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Greater London student housing:73 sites, 14,204 beds operating.
As of 20 October 2026, Real Assets tracks 73 student housing sites in Greater London, 18% of the 398 tracked in the United Kingdom. Beds: 14,204 beds operating, 1,461 beds planned or under construction (reported for 38 of 73 sites). Most sites: iQ Student Accommodation (21), Unite Students (19), Greystar (10).
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Regions compared
- Greater London73
- North West54
- Scotland52
- Yorkshire and the Humber49
- East Midlands34
- South West34
- West Midlands29
- North East28
- South East18
- Wales14
- Northern Ireland6
- East of England3
- Belfast1
- Cambridge1
- Exeter1
How this data is built
Real Assets reads company pages, filings, news and listings, and records figures with a link to the page that published them.
Counts are sites Real Assets has recorded, not a full census, and grow as coverage grows. Sites are listed with the operator as published (the owner for industrial parks). Data updated 20 October 2026.
Questions
How many student housing sites are in Greater London?
73 as of 20 October 2026, 18% of the 398 tracked in the United Kingdom. This is what we have recorded, not a full census.
Who has the most student housing sites in Greater London?
By sites tracked: iQ Student Accommodation (21), Unite Students (19), Greystar (10).
How much beds is there in Greater London?
Beds: 14,204 beds operating, 1,461 beds planned or under construction (reported for 38 of 73 sites).
How does Greater London compare with other regions?
Greater London ranks number 1 of the 15 largest regions by sites tracked. The largest is Greater London with 73.
Where does the data come from?
Figures link to the page that published them. Publishers behind Real Assets data include Public Storage, Americold, Unite Students, Inside Self-Storage, Baxtel.
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