Best universities for accommodation 2025

Discover the top universities with A+ accommodation! Find those with the highest-rated facilities for a cosy and clean uni life.

UK university accommodation rankings

You're accommodation is you're new home away from home, so let's make sure it has everything you need! Whether it's student halls or off-site accommodation, students have rated their university accommodation to give you a taste of what it's like.

Top universities for accommodation 2025

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UNIVERSITY 2025 OVERALL
SCORE
RECC
Edge Hill UniView All Courses

1st

0
4.20 4.40 100%
Newcastle UniView All Courses

2nd

2
4.21 4.34 98%
Uni of LiverpoolView All Courses

3rd

5
4.29 4.19 100%
Middlesex UniView All Courses

4th

45
4.26 4.17 98%
Uni of LeicesterView All Courses

5th

20
4.13 4.15 92%
Nottingham TrentView All Courses

6th

12
4.36 4.15 99%
Liverpool JMView All Courses

7th

14
4.30 4.10 99%
Open UniView All Courses

8th

92
4.02 4.09 100%
Uni of ExeterView All Courses

9th

-2
4.08 4.06 100%
Uni of LincolnView All Courses

10th

13
3.99 4.05 95%
De MontfortView All Courses

11th

9
4.00 4.04 92%
Uni of LeedsView All Courses

12th

2
4.09 4.00 96%
Royal HollowayView All Courses

13th

16
3.71 4.00 100%
Ulster UniView All Courses

14th

26
3.91 3.98 100%
Bath Spa UniView All Courses

15th

7
3.58 3.96 100%
Uni of DerbyView All Courses

16th

36
4.08 3.96 98%
Uni of ChesterView All Courses

17th

21
4.10 3.96 97%
Bournemouth UniView All Courses

18th

-1
4.14 3.96 100%
Uni of BirminghamView All Courses

19th

0
4.08 3.95 99%
Uni of SurreyView All Courses

20th

-15
4.07 3.95 99%
Keele UniView All Courses

21st

57
4.07 3.92 97%
Uni of BrightonView All Courses

22nd

74
3.78 3.92 96%
Loughborough UniView All Courses

23rd

-20
4.08 3.91 98%
Uni of SheffieldView All Courses

24th

-18
3.96 3.90 99%
The Uni of SalfordView All Courses

25th

30
4.07 3.89 95%
RavensbourneView All Courses

26th

149
4.05 3.86 94%
Swansea UniView All Courses

27th

-15
3.96 3.84 100%
Uni of YorkView All Courses

28th

17
4.00 3.83 100%
Bangor UniView All Courses

29th

-13
3.67 3.83 100%
Sheffield Hallam UniView All Courses

30th

-2
3.96 3.82 99%
Uni of NottinghamView All Courses

31st

-1
4.19 3.82 99%
Aston UniView All Courses

32nd

19
3.96 3.76 98%
Leeds Beckett UniView All Courses

33rd

3
3.98 3.76 100%
Uni of WorcesterView All Courses

34th

45
4.02 3.75 100%
Lancaster UniView All Courses

35th

-1
3.65 3.75 94%
Cardiff Met UniView All Courses

36th

22
3.89 3.74 100%
Manchester Met UniView All Courses

37th

31
4.11 3.71 99%
Uni of HuddersfieldView All Courses

38th

16
3.72 3.69 92%
Queen's UniView All Courses

39th

4
3.68 3.68 96%
Uni of HullView All Courses

40th

-9
3.83 3.67 100%
Uni of WarwickView All Courses

41st

-6
3.81 3.66 98%
Uni of WinchesterView All Courses

42nd

-16
3.86 3.66 97%
UEAView All Courses

43rd

30
3.97 3.66 98%
Falmouth UniView All Courses

44th

18
3.91 3.65 100%
Uni of PortsmouthView All Courses

45th

-6
3.86 3.65 98%
Anglia Ruskin UniView All Courses

46th

