Best Student Cities in the UK
23283 Reviews by Students
Student reviews reveal the best and the worst cities and towns for students in the United Kingdom.
Not sure what the best student cities in the UK are? Then you’ve come to the right place!
Our list of best student cities and towns in the UK is the only live league table which is chosen 100% by students who are actually studying at each university.
It is constantly updated with new student reviews about the important areas of city life: cost of living, restaurants, nightlife, shopping options and public transport.
Because we only publish reviews from students using their university email account, you can guarantee all our reviews are from real students. You will hear directly from the experts which university cities in the UK top the chart for student experience.
Click on a location below to read all the independent student reviews and find out more about what each location can deliver.
You can help future students by reviewing your student location when you get there.
Locations League Table, United Kingdom
Liverpool
Newcastle upon Tyne
Belfast
Leeds
Sheffield
Cardiff
Nottingham
Glasgow
Birmingham
Southampton
Manchester
Norwich
Bristol
Edinburgh
Portsmouth
Lincoln
Bournemouth
York
Leicester
Chester
Aberdeen
Preston
Exeter
Reading
Dundee
Swansea
Bolton
High Wycombe
Plymouth
Guildford
South West London
Central London
Loughborough
Cambridge
Brighton
Derby
Cheltenham
Bath
Coventry
Durham
Stirling
East London
South East London
Sunderland
Salford
Worcester
Winchester
Oxford
Falmouth
Newport
Huddersfield
Colchester
Lancaster
Wolverhampton
Hull
Bradford
Stoke-on-Trent
Keele
Canterbury
St Andrews
Ipswich
West London
Bangor
Hatfield
North London
Luton
Wrexham
Middlesbrough
Northampton
Aberystwyth
Locations not ranked
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