Cambridge snapshot
Market map of Cambridge purpose-built student accommodation for investors, developers, operators, lenders and agents. Scheme URLs remain on the marketplace; this hub aggregates every recorded scheme, including those below the listing baseline.
- Schemes
- 18
- Known beds
- 5,376
- Operators
- 7
5,376 beds (where disclosed, 17 of 18 schemes)
UK coverage: 1,849 active schemes across 78 cities (62 cities with a hub page). As of 20 October 2026. The same snapshot is used on UK PBSA, news, and investment.
Map
Schemes in Cambridge
18 schemes, including records that are not indexed as standalone listing pages.
| The Railyard | 586 | Downing Students | Operational |
| The Railyard | 586 | Downing Students | Operational |
| Brunswick House | 515 | Derwent Students | Operational |
| Scholars | 512 | Prestige Student Living | Operational |
| The Forum Tiverton Way, Cambridge | 512 | — | Operational |
| iQ Cambridge | 330 | — | Operational |
| Castle Hill | 301 | Njoy Student Living | Operational |
| Brunswick House | 280 | Derwent Students | Operational |
| The Cam Foundry | 270 | Aparto Student | Operational |
| Unite Downing Street | 225 | — | Operational |
| Cambridge | 212 | Student Castle | Operational |
| Student Castle Cambridge | 212 | Student Castle | Operational |
| CB1 Cambridge | 200 | — | Operational |
| Collegiate Castle Street | 180 | Collegiate AC | Operational |
| Stellaris | 175 | Prestige Student Living | Operational |
| Sedley Court | 150 | — | Operational |
| Mill Road | 130 | — | Operational |
| Devonshire Road, Cambridge | — | — | Operational |
Operators in Cambridge
Ranked by scheme count in this city. Links go to company profiles.
| Operator | Schemes | Known beds |
|---|---|---|
| Downing Students | 2 | 1,172 |
| Derwent Students | 2 | 795 |
| Prestige Student Living | 2 | 687 |
| Student Castle | 2 | 424 |
| Njoy Student Living | 1 | 301 |
| Aparto Student | 1 | 270 |
| Collegiate AC | 1 | 180 |
Guides
- PBSA investment
How investors underwrite PBSA, including Cambridge stock.
- PBSA valuations
Cambridge yields, occupancy and valuation context.
- PBSA development
Planning, delivery and the development pipeline.
- PBSA operators
Operator models and who runs UK PBSA.
- Marketplace
Filter UK PBSA assets for sale.
FAQs
How many PBSA schemes are in Cambridge?
PBSAX currently records 18 purpose-built student accommodation schemes in Cambridge. Known bed count is 5,376 across 17 schemes that disclose beds. The list includes operational stock and pipeline schemes, including records that are not yet complete enough to index as standalone listing pages.
Who operates PBSA in Cambridge?
7 operators are linked to Cambridge schemes. The largest by scheme count include Downing Students, Derwent Students, Prestige Student Living. Operator pages sit on the company directory.
Is there a PBSA development pipeline in Cambridge?
No in-planning or in-construction schemes are recorded for this city in the current dataset. Pipeline status uses the operational status on each scheme record (in planning or in construction) rather than an estimated delivery programme.
Are there PBSA assets for sale in Cambridge?
There are no marketed PBSA assets for sale in this city in the current dataset. Marketed stock also appears on the PBSAX marketplace.
How should investors use the Cambridge PBSA hub?
This page is a B2B view of Cambridge stock: schemes, operators, pipeline and any assets for sale. Use it with the PBSA investment and valuations guides; do not treat city-level counts as a rent roll, occupancy forecast or asking-rent guide.