Student accommodation in Oxford City Centre, Oxford

As Oxford city centre student accommodation is within walking distance of the University of Oxford and many colleges, the area is extremely popular with students.

Oxford city centre does experience some crime, like all busy city centres. However, if you take sensible precautions, you should feel completely secure living in student housing in Oxford city centre.

While Oxford is known as a ‘cycling city’, Oxford city centre is small enough to explore comfortably on foot.

Oxford city centre is a great place to live with stunning architecture, lots of open green spaces, cultural variety, and plenty of pubs and restaurants to enjoy. As a result, student houses in Oxford city centre are in high demand every year.

Oxford city centre is home to the University of Oxford, meaning there are lots of college buildings and libraries in the area. It also has two theatres, several nightclubs, shopping centres and independent shops, and lots of bars, pubs, cafes and restaurants.

As there are two universities in the city, students live in lots of different areas in Oxford. Overall, students tend to live in student houses in Oxford city centre, Jericho, Cowley, and Headington.

Many student houses in Oxford 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 Oxford 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 Oxford 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 Oxford.