United Kingdom student housing by region:ranked by sites tracked.

As of 20 October 2026, Greater London has the most student housing sites tracked in the United Kingdom (73, 18% of 398), then North West (54) and Scotland (52). Ranked by sites tracked, not by beds.

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Ranked by sites tracked, not by beds. A site counts once, under the name its source gives. Another ranking may use capacity or area and order the same names differently.
Operating is a site that is open. Planned is a site that is not open yet: announced, planned or under construction. The two are shown in separate columns and are never added together.
Counts are sites recorded, not a census of the student housing market in the United Kingdom, and they grow as coverage grows. Beds is reported for only some sites, so a blank means not reported, not zero.

The 15 regions with the most student housing sites tracked in the United Kingdom. Data updated 20 October 2026.
Rank	Region	Sites tracked	Share of sites tracked	Beds operating	Beds planned	Sites with a figure
1	Greater London	73	18%	14,204 beds	1,461 beds	38 of 73
2	North West	54	14%	13,793 beds	not reported	38 of 54
3	Scotland	52	13%	13,022 beds	not reported	42 of 52
4	Yorkshire and the Humber	49	12%	13,764 beds	not reported	38 of 49
5	East Midlands	34	9%	8,409 beds	not reported	24 of 34
6	South West	34	9%	7,199 beds	not reported	30 of 34
7	West Midlands	29	7%	8,714 beds	not reported	20 of 29
8	North East	28	7%	8,267 beds	not reported	24 of 28
9	South East	18	5%	6,562 beds	not reported	17 of 18
10	Wales	14	4%	5,076 beds	not reported	11 of 14
11	Northern Ireland	6	2%	2,678 beds	not reported	6 of 6
12	East of England	3	1%	835 beds	not reported	3 of 3
13	Belfast	1	0%	not reported	not reported	not reported
14	Cambridge	1	0%	not reported	not reported	not reported
15	Exeter	1	0%	not reported	not reported	not reported

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Counts are sites Real Assets has recorded, not a full census, and grow as coverage grows. Sites are listed with the operator as published (the owner for industrial parks). Data updated 20 October 2026.

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Questions

How are United Kingdom student housing regions ranked?

By sites tracked: the number of student housing sites Real Assets has recorded in each region. It is not a ranking by beds. Operating is a site that is open. Planned is a site that is not open yet: announced, planned or under construction. They are shown in separate columns and never added together.

Does this list cover every region in the United Kingdom?

No. It shows the 15 regions with the most sites tracked. Counts are sites Real Assets has recorded, not a census of the student housing market in the United Kingdom. Beds is reported for some sites only: the last column says for how many, and a blank means not reported, not zero.

What do operating and planned mean?

Operating is a site that is open. Planned is a site that is not open yet: announced, planned or under construction. They are shown in separate columns and never added together.