Are students happy with their accommodation?

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Are students happy with their accommodation?

Being a student at university can be a blast but the properties they rent and the landlords who provide often get a bad press.

But the latest research from www.accommodationforstudents.com shows that overall students are satisfied with their accommodation and academic life.

Despite the challenges of the last two years students score satisfaction with their accommodation seven (out of ten) with over half of respondents an eight or above.

The survey of over 1,000 students also revealed high levels of satisfaction with university life overall with an average score of 7.5.

Keys to satisfaction

The survey revealed that one of the most important criteria for student satisfaction with their accommodation was how well the property was managed by their landlord.

Current students are broadly satisfied with their property management (6.9), however those that experienced the best standard of property management were likely to be most satisfied overall.

Price and location

While our previous research showed that price and location were the two most important criteria for students when searching for accommodation, this research revealed that these factors had little impact on satisfaction levels once the student had taken occupation of the property.

This is highlighted by the fact that students who lived over an hour away from university were just as satisfied with their accommodation as those that live under five minutes’ walk away.

Furthermore, students who were the least satisfied with the amount of rent they paid were just as likely to be happy with their accommodation as those that indicated high satisfaction with rent, once more emphasising the import role of the landlord.

Online house hunting

The research revealed the dramatic rise in online methods, both for searching for accommodation and studying and perhaps most importantly students’ satisfaction with these methods.

This is best illustrated by the fact that students were just as satisfied with property viewings undertaken online as they were with a traditional property tour.

Furthermore, those students who were currently using online or a mix online and in person study methods were as happy with the quality of their teaching experience as those that were on campus in more traditional teaching environments.

Long-term trends

These trends are set to continue and are in fact welcomed by students. 65% of students would like some elements of remote learning to become a standard part of the university experience, while the ability to conduct viewings online in a satisfactory manner benefits both students and landlords.  

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