Student Accommodation in City Centre

Student housing in Exeter city centre

Exeter is small enough that living centrally puts both university campuses, the cathedral, and the Quay within walking distance. Searching for student housing in Exeter city centre on Housr keeps it that simple: set your weekly budget, choose your bedrooms and bathrooms, and compare what's free on a map or a list rather than trekking across town for viewings.

A central base suits students who want to roll out of bed and be in a lecture, a coffee shop, or the pub without much planning in between.

What's around the city centre

The oldest part of town does a lot of the heavy lifting. Gandy Street is a cobbled lane of independent shops and bars running off the High Street, and the Cathedral Green is where half the city ends up with a coffee the moment the sun appears. Down the hill, the Quayside sits on the river with waterside pubs, paddleboard hire, and a long cycle path if you fancy escaping your reading list.

For a night out you've got the lot in a tight radius. The Old Firehouse does late pizzas and a proper cider list, the Imperial is the cavernous Wetherspoons everyone meets at first, and the Cavern is the grimy little music club where Muse and Coldplay played before they could fill arenas.

Day to day, there's a Tesco Metro and a Sainsbury's on the High Street, a Tesco Express on Sidwell Street, and a bigger Lidl down on Alphington Road for the proper shop.

Getting around

Most of the centre is walkable in fifteen minutes. Exeter Central station sits right in town, and Exeter St Davids, the bigger intercity stop, is a short walk or a quick bus to the west.

Buses run through the centre with Stagecoach South West, and a termrider pass gives you unlimited travel if you end up living further out later. There are around six buses an hour between St Davids and the centre, so getting back from the station with a term's worth of luggage isn't a drama.

Universities near the city centre

Exeter is a University of Exeter city, and the centre sits neatly between its two campuses.

The Streatham Campus, the main one, is about a 20 minute walk north, uphill but green most of the way. St Luke's Campus, home to sport, health, and education courses, is closer at around 15 minutes to the east. Living centrally means you're rarely more than a short walk or a single bus from either, which helps if your timetable bounces between the two.

Accommodation in Exeter city centre

The centre leans towards purpose-built studios and en-suite rooms in managed blocks, with shared flats mixed in. If you want a traditional shared house, the streets around St James and Pennsylvania just north tend to have more of them. On Housr, you can filter student accommodation in Exeter city centre by weekly price, bedrooms, bathrooms, and whether you want a single room or a studio, then shortlist the ones worth a viewing.

Browse student accommodation in Exeter city centre, see the wider Exeter student housing map, or look at the houses around St James just north.

Bills, sorted

One central studio or a house of five, sorting utilities is the dull bit. Housr Bills rolls energy, water, and WiFi into a single monthly payment with free Contents Cover included, so your stuff is covered, and your inbox isn't full of provider emails. Everyone pays their own share, and split liability means a housemate missing a month doesn't fall on you.

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