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United Kingdom student housing:398 sites, 104,209 beds.

As of 20 October 2026, Real Assets tracks 398 United Kingdom student housing sites, 398 of them placed on a map. Beds are reported for 291 of 398 sites, adding up to 104,209 beds. Greater London has the most sites (73, 18% of those tracked).

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Student housingUnited Kingdom
398

sites recorded · 316 sourced figures · 31 deals

  • Unite Students
  • iQ Student Accommodation
  • Student Roost

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398sites tracked
398placed on a map
316sourced figures
104,209 bedsbeds reported

Where the sites are, and who runs them

Greater London leads with 73 sites, and Unite Students runs the most (90). Top rankings are shown below; unlock the workspace for the full site-by-site table.

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Real Assets reads company pages, filings, news and listings, and records figures with a link to the page that published them.

398 of 398 student housing sites here have a source link; the rest are listed without one until we find it. Counts are sites we have recorded, not a full census, so they grow as coverage grows. Data updated 20 October 2026.

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How many United Kingdom student housing sites does Real Assets track?

398 sites as of 20 October 2026, with 398 placed on a map and 316 sourced figures and 31 recorded deals. This is what we have recorded, not a full census of the market.

Which region has the most student housing sites?

Greater London, with 73 of the 398 sites tracked (18%).

Who are the biggest student housing operators by number of sites?

By sites tracked: Unite Students (90), iQ Student Accommodation (62), Student Roost (48).

How much beds do these sites hold?

Beds are reported for 291 of 398 sites. Total reported: 104,209 beds.

Where does the data come from?

Figures link to the page that published them; 398 of 398 sites here carry a source link. Publishers behind Real Assets data include Public Storage, Americold, Unite Students, Inside Self-Storage, Baxtel.

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