Student accommodation in Wavertree, Liverpool

Wavertree is a great place to live, with convenient transport links, buzzy hospitality venues, and plenty of green spaces to explore. The area is particularly popular among its student residents.

Wavertree attracts a large student population every year, thanks to its proximity to the University of Liverpool’s halls of residence. Wavertree student houses also tend to be amongst the cheapest in Liverpool, which adds to its appeal as a student area.

Wavertree is a great area to live in Liverpool, with lots of restaurants, pubs, and shops to explore. It also has a wide selection of Wavertree student houses.

Due to the large student community living on Smithdown Road and in the surrounding area of Wavertree, residents generally report feeling safe living in Wavertree student houses.

Wavertree is located in the south of Liverpool. It borders areas including Childwall, Edge Hill, Fairfield, Mossley Hill, Old Swan, and Toxteth.

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 Wavertree, Smithdown Road, Liverpool city centre, Edge Hill, the Georgian Quarter, and Kensington.

Many student houses in Wavertree 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 Wavertree 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 Wavertree 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.