Being a student can be expensive. There are the costs of tuition, the costs of course materials, the costs of travel and, most significant of all, the costs of accommodation, food and entertainment. Until now, comparing the relative costs of accommodation in UK universities has meant contacting each one. However, a recent survey by The Independent newspaper has taken the hard work out of this part of the process of deciding which university to attend.

The survey examined the cost of accommodation at British universities and colleges and concluded that Bradford University offered the cheapest accommodation (students paid an average of £40.51 per week), while the most expensive was the British Academy of Music in London (an average of £147).