121 universities ranked · 2025/26 data
Cheapest UK universities by halls cost
Ranked by cheapest halls rate. A cheaper halls room means more of your maintenance loan left over for food, travel, and actually enjoying university.
Cheapest halls
£95/wk
Aberystwyth University
Most expensive
£155/wk
University of Westminster
Showing 20 of 121 universities · ranked by cheapest halls (weekly rate). Balance = loan minus cheapest halls, median transport (£60) and groceries (£200).
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University
Halls/wk
Halls/mo
Private rent
Balance
1
Aberystwyth University
Aberystwyth
£95
£412/mo
£550/mo
+£499
2
Anglia Ruskin University
Cambridge
£95
£412/mo
£900/mo
+£499
3
Arden University
Coventry
£95
£412/mo
£600/mo
+£499
4
Aston University
Birmingham
£95
£412/mo
£650/mo
+£499
5
Bangor University
Bangor
£95
£412/mo
£550/mo
+£499
6
Bath Spa University
Bath
£95
£412/mo
£850/mo
+£499
7
Birmingham City University
Birmingham
£95
£412/mo
£600/mo
+£499
8
Bishop Grosseteste University
Lincoln
£95
£412/mo
£550/mo
+£499
9
Bournemouth University
Bournemouth
£95
£412/mo
£800/mo
+£499
10
Buckinghamshire New University
High Wycombe
£95
£412/mo
£850/mo
+£499
11
Canterbury Christ Church University
Canterbury
£95
£412/mo
£750/mo
+£499
12
Cardiff Metropolitan University
Cardiff
£95
£412/mo
£650/mo
+£499
13
Cardiff UniversityRG
Cardiff
£95
£412/mo
£700/mo
+£499
14
Coventry University
Coventry
£95
£412/mo
£600/mo
+£499
15
De Montfort University
Leicester
£95
£412/mo
£600/mo
+£499
16
Durham UniversityRG
Durham
£95
£412/mo
£700/mo
+£499
17
Edge Hill University
Ormskirk
£95
£412/mo
£600/mo
+£499
18
Falmouth University
Falmouth
£95
£412/mo
£700/mo
+£499
19
Keele University
Stoke-on-Trent
£95
£412/mo
£550/mo
+£499
20
Lancaster University
Lancaster
£95
£412/mo
£600/mo
+£499
Showing top 20 of 121 universities
💡 Cheapest halls ≠ best deal
A cheap halls room saves money upfront, but check the private rent too — that's what second and third year looks like. Some universities with mid-range halls sit in cities where private rents are very low, giving you a better overall 3-year cost. Run the numbers for your specific situation →