Private renting

If you rent in the private sector, we can help you find somewhere to live and people to live with.

Brighton and Eastbourne offer a range of options for students wanting to rent privately. Students are eligible for discounted public transport between Brighton, Chichester, Worthing and Eastbourne.

Download our house-hunting guide

How we can help

  • We manage our own studenthomes database with details of all kinds of properties offered by landlords who have registered with us. 
  • We run a house hunting service in August where you can get advice from the accommodation team and meet fellow students.
  • You can join the house-hunting group we manage on Facebook where you can meet new and current students looking for and offering rooms in rented houses and ask the accommodation team any questions you have.

When to look

  • We recommend looking for private rented accommodation over the summer, do not sign any contracts or make any advance payments until your course place here has been confirmed.
  • We also make every eligible student, who applies for accommodation, an offer of either university-managed or university-arranged accommodation.

Studenthomes online search

You can use our online database of privately rented accommodation, called Studenthomes, rather than commercial letting agents.

It's an online service providing advice about housing matters as well as details of houses, flats and lodgings available for rent in Brighton and Eastbourne and it's exclusively for university students.

All landlords who register properties with us have signed up to our code of standards.

You can access Studenthomes with your normal university login details. If that doesn't work, you need to contact the Service Desk by telephone on 01273 644444 or by email at servicedesk@brighton.ac.uk.

Search accommodation on Studenthomes

House-hunting groups

We can give you access to our house-hunting Facebook groups so you can meet other students who are looking to share and ask the accommodation team any questions you might have.

Join the Brighton group

Join the Eastbourne group

Budgeting

You will need to pay a deposit and then first instalment of rent before you move in. When you are here, as well as rent, you should budget for contents insurance, travel, a TV license and food. 

Brighton

  • The average rent for a one-bed flat is £200 per week
  • A room in a shared house is usually £120–125 per person per week
  • A damage deposit equivalent to 4–6 weeks rent and at least one month's rent in advance is usually required – £960–£1,250
  • You will also need to pay agency fees
  • Rent does not usually include bills, so you would be responsible for sorting out paying your own broadband, electricity, gas and water.
Brighton houses

Eastbourne

  • The average rent is £144 per week for a one-bed flat
  • A room in a shared house is usually £88 per person per week 
  • A deposit on one month's rent is typically required
  • Rent does not usually include bills, so you would be responsible for sorting out paying your own broadband, electricity, gas and water.
Eastbourne houses
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