Student accommodation in St Dunstan's, Canterbury

As student houses in St Dunstan’s are within walking distance of both the University of Kent and Canterbury Christ Church University, the area is very popular with students.

St Dunstan’s is an area slightly to the northeast of Canterbury city centre.

You should feel secure living in student accommodation in St Dunstan’s as the area is generally considered to be safe.

St Dunstan’s is a great place to live, with a convenient location, efficient transport links, and lots of pubs and restaurants to enjoy. As a result, student houses in St Dunstan’s are in high demand every year.

The University of Kent provides over 5,000 rooms on its Canterbury campus, as well as over 1,000 rooms at Pier Quay near its Medway campus. Typically students will live in these halls in their first year, before moving into private student accommodation in St Dunstan’s and the surrounding areas for the rest of their time at university.

As there are two universities in Canterbury, students tend to live all over the city. Generally, they will live in student houses in St Dunstan’s, Northgate, Hales Place, Canterbury city centre, Barton, and Wincheap.

Many student houses in St Dunstan’s 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 St Dunstan’s 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 St Dunstan’s 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 Canterbury.