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The University of Bradford is in the city centre, and every property on our site is within a short walk. Bradford also has some of the lowest student rents we list.

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Low cost studios in the centre
Bradford studios cost less than in nearby Leeds, and bills are included at every property we list. All are close to the university.
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Among the lowest en-suite rents we list
Bradford en-suite rooms start at one of the lowest weekly rents on our site. You share a kitchen and lounge, with bills included.
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See Bradford en-suite roomsBradford packs student life into a small, walkable patch. The University of Bradford's City Campus and Bradford College both sit on Great Horton Road, a short climb from City Park and the two railway stations. Every property we list here is within a mile of the centre, so the choice comes down to street, building and budget.
The University of Bradford's City Campus sits on a hillside off Great Horton Road. Searches for rooms near the university are among the busiest in the city, so this tab maps the streets around the main buildings and Horton Park.
Fairly steep. The university's visitor guide says City Campus sits about 300 metres up Great Horton Road from the Alhambra theatre, just beyond Bradford College. Most students walk it every day, but heavy shopping bags make a bus tempting.
Longside House on Longside Lane says it sits opposite the University of Bradford campus, which cuts the daily walk to a few minutes. Its page lists en suite rooms and studios with all bills included, from around £85 a week.
In the middle of City Campus, set back from Great Horton Road. It is the large main teaching block most new students find first. The JB Priestley Library and the Students' Union sit on the same site, a few minutes apart on foot.
Horton Park lies west of the centre, between Great Horton and Little Horton, a short walk from campus. Bradford District Parks describes gardens and plenty of paths. A Bradford student on Reddit named it as one of the large parks near the university.
Very close. Horton House on Great Horton Road says the university is about 120 metres away, with rooms in flats of five or six sharing a kitchen and lounge. Its page also lists parking and rents from around £80 a week.
Students on forums describe the streets around the university as fine, and one called the Great Horton area alright and safe. Walk your own route after dark before you sign, and pick a building with secure entry and CCTV.
University of Bradford accommodation is the second biggest Bradford search after general student rooms. The university points students to one on campus village run by a private operator, so here is how its two layouts, booking and location work.
Homes for Students. The university names this village on De Walden Way as its recommended option, and the private company runs it day to day. Students on forums say booking goes through the operator's own site, not a university portal.
Twelve. The university says each townhouse has twelve bedrooms, four to a floor, and two students share each shower room. The house shares an open plan kitchen and a patio garden, and the university calls it the cheaper of two layouts.
The Green also offers village apartments that group six en suite bedrooms around one kitchen. The university says some rooms are adapted for disabled students, and a few have an adjoining room for a carer. Tell the operator about your needs when you apply.
Location is the village's big draw. The university puts it about four minutes on foot from the JB Priestley Library, five from the Students' Union and twelve from the city centre. Late study sessions end with a very short walk home.
Yes. Applications for the village stay open all year round, the university says, on a first come, first served basis. Applying soon after your offer arrives gives you the widest choice of layout, while late applicants simply take whatever rooms remain.
A room here puts lectures, the library and the Students' Union within one short loop, which helps in the first weeks. The trade off is that nights out in the centre mean a walk downhill and back up again afterwards.
Bradford College accommodation is a steady search on our pages, and the college shares Great Horton Road with the university. This tab covers the David Hockney Building, City Park, both railway stations and the central streets where newer student blocks have opened.
On Great Horton Road, at the city centre end. Bradford College describes it as part of its main campus, with more than 90 classrooms, salons, a TV studio and labs. University students pass it on the climb up to City Campus.
Galem House on Vincent Street says City Park, Kirkgate Shopping Centre and Forster Square station are all under ten minutes away on foot. Its page lists a spa, steam room, pool, gym and rooftop terrace, with rents from around £220 a week.
The centrepiece of City Park, in the heart of town. Visit Bradford calls it the largest urban water feature in the UK, and Bradford Council says its tallest jet reaches over 100 feet. Central properties put this square a few minutes away.
It depends where home is. Bradford Interchange, beside the main bus station, runs trains towards Leeds, Halifax and Manchester Victoria, plus direct services to London. Forster Square, about ten minutes away on foot, serves Leeds, Skipton and Ilkley.
Wardley House on Little Horton Lane sits under half a mile from the centre and groups en suite rooms into flats of four or five. Each bedroom has a double bed, and flatmates share the kitchen and lounge. Its page lists CCTV too.
Broadway and Kirkgate, the two big shopping centres, sit at the heart of the city. Great Horton Road has its own long run of shops and takeaways, so students living near campus can handle most daily shopping on foot.
Cheap student accommodation in Bradford is a common search, and private rents on our Bradford pages start at around £80 a week. This tab weighs room costs, council tax, partners, accredited landlords and the short hop to Leeds.
Near campus. The lowest prices on our Bradford pages, around £80 to £90 a week, belong to en suite rooms closest to City Campus. Apartments in the centre start much higher, at around £220. Check each page for what the rent covers.
Arkwright House on Tumbling Hill Street, about 0.3 miles from the centre, lists a cinema, gym, games room and study areas alongside its en suite rooms and studios. Rents start at around £90 a week, with all bills included.
No. When everyone living in a Bradford home studies full time, the council removes the bill under the national rules. If a working partner moves in, the home may lose that exemption, so ask the council first.
Rarely on campus. The University of Bradford says it has no on campus rooms for couples or families and calls family housing in the city extremely limited. It suggests Unipol for advice, and travelling alone first if no home is secured.
Leeds sits close enough for nights out, gigs and part time work. Trains from Bradford Interchange run about every fifteen minutes in the daytime, and Forster Square has its own Leeds service. Check the last train home before a late night.
Unipol runs a code for shared student houses that accredits private landlords in Leeds, Bradford and Nottingham. If you move into a house share in second year, ask whether the landlord belongs to the code before you sign anything.
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