-35
3.89 3.63 97%
Oxford BrookesView All Courses

47th

9
3.96 3.63 100%
Uni of ChichesterView All Courses

48th

37
3.82 3.62 100%
Uni of CambridgeView All Courses

49th

-40
3.86 3.60 100%
UWE, BristolView All Courses

50th

27
3.90 3.59 96%
Northumbria UniView All Courses

51st

-27
4.00 3.59 98%
Cardiff UniView All Courses

52nd

13
4.07 3.58 97%
Uni of SussexView All Courses

53rd

-6
3.78 3.57 98%
Uni of BristolView All Courses

54th

-21
3.74 3.56 97%
Uni of PlymouthView All Courses

55th

-28
3.86 3.56 100%
Edinburgh NapierView All Courses

56th

53
3.79 3.55 94%
Uni of ReadingView All Courses

57th

-47
3.83 3.52 97%
Kingston UniView All Courses

58th

43
3.66 3.51 87%
Bishop Grosseteste UniView All Courses

59th

66
3.59 3.50 89%
Canterbury UniView All Courses

60th

28
3.64 3.47 94%
UCLanView All Courses

61st

-13
3.44 3.46 94%
Uni of West ScotlandView All Courses

62nd

71
3.66 3.45 91%
Arts BournemouthView All Courses

63rd

-17
3.40 3.45 83%
Uni College BirminghamView All Courses

64th

-4
3.35 3.43 100%
Uni of BedfordshireView All Courses

65th

-4
3.16 3.43 88%
Birmingham City UniView All Courses

66th

0
3.84 3.43 91%
Queen Mary, UOLView All Courses

67th

-3
3.76 3.41 100%
Aberystwyth UniView All Courses

68th

-66
3.17 3.41 96%
Uni of BathView All Courses

69th

-25
3.65 3.41 96%
Imperial CollegeView All Courses

70th

4
3.46 3.40 100%
Uni of GreenwichView All Courses

71st

5
3.68 3.39 94%
Uni of CumbriaView All Courses

72nd

15
3.42 3.38 100%
Uni of ManchesterView All Courses

73rd

54
3.99 3.38 97%
Glasgow CaledonianView All Courses

74th

18
3.46 3.37 100%
UCLView All Courses

75th

-16
3.85 3.34 96%
Uni of WolverhamptonView All Courses

76th

31
3.75 3.33 96%
Goldsmiths, UOLView All Courses

77th

42
3.27 3.30 100%
BedfordView All Courses

78th

43
3.12 3.29 100%
St Georges, UOLView All Courses

79th

44
3.38 3.29 100%
Uni of East LondonView All Courses

80th

46
3.39 3.28 100%
Coventry UniView All Courses

81st

3
3.40 3.27 100%
Uni of WestminsterView All Courses

82nd

-10
3.73 3.26 100%
AUPView All Courses

83rd

54
3.23 3.24 100%
Uni of EdinburghView All Courses

84th

-1
3.58 3.23 100%
Uni of GlasgowView All Courses

85th

4
3.83 3.22 100%
USWView All Courses

86th

17
3.58 3.21 95%
Uni of OxfordView All Courses

87th

-50
3.17 3.21 100%
Uni of StrathclydeView All Courses

88th

-7
3.74 3.21 100%
Royal Agricultural UniversityView All Courses

89th

60
3.14 3.20 100%
City, UOLView All Courses

90th

24
3.62 3.19 92%
Uni of West LondonView All Courses

91st

0
3.21 3.12 100%
UCFBView All Courses

92nd

80
3.09 3.09 100%
Exeter CollegeView All Courses

93rd

80
3.22 3.09 100%
UWTSDView All Courses

94th

80
2.94 3.09 67%
Uni of GloucestershireView All Courses

95th

-80
3.58 3.08 100%
Abertay UniView All Courses

96th

-16
3.32 3.06 100%
Uni of KentView All Courses

97th

-65
3.35 3.03 97%
Uni of EssexView All Courses

98th

-23
3.15 3.03 95%
Brunel Uni LondonView All Courses

99th

-1
3.36 3.02 92%
Durham UniView All Courses

100th

-43
3.48 3.01 93%

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