Student accommodation in Belfast City Centre, Belfast

As Belfast city centre student houses are within walking distance of both Ulster University and Queen’s University Belfast, the area is very popular with students.

Like other busy city centres, Belfast city centre does experience some crime. However, as long as you take sensible precautions like walking with friends at night and locking doors and windows when you leave your property, you should feel safe living in student houses in Belfast city centre.

Belfast city centre is a great place to live with a convenient location, lots of culture, and a buzzing nightlife. As a result, student accommodation in Belfast city centre is in high demand.

Belfast city centre is just over four kilometres away from Belfast City Airport. You can drive there in less than fifteen minutes.

Ulster University has accommodation on each of its three campuses. In Belfast, they have three halls of residence. Typically, students will live in these halls in their first year before moving into private student houses in Belfast city centre and the surrounding areas for the rest of their time at university.

As there are four universities in Belfast, there isn’t one specific area where students live. Typically, they will live in student accommodation in Belfast city centre, the Holylands, Queen’s Quarter, and Stranmillis.

Many student houses in Belfast city centre are now advertised with bills included in the price. Where this is the case, your rental price could include electricity, gas, internet, TV licence and water bills and this is clearly stated on the listing. Properties without bills included are also available, giving you the flexibility to choose your own energy and water suppliers and internet service provider.

It is normal for property managers to require you to pay a security deposit at the time of booking or before you move in. Where a deposit is required and you are signing a tenancy agreement, your property manager must protect your deposit in a legally recognised tenancy deposit scheme. As long as you look after the property and have no deductions for damage or unpaid rent, your deposit will be returned to you after your tenancy agreement ends. Whilst tenancy deposits are legally capped at five weeks' rent per person, it is more common for student deposits to be in the lower £100-250 range.

The majority of student accommodation in Belfast city centre can be rented for fixed contract lengths. For purpose built student accommodation, 43 and 51-week fixed-term contracts are the most common. For shared houses, 52-week contracts are the most common and generally start in July to September.

Short-term student rentals in Belfast city centre are becoming more popular every year. As a result, property managers are increasingly offering shorter tenancy lengths, whether for the summer period or for individual semesters and terms. This is more common in the purpose-built student accommodation sector than in shared student rental houses across Belfast.