Student accommodation in Preston City Centre, Preston

As student houses in Preston city centre are just a few minutes walk away from The University of Central Lancashire, lots of students choose to live in the area.

Preston city centre is a great place to live with lots of shops, restaurants, pubs, and entertainment venues to enjoy. As the nightlife is so buzzy and the university is in such close proximity, Preston city centre student houses are usually in high demand.

Like many other busy city centres, Preston city centre does experience some crime. However, as long as you take sensible precautions like properly securing your property when you leave and walking with friends at night, you should feel perfectly safe living in student accommodation in Preston city centre.

Preston city centre is less than a kilometre away from Preston train station. You can walk to the train station from student houses in Preston city centre in just fifteen minutes.

The University of Central Lancashire has eight halls of residence, six of which are on the Preston campus. Typically, students will live in halls for their first year before moving into private student houses in Preston city centre and the surrounding areas for the rest of their time at university.

Typically, students in Preston tend to live in student accommodation in Preston city centre and Plungington.

Many student houses in Preston 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 Preston 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 Preston 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 Preston.