Best universities for accommodation 2026

Discover the top universities with A+ accommodation! Find those with the highest-rated facilities for a cosy and clean uni life.

UK university accommodation rankings

You're accommodation is you're new home away from home, so let's make sure it has everything you need! Whether it's student halls or off-site accommodation, students have rated their university accommodation to give you a taste of what it's like.

Top universities for accommodation 2026

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UNIVERSITY 2026 OVERALL
SCORE
RECC
Edge Hill UniView All Courses

1st

0
4.16 4.30 98%
Liverpool JMView All Courses

2nd

5
4.22 4.14 97%
Newcastle UniView All Courses

3rd

-1
4.16 4.14 100%
Uni of LiverpoolView All Courses

4th

-1
4.15 4.11 99%
Uni of LincolnView All Courses

5th

5
3.99 4.10 89%
Middlesex UniView All Courses

6th

-2
4.23 4.05 96%
Uni of DerbyView All Courses

7th

9
4.15 4.04 96%
The Uni of SalfordView All Courses

8th

17
4.05 4.00 98%
Uni of SheffieldView All Courses

9th

15
4.03 3.97 95%
Uni of SurreyView All Courses

10th

10
3.91 3.97 97%
Uni of ExeterView All Courses

11th

-2
3.98 3.96 95%
Bangor UniView All Courses

12th

17
4.00 3.95 97%
Uni of ChesterView All Courses

13th

4
4.00 3.93 95%
Nottingham TrentView All Courses

14th

-8
4.21 3.93 98%
Uni of CambridgeView All Courses

15th

34
3.88 3.91 91%
Uni of LeedsView All Courses

16th

-5
4.02 3.90 94%
Leeds Beckett UniView All Courses

17th

15
4.08 3.86 99%
Uni of BirminghamView All Courses

18th

0
3.90 3.86 96%
Uni of HuddersfieldView All Courses

19th

18
3.98 3.86 93%
Queen's UniView All Courses

20th

18
3.76 3.84 92%
Canterbury UniView All Courses

21st

38
4.01 3.84 100%
Ulster UniView All Courses

22nd

-9
3.96 3.83 94%
Uni of PortsmouthView All Courses

23rd

21
3.95 3.82 100%
Uni of YorkView All Courses

24th

3
3.86 3.81 98%
Uni of WarwickView All Courses

25th

15
3.90 3.80 95%
Royal HollowayView All Courses

26th

-14
3.71 3.80 91%
Cardiff Met UniView All Courses

27th

8
3.99 3.80 100%
De MontfortView All Courses

28th

-18
3.85 3.79 86%
Open UniView All Courses

29th

-22
3.88 3.77 97%
Lancaster UniView All Courses

30th

4
3.75 3.77 100%
Bournemouth UniView All Courses

31st

-14
3.95 3.77 93%
Swansea UniView All Courses

32nd

-6
3.92 3.76 95%
Northumbria UniView All Courses

33rd

17
3.94 3.75 94%
Sheffield Hallam UniView All Courses

34th

-5
3.80 3.74 95%
Uni of LeicesterView All Courses

35th

-31
3.94 3.74 94%
Uni of Greater ManchesterView All Courses

36th

66
3.85 3.72 100%
Bishop Grosseteste UniView All Courses

37th

21
3.54 3.72 83%
LSBUView All Courses

38th

68
3.62 3.71 80%
Loughborough UniView All Courses

39th

-17
3.77 3.71 97%
Birmingham City UniView All Courses

40th

25
3.97 3.71 91%
Durham UniView All Courses

41st

58
3.79 3.71 88%
Uni of ReadingView All Courses

42nd

14
3.84 3.68 98%
Manchester Met UniView All Courses

43rd

-7
3.98 3.68 91%
Uni of PlymouthView All Courses

44th

10
3.77 3.67 96%
Uni of WorcesterView All Courses

45th

-12
3.75 3.67 87%
Kingston UniView All Courses

