Student accommodation in Birmingham City Centre, Birmingham

Thanks to the wealth of student accommodation Birmingham city centre has to offer, as well as its close proximity to Birmingham City University and University College Birmingham, the area is extremely popular with students.

Birmingham city centre is a great place to live. There are extremely convenient transport links and lots of shops, restaurants, pubs, and bars to explore close to student accommodation in Birmingham city centre.

You should feel secure living in Birmingham city centre student accommodation. Current and former residents report feeling safe in the area.

Birmingham city centre is the area within the Middle Ring Road.

First-year students at University College Birmingham are guaranteed a place in the Maltings, the university’s halls of residence. Typically, students will live here in their first year and then will move into independent student housing in Birmingham city centre and the surrounding areas for their second and third years.

Birmingham City University has ten halls of residence in Birmingham. Students will generally live in one of these halls in their first year before moving into student houses in Birmingham city centre and the surrounding areas for their second and third years.

Many student houses in Birmingham 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 Birmingham 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 Birmingham 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 Birmingham.