House hunting for the 2019 - 2020 academic year commenced on Saturday 10th November 2018.
House Hunting patterns in Nottingham vary depending on what institution students attend. A lot of students studying at Nottingham Trent Students’ Union start their search in November, whereas students studying at the University of Nottingham tend to wait until the end of January before beginning their search.
Key Observations:
Since the beginning of Housing Hunting on 10th November 2018 the Unipol web site www.unipol.org.uk has undertaken nearly 40,000 searches for accommodation with over 16,000 visitors. 54.81% of searches being made with not specified area, 16.93% searched for Lenton, 8.25% searched for City Centre. 54.48% of searches have been done via a mobile device, while only 4.30% have been done via a tablet
Also we are now in a quieter period until the end of April when activity is likely to pick up with students looking to secure accommdation befor ethe summer break and postgraduates entering the market.
Availability of properties
494 properties equating to 2,385 bedspaces have been displayed on the Unipol website since the start of House Hunting to date. Many properties are now full but there are still plently of rooms available in a variety of popular student areas
The National Picture - Nottingham
(Source: HESA)
Although it is useful to compare the current year with the previous year it is also important to look at trends across a number of years to get a better idea of the trajectory a city and its institutions are taking. HESA figures are particularly useful in this respect and the latest figures 2016-2017 (always a year behind UCAS figures) have just been made available.
Both universities are now showing growth - in both UG and PG enrolments.
| Institution | Level | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nottingham Trent University | UG | 20,380 | 20,585 | 20,020 | 20,530 | 20,305 | TBC | 23,600 |
| PG | 1,820 | 2,700 | 2,480 | 2,320 | 2,230 | TBC | 5,775 | |
| Total | 22,200 | 23,285 | 22,500 | 22,850 | 22,535 | 27,920 | 29,375 | |
| University of Nottingham | UG | 23,025 | 23,515 | 23,445 | 23,155 | 22,665 | TBC | 24,065 |
| PG | 7,345 | 7,715 | 7,665 | 5,740 | 5,475 | TBC | 8,450 | |
| Total | 30,370 | 31,230 | 31,110 | 28,895 | 28,140 | 32,125 | 32,515 | |
| Overall TOTAL | 52,570 | 54,515 | 53,610 | 51,745 | 50,675 | 60,045 | 61,890 |
The UCAS intake figures from the University of Nottingham were more encouraging for 2018-2019 as can be seen below.
- Nottingham Trent University was in the top 20 universities nationally to show real growth between 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 (over 12%). This trend has manifested in Nottingham Trent's student recruitment in 2018 that resulted in a shortfall of 400 rooms and some students placed in Derby.
- The University of Nottingham has seem similar demand and is estimated to be +250 students. To meet demand the University of Nottingham are building additional campus halls using rapid modular construction to accommodate students on-campus.
- The non-continuation rate at both universities in Nottingham remains below the national average, protecting student numbers from falling further. The non-continuation rate measures those student who drop out of university, most of these are seen in the first year of study.
"2018/2019 letting year has been a challenging market place but there are indications that 2019-2020 will be easier with increased student numbers that see demand outstripping supply".