UK Student Market Update, Q4 2025 (Bristol)
Knight Frank's Q4 2025 quarterly review analyzes investment trends, student demand, and supply delivery in the UK purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) market, finding that investors committed £4.3 billion to PBSA in 2025 (up 10% year-on-year) across 79 deals, with increasing investor appetite for first-generation standing stock and portfolio-level transactions despite pricing misalignments and weaker leasing cycles. Demand-side analysis shows undergraduate acceptances for 2025/26 rose 2.3% year-on-year to 577,725 students with Russell Group institutions significantly outperforming, while PBSA delivery reached 19,600 beds across 64 schemes in 2025 with an additional 50,250 beds under construction, concentrated in London, Bristol, Glasgow, Coventry, and Manchester.
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- Dec 31, 2025
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- Jun 28, 2026 (1 month ago)
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