Student Accommodation in Loughborough

Student housing in Loughborough

Searching for student housing in Loughborough shouldn't mean forty browser tabs and a spreadsheet. Housr lists student houses, studios and shared properties across the town in one place, so you can filter by weekly price, bedrooms, bathrooms, and whether you want a single room or a studio, before you book a single viewing.

Loughborough is small as university towns go. Most students end up living within a short walk or a quick bus ride of campus, and you'll have the whole place figured out within a couple of weeks of moving in.

Student areas in Loughborough

There isn't a long list of distinct student postcodes to weigh up here. Most undergraduates live in the streets between the university campus and the town centre, an area students informally call the Golden Triangle, though it's not an official name and you won't find it on a map. Others prefer quieter roads a bit further out, where rents tend to ease off. Either way, nothing in Loughborough is far from anything else. The town is walkable, and the bits that aren't are a short bus ride apart.

Accommodation types

On Housr, filter Loughborough listings by weekly price, number of bedrooms and bathrooms, and choose between shared houses, studios and single ensuite rooms. Shared student houses in Loughborough are the most common setup, usually three to six bedrooms with a shared kitchen and living room. If sharing bills and chores with five other people isn't for you, private student accommodation in Loughborough is on the platform too: studios and single lets where you're not splitting anything with anyone.

Many first years live in university halls before moving into a house for second and third year. If you already know who you want to live with, book the house together. If you don't, Housr Roomie can match you with other students looking for the same thing, so a shared house doesn't mean signing a tenancy with strangers.

Universities in Loughborough

Loughborough is a one-university town, and that university carries some serious weight. In the Complete University Guide 2027, Loughborough University placed 8th out of 130 UK institutions, a spot inside the UK's top ten it has now held for more than a decade running. It's best known globally for sport: Loughborough has been named the world's number one university for sports-related subjects in the QS World University Rankings by Subject for ten years running, a title it has held every year since QS introduced the category in 2017.

That reputation shapes the town. Sports science, coaching and elite athletes are as much a part of student life here as lecture theatres, and the university's training facilities get used by the wider town, not just students on a sport-related course.

Browse student accommodation near Loughborough University directly on Housr to see what's currently available closest to campus.

Bills, sorted

One house, one payment. Housr Bills wraps energy, water, WiFi and free Contents Cover into a single monthly amount, split fairly between everyone in the house. No app-hopping between four different providers, no chasing a housemate for their share of the gas bill. Split liability means that if one person misses a payment, the rest of the house isn't on the hook for it.

Sort your Housr Bills package at the same time as your house, and it's one less thing to think about before term starts.

Getting around Loughborough

Loughborough is small enough to cross on foot. For the bits that aren't walkable, Kinchbus's sprint service links the university campus, the town centre and Loughborough railway station. For trips further afield, Loughborough station sits on the Midland Main Line, with East Midlands Railway trains running direct to Leicester, Nottingham, Derby and London St Pancras, the fastest services covering the London route in around 75 minutes.

Home for the weekend, or fancy a day trip between deadlines? The train makes that genuinely doable without eating your whole Saturday. If trainspotting is more your thing than train-catching, the heritage Great Central Railway runs steam services from its own station in town, a rare novelty most students don't get on their doorstep.

How searching on Housr works

Browse Loughborough listings in list view, tile view, or on the interactive map, whichever makes it easiest to see what's actually close to where you want to be. Every property page shows a full description, nearby food, drink and entertainment options, and walk times to campus, so you're not guessing from a postcode. When something looks right, request more information or book a viewing straight from the listing. No phone tag with a letting agent required.