Student accommodation in Edge Hill

Student housing in Edge Hill

Student housing in Edge Hill puts you close to campus without landing you in the middle of the busiest student strip in Liverpool. This is a quieter, more residential corner of the city, southeast of the centre, with its own railway station and a genuinely unusual claim to fame: Edge Hill station has served passenger trains on this site since 1830, with the current platforms dating to 1836, and it's widely credited as one of the oldest railway stations still in operation anywhere in the world. Live here and you get that history on your doorstep, plus a one-stop train ride into the city centre when you want it.

What's around Edge Hill

The area's biggest curiosity is underground. The Williamson Tunnels run beneath the streets around Mason Street and Smithdown Lane, a maze of vaulted excavations built for tobacco merchant Joseph Williamson in the early 1800s. The heritage centre runs guided tours through sections of them, which makes for a good rainy-day plan when lectures finish early.

For green space, Wavertree Botanic Garden and Park sits just south of Edge Lane. It's a Grade II* listed Victorian park with sports pitches and proper room to sit down with a book. Edge Lane itself is where most of the everyday shopping happens, with a retail park a short bus ride away for anything a corner shop won't stock.

If your course involves placements, it's worth knowing the Royal Liverpool University Hospital on Prescot Street was built specifically close to the university for teaching and research, so med and health sciences students end up walking this route often.

Getting around

Edge Hill railway station is the first stop out of Liverpool Lime Street heading towards Manchester, so getting into the city centre is a one-stop hop rather than a proper commute. Northern trains call here regularly through the day, and the next station along the line, Wavertree Technology Park, is just as close if you're headed that way for work or placements.

On the roads, Arriva Merseyside buses including the 6, 7 and 79 run through the area, connecting Edge Hill to the city centre in one direction and Wavertree in the other. It's flat enough for cycling too, if you'd rather skip the bus altogether on a dry day. That kind of connectivity is a big part of why student housing in Edge Hill suits anyone splitting their week between lectures, placements and nights out in town.

Universities near Edge Hill

The University of Liverpool's main campus is around a ten-minute walk from Edge Hill, which is close enough to sleep through your alarm and still make a 9am. Housr's University of Liverpool page has more on accommodation options nearer that end of campus.

Liverpool John Moores University is easiest to reach by hopping that one stop into Lime Street. LJMU's Copperas Hill site, home to the Student Life Building and sports centre, sits right next to the station, so the commute from Edge Hill is a short train ride rather than a long walk. Check the Liverpool John Moores University page for what's available closer to that campus.

Accommodation in Edge Hill

Edge Hill's mix leans towards period terraces converted into shared student houses, alongside smaller blocks of studios and en-suite rooms. On Housr, you can filter student accommodation in Edge Hill by weekly price, bedroom and bathroom count, and whether you're after a single room or a self-contained studio, then flick between the list, tile and interactive map views to see how everything sits relative to the station and Edge Lane.

If you're weighing up student houses in Edge Hill without a full group sorted yet, Housr Roomie can help fill a spare room or find you a house with people who already need one. Take a look at Roomie if that's where you're at.