Are there any affordable and reliable ways to stay in London?

How much is the rent in the UK a month to study in the UK?

Hello, depending on the individual's financial situation and lifestyle, there will be a lot of variation. In general, consumption is lower in Scotland than in England, with London being the highest.

If you live in a remote or rural place, your accommodation expenses may be lower, but if it is a big city like London, the accommodation fee is very expensive, and the rent in the UK is more special, which is settled according to the week, which is different from the monthly settlement method in China: the correct calculation method is (weekly rent) x 52 (weeks in a year) 12 (number of months in a year).

The average monthly rent for students in London is as high as , the highest in the UK, surpassing the national average of 448 by almost 140. The average monthly rent in remote areas such as Belfast and Cardiff is more than £100 below the national level.

There are generally three types of accommodation for studying in the UK: student dormitory, off-campus rental, and student apartment, and student apartments are cost-effective and reassuring. We recommend The Project at Hoxton student apartments, which are designed by students, psychologists, and professional architects, to better meet the needs of students in terms of living experience.

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Studying in the UK starts with accommodation. In a foreign country, the safety of accommodation, the reasonableness of **, is worth considering. The three main forms of accommodation in the UK international student community are:

Home stay

School dormitories. Rent your own house.

PwC Education will answer three accommodation options for you in detail:

Type 1: Student dormitory | student accommodation

School dormitories are generally divided into two types: catered and will provide breakfast and evening meals, and self-catered is generally divided into three sub-types: studio (with own bathroom, own kitchen), en-suite (with own bathroom, common kitchen), standard (public toilet, public kitchen).

Homestay | home stay

Host families can apply through the school or find them on your own, and if you want to go through the school, you can consult the school's international office for information. If you're staying with a host family through a referral or a friend, you may be able to find a relatively inexpensive option.

The biggest advantage of Home Stay is that you can integrate into the local life in the UK more quickly and have a deeper understanding of the local culture. Spend most of your time with your family, learn how they celebrate Christmas, spend Easter, what cultural practices they have, and what hobbies they have in their daily lives. At the same time, most of the time you have to force yourself to communicate with family members, and under the influence of time, you can improve your spoken English more quickly.

The downside lies in the differences in food culture. Since the host family needs to provide breakfast and dinner, the lunch needs to be taken care of by themselves.

Self-rented house | house renting

For many students who do not want to live in a student apartment or homestay, or who want to save on the cost of renting a house, they will choose to rent a house by themselves.

Generally speaking, in the second year in the UK, most of the students have found friends who want to live together, and want to try the feeling of living with friends, which is also a little more free and warm. However, there is a certain risk in renting a house by yourself, and if you find an intermediary, you will have to charge an intermediary fee, which is relatively troublesome.

There are many rentals in the UK**, but it is recommended that for the sake of safety, it is more reliable to use a formal agent. If you look for it on the ** that private people post their own rental advertisements, you have to think about it.

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Accommodation options. The types of student accommodation available during student life in the UK can be broadly divided into the following types, but student accommodation varies from university to university, so it's best to check the university you're applying to for details**.

University dormitory (hallofresidence): This is the most common type of accommodation in British universities, some dormitories include breakfast and dinner during the semester, some do not eat, the dormitory is divided into single or double rooms, and the dormitory students share the kitchen, dining room and sanitary equipment, as well as TV rooms or saloon common facilities.

The Guide to Studying in the UK mentions that there are more residents in this type of dormitory, and there are more and more social opportunities, and some university dormitories may have suites with sanitary facilities, and the number of people in each dormitory is also different, so you should inquire carefully before making a decision.

Studenthouses: These are relatively small dormitories, mostly small buildings, usually two to four floors, each floor divided into two or three apartments, each apartment has several rooms, and shares a kitchen, living room and sanitary facilities.

This kind of dormitory feels more family-like, but the quality of living depends on the classmates in the same apartment.

Some universities allow second-year UK students to apply for this type of student accommodation in pairs, so you have the opportunity to apply for a student accommodation with three or five acquaintances, which will solve a lot of problems.

Privatelet: If you choose not to live in the housing provided by the school, you must rent from a private person, including a homestay for a short period of time.

Some universities provide a list of private rental houses, students can follow the list provided to ask **, it is best to go to the site to see the property in a group, feel the environment, consider safety issues and transportation convenience.

Some private rentals are rented with several classmates, while others are student housing invested by developers.

In recent years, there have been many student housing provided by private developers in major cities in the UK, which is more luxurious and comfortable than university dormitories, and even has hotel-like accommodation facilities, and of course more expensive.

Lodging**. Student housing rents in London are some** per year.

The house in London is really expensive, but I recommend the student apartment, I live in the student apartment now, it is very close to the school, in fact, you will recommend it to you in the first year of studying abroad, I have friends who rent their own houses and the price is about the same as mine, but there are many more things than me, such as their water and electricity bills are not included, and it will take a month to get the network. If you meet a bad neighbor, you can't do anything. If it's a student apartment, she will help you get the water and electricity network right, and there are security guards in front, so it's very safe, you can go directly to them if you encounter a problem, help you repair something or something, if you rent a house, it's very troublesome to find someone to repair it, you have to make an appointment, and it will be delayed, sometimes the appointment time can not be changed and may delay classes, of course, the student apartment also has bad places, it depends on what kind of photo you take, I recommend student apartments.

If you have the ability to find a house, the conditions at home are not very good, or rent a house by yourself If you are a local tyrant, of course, you still choose an apartment for international students, after all, this is safer and the conditions are better.

Student accommodation is better, London housing prices are really expensive, and electricity and gas are not cheap now. If it is not very far from the school, plus the cost of travel is also appropriate.