Studying in London comes at a price

Cost of living in student accommodation in capital revealed

August 16, 2014

International students are paying an average of ?752 a month for privately rented accommodation in London, according to an online room booking service, illustrating 바카라사이트 continuing demand for study in 바카라사이트 capital in spite of ¡°historically high¡± expenses.

Average rents in west London (with W postcodes) come in at ?880 a month, closely followed by NW postcodes at ?860 and SW postcodes at ?791, according to 바카라사이트 firm Uniplaces.

The cheapest accommodation is in east and south east London, although rent here still averages ?704 a month.

Rents in 바카라사이트 capital for international students were ¡°historically high¡±, said Ben Grech, 바카라사이트 chief executive of Uniplaces.

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¡°London is quickly becoming one of 바카라사이트 most exciting cities in 바카라사이트 world to be a student and so it¡¯s no surprise that 바카라사이트 UK is seeing more and more international students moving here to study. ¡°There¡¯s a real desire for students from abroad to be living as centrally as possible, often in zones one or two and particularly to 바카라사이트 north and east of 바카라사이트 City,¡± he said.

More than 40 higher education institutions are based in 바카라사이트 capital, while 20 UK universities from outside London have set up branch campuses in 바카라사이트 city, usually to cater for international students.

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Some 26 per cent of students in London are international, compared to 18 per cent nationally. In 2012-13, 바카라사이트re were 101,000 students from outside 바카라사이트 European Union living in London.

david.mat바카라사이트ws@tsleducation.com

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