University of South Wales PBSA | Student Accommodation Near Campus

University of South Wales

Cardiff, Wales

~23,670 students

The University of South Wales is an innovative and sustainable institution dedicated to building better futures for its students, communities, and partners, economically, socially, and culturally. It offers career-focused learning, co-created with employers, and engages in research to address global challenges.

About

The University of South Wales is a public university in Wales, with campuses in Cardiff, Newport and Pontypridd. It was formed on 11 April 2013 from the merger of the University of Glamorgan and the University of Wales, Newport. The university is the second largest university in Wales in terms of its student numbers, and offers over 300 undergraduate and postgraduate courses. The university has three main faculties across its campuses in South Wales.

PBSA Demand

Smaller Cardiff footprint. Incremental demand for centre/east value stock.

Campus catchment

well supplied

Students: 23,670
Nearby beds (~2 mi): 7,501
Beds / 100 students: 31.7
Schemes tracked: 12

More supplied catchment — about 31.7 tracked beds per 100 students within ~2 mi.

Operator concentration nearby

Prestige Student Living
27%
2,026 beds
Unknown operator
19%
1,412 beds
Hello Student
13%
990 beds
Unite Students
9%
643 beds

City avg rent

£120-£170/week

City occupancy

93-96%

City yield range

5.5-7.0%

Property	Beds	Distance	Operator	City
Ty Pont Haearn	643	< 0.1 mi	Unite Students	Cardiff
Lumis Living - Cardiff	512	0.1 mi	Lumis Living	Cardiff
Bridge Street Exchange Bridge Street, Cardiff	434	0.1 mi	—	Cardiff
Bridge Street Exchange	434	0.1 mi	Now Students	Cardiff
Zenith	543	0.2 mi	CRM Students	Cardiff
The Fitzalan	2026	0.3 mi	Prestige Student Living	Cardiff
Newport Road Lane, Cardiff	434	0.3 mi	—	Cardiff
Vita Student Cardiff	401	0.3 mi	Vita Student	Cardiff
Summit House	556	0.3 mi	Hello Student	Cardiff
Windsor House	434	0.3 mi	Hello Student	Cardiff
Lumis Cardiff	544	0.4 mi	—	Cardiff
Howard Gardens	540	0.4 mi	Mezzino	Cardiff

Property

Beds

Distance

Operator

City

Ty Pont Haearn

643

< 0.1 mi

Unite Students

Cardiff

Lumis Living - Cardiff

512