PBSA Market Reports
Data-led reports built on the most complete view of the student accommodation market.
Our downloadable reports bring together StudentCrowd’s proprietary data, verified student insight and market-wide coverage to help the sector understand what’s really happening in PBSA.
Built on StudentCrowd’s full UK PBSA dataset |
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Informed by verified student sentiment and behaviour |
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Covers pricing, demand, quality and performance trends |
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Used by operators, investors, universities and advisors |
Our downloadable reports bring together StudentCrowd’s proprietary data, verified student insight and market-wide coverage to help the sector understand what’s really happening in PBSA.
Built on StudentCrowd’s full UK PBSA dataset
Informed by verified student sentiment and behaviour
Covers pricing, demand, quality and performance trends
Used by operators, investors, universities and advisors
New reports are added regularly, reflecting the latest data, market shifts and student behaviour.
New reports are added regularly, reflecting the latest data, market shifts and student behaviour.

OCTOBER 2025
City Spotlight: Liverpool
The first edition of our City Spotlight Reports, created in partnership with Harris Associates. Combining StudentCrowd’s PBSA data intelligence with Harris Associates’ investment expertise to deliver a data-led look at one of the UK’s most dynamic student accommodation markets: Liverpool.
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SEPTEMBER 2025
3 Key Themes in Student Accommodation
Explore how data-driven insights and expert analysis can help the UK student housing market address growing demand and affordability pressures - creating value for both students and investors.
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JULY 2025
PBSA Supply and Demand Trends
Insight into student demand, supply trends, rental growth, incentives, and pipeline data, providing a clear view of the challenges and opportunities shaping the sector now and in the years ahead.
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DECEMBER 2024
Meeting the Accommodation Needs of International Students
This report analyses the needs and expectations of international students moving to the UK, using three datasets to identify trends and provide actionable insights for senior accommodation leaders.
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JUNE 2024
Affordability
This report combines analysis of StudentCrowd’s UK PBSA dataset, unique review data and direct student interviews to address the question: what really is affordability? And examine what it means for student accommodation in 2024 and beyond.
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MAY 2024
Supply & Demand Dynamics
We identify key trends in student accommodation supply and demand using exclusive data from StudentCrowd, HESA, and UCAS, revealing rising prices, fewer incentives, and growing affordability challenges.
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DECEMBER 2023
Availability & Rental Growth Trends
In partnership with PwC, we released an updated December 2023 Addendum on student accommodation challenges, confirming most of our predictions from July 2023, with a few notable exceptions.

