Student accommodation in Kensington, Liverpool

While Liverpool is considered a generally safe place to live, Kensington does have slightly higher crime rate. However, as with all areas, if you take precautions like locking doors and windows and not walking alone at night, you shouldn’t encounter any problems.

Kensington is an area of Liverpool located directly to the east of the city centre. It borders Everton, Fairfield and Edge Hill.

Kensington is a good place to live, with lots of restaurants, pubs and cafes, as well as convenient transport links into other areas of Liverpool.

Due to the proximity to the University of Liverpool and Liverpool John Moores University, and the wide selection of student houses Kensington, Liverpool has to offer, the area is very popular among students. Kensington offers some of the cheapest student accommodation the city has to offer.

With five universities in the city, Liverpool has a lot of student areas to choose from. Students tend to choose to live in student houses in Kensington, Liverpool city centre, Edge Hill, the Georgian Quarter, Smithdown Road and Wavertree.

Liverpool is an affordable city for students to live in, with student homes starting at as little as £60 per person, per week and lots of student discounts available at local hospitality venues. Kensington student houses tend to be among some of the cheapest in Liverpool.

Many Kensington Liverpool student houses 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 Kensington 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 Kensington 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 Liverpool.