As much as 75% of all purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) at the nation’s top universities has already been taken for the next academic year, according to research by Stripe Property Group, with the private rented sector needed to fill the void.
The company analysed demand for PBSA rental stock within the postcodes of the top 50 UK universities to reveal which were most in-demand and where prospective first year students face the toughest challenge in securing accommodation.
The results show that the University of York is the most in demand university within the UK when it comes to student rental accommodation – currently, across the YO10 postcode, no less than 75% of all PBSA rental stock listed on the market has already been snapped up by students.