The United Kingdom is among the top 5 study abroad countries and its capital London is the number one study destination in the world. Besides, the UK has a huge experience of hosting international students because for more than a century, plenty of students have been visiting here to get higher education. In the QS World University Rankings 2025, three universities in the UK have been ranked among the top 5 universities in the world. These three Universities include Imperial College London (#2), the University of Oxford (#3), and the University of Cambridge (#5).
When international students enroll in the UK, their major requirement remains accommodation. There is no shortage of perfect accommodation for students in the UK. Here, you will read easy steps to find ideal accommodation in the UK.
Step 1: Visit the Website of an Online Student Accommodation Service Platform
Today, if you cannot go to the UK in advance to look for accommodation, you have no need to worry. You can do this with the help of online procedures. In fact, most students use this procedure today, which also saves a lot of expenses to make an extra visit to the UK.
You need to visit the website of an online student accommodation service platform to search for accommodation in the UK. A popular name in this regard is “University Living”, which provides its services through its website (Universityliving.com) and mobile app. We can take Universityliving.com as standard while talking about the process.
When you visit the website, you find a search box, names of some major cities, and some more things on the homepage. You can enter the city’s name to find the list of accommodations available in that city or if your desired city is mentioned on the homepage, you can directly click on that. For example, if you have to find student housing in London, you can either enter “London” in the search box or click “London” mentioned on the page. You can also enter a university’s name in the search box to get the list sorted according to the nearby location of that university.
Step 2: Set Your Budget
After seeing the list, you get an idea about the prices of accommodations available in the UK city where you need a place to stay. According to that, set your budget. On the website, you can also find an option to sort the list according to prices from low to high or high to low. To get more estimates, you can visit the pages of some of the accommodations by clicking their names or images.
Step 3: Set Your Preferences
You can also get an idea about the amenities available in the accommodation properties. You can set your preferences about the amenities also. Some of the amenities that you can find in UK accommodations today are study desks and chairs, study rooms, Wi-Fi, gyms, cinemas, games rooms, yoga rooms, swimming pools, and more. You can also set preferences about the location of the accommodation.
Step 4: Filter the List According to Your Budget and Preferences
On websites like Universityliving.com, you find an option to filter the list according to price ranges, amenities, and some other details. To make your work easy, filter the list according to budget and preferences.
Step 5: Check Which Properties Within Your Budget Have Your Preferred Amenities and Are in Your Preferred Location
You can check which properties within your budget have your preferred amenities. You can click the names of properties whose details you want to see and the details like prices and amenities. You can see the lowest price even before clicking the property’s name/image in the list. However, different accommodation properties have multiple housing options and to know about all prices you need to visit the dedicated page of the property.
You can also check the location according to your preference. On Universityliving.com, you can also know about the distance between a property and a university/college. So, if you want to book accommodation near your university or college, you can check that.
Step 6: Compare the Accommodation Properties via the Online Option
This option may not be available on every accommodation service platform website but on Universityliving.com, you find this option. Here, you can compare some aspects of multiple properties on a single webpage like prices, amenities, distances from universities, etc. But, there are two restrictions one of which is that you can compare four properties in one go. You need to repeat the process for comparing the other four properties. The second restriction is that you can compare the properties of one city with other properties of that city only and not the other cities.
Step 7: Book the Accommodation
After selecting the accommodation of your choice, you can book it directly through the website.