46th

11
3.86 3.67 94%
Uni of NottinghamView All Courses

47th

-17
4.00 3.65 95%
Uni of SussexView All Courses

48th

4
3.70 3.65 97%
Uni of WestminsterView All Courses

49th

32
3.94 3.64 94%
Uni of BathView All Courses

50th

18
3.83 3.64 94%
Aberystwyth UniView All Courses

51st

16
3.74 3.64 96%
Uni of LancashireView All Courses

52nd

8
3.80 3.63 95%
Uni of HullView All Courses

53rd

-14
3.81 3.62 90%
UWTSDView All Courses

54th

39
3.53 3.59 88%
Keele UniView All Courses

55th

-35
3.86 3.59 97%
Uni of West ScotlandView All Courses

56th

5
3.65 3.58 81%
City St George's, UOLView All Courses

57th

21
3.78 3.58 100%
Coventry UniView All Courses

58th

22
3.65 3.58 79%
Uni of WolverhamptonView All Courses

59th

16
3.71 3.57 88%
Uni of East LondonView All Courses

60th

19
3.61 3.57 85%
Uni of BrightonView All Courses

61st

-40
3.77 3.56 100%
Queen Mary, UOLView All Courses

62nd

4
3.89 3.56 93%
Uni of SuffolkView All Courses

63rd

71
3.79 3.56 91%
Uni of KentView All Courses

64th

32
3.64 3.56 90%
UEAView All Courses

65th

-23
3.84 3.55 92%
Imperial CollegeView All Courses

66th

3
3.53 3.55 83%
Uni of St. AndrewsView All Courses

67th

40
3.47 3.54 100%
USWView All Courses

68th

17
3.73 3.54 88%
Uni of OxfordView All Courses

69th

17
3.71 3.54 93%
Uni of EdinburghView All Courses

70th

13
3.72 3.53 89%
Oxford BrookesView All Courses

71st

-25
3.81 3.52 95%
Aston UniView All Courses

72nd

-41
3.86 3.51 93%
Uni of SouthamptonView All Courses

73rd

41
3.62 3.50 93%
UWE BristolView All Courses

74th

-25
3.80 3.50 92%
Abertay UniView All Courses

75th

20
3.51 3.50 92%
UCLView All Courses

76th

-2
3.79 3.50 90%
Uni of WinchesterView All Courses

77th

-36
3.75 3.49 96%
Welsh College of Music & DraView All Courses

78th

54
3.45 3.48 92%
Edinburgh NapierView All Courses

79th

-24
3.81 3.47 100%
Bucks New UniView All Courses

80th

38
3.65 3.47 93%
Uni of BedfordshireView All Courses

81st

-17
3.53 3.47 86%
Uni of BristolView All Courses

82nd

-29
3.84 3.46 94%
Uni of SunderlandView All Courses

83rd

57
3.67 3.44 93%
Liverpool Hope UniView All Courses

84th

16
3.61 3.43 94%
Uni of EssexView All Courses

85th

12
3.58 3.42 96%
Anglia Ruskin UniView All Courses

86th

-41
3.60 3.41 86%
Uni of GreenwichView All Courses

87th

-17
3.63 3.40 93%
Falmouth UniView All Courses

88th

-45
3.72 3.39 100%
Uni of DundeeView All Courses

89th

23
3.71 3.37 90%
Uni for Creative ArtsView All Courses

90th

13
3.54 3.37 94%
Uni of HertfordshireView All Courses

91st

44
3.55 3.35 88%
Uni of GloucestershireView All Courses

92nd

2
3.84 3.34 100%
Uni of GlasgowView All Courses

93rd

-9
3.86 3.34 93%
Cardiff UniView All Courses

94th

-43
3.87 3.32 98%
Uni of BradfordView All Courses

95th

34
3.55 3.32 96%
Uni of StirlingView All Courses

96th

32
3.49 3.31 100%
Uni of StrathclydeView All Courses

97th

-10
3.59 3.31 95%
AUPView All Courses

98th

-16
3.16 3.28 100%
Brunel Uni LondonView All Courses

99th

-1
3.47 3.28 84%
Uni of CumbriaView All Courses

100th

-29
3.43 3.26 78%

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