Student Accommodation in The Polygon

Student housing in the Polygon, Southampton

The Polygon sits between the city centre and Portswood, which is exactly why people go looking for student housing in the Polygon. You're a short walk from town, close to the nightlife, and not stuck out on the edge of the city. Housr makes pinning down a place easy: filter by weekly price, bedrooms and bathrooms, drop everything onto the map, and shortlist what works.

What's around the Polygon

Bedford Place is the main draw and the reason a lot of students pick the area. BrewDog Southampton runs over two floors with craft beer and pizza, The Giddy Bridge is the Wetherspoons for a cheap round, and there's the Funky Flamingo for cocktails plus pubs like The Alexandra when you want something quieter. It's the kind of strip where a quick drink turns into a night out without anyone planning it.

For food, Diego's Rotisserie does proper Portuguese and Nara covers the Japanese craving. When you need a break from all of it, the parks near the city centre are minutes away, and the shops in town are an easy walk for the weekly essentials.

Getting around

This is one of the best-connected spots for a student in Southampton. Southampton Central is close enough to walk, which makes heading home for the weekend painless. The city centre and Solent University campus are both a walk away, so plenty of students here barely touch a bus.

When you do need one, the Unilink U1 and U6 run along London Road and The Avenue, linking the Polygon up to Portswood and the University of Southampton's Highfield Campus in a few minutes.

Universities near the Polygon

The Polygon is popular with Solent University students because the city-centre campus is a short walk away. University of Southampton students live here too, riding the U1 up to Highfield in around ten minutes. It's a fair middle ground if your house has people at both.

See what's near each campus on our Solent University accommodation page and the University of Southampton page.

Accommodation in the Polygon

You'll find a real mix of student accommodation in the Polygon, from shared houses for groups down to studios, en-suite rooms and single rooms in smaller house-shares. Sort by weekly price on Housr, set how many bedrooms and bathrooms you need, and mark whether you want a studio or a single room, so the only Polygon Southampton student houses you see are the ones worth a viewing. You can always compare with the houses in Portswood, Highfield and the wider Southampton student market.

Bills, sorted

Five people, five bank apps, one missed payment, chaos. Housr Bills rolls energy, water, WiFi and free Contents Cover into a single monthly payment you manage in the app. Split liability means one housemate falling behind doesn't land on everyone else. Less admin, fewer awkward group-chat reminders.