many student houses in Swansea 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 Swansea 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 Swansea 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 Swansea.