Chester snapshot
Market map of Chester 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
- 12
- Known beds
- 3,862
- Operators
- 7
3,862 beds (where disclosed, 10 of 12 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 Chester
12 schemes, including records that are not indexed as standalone listing pages.
| Northgate Point | 512 | StudentFM | Operational |
| The Towpath | 512 | Student Roost | Operational |
| The Towpath | 501 | Student Roost | Operational |
| Tramways | 456 | Student Roost | Operational |
| Abbeygate | 453 | Homes for Students | Operational |
| Liverpool Road, Chester | 434 | — | Operational |
| Liverpool Road, Chester | 434 | — | Operational |
| Unite Chester | 329 | Unite Students | Operational |
| Tramways | 195 | Student Roost | Operational |
| Waterside Court | 36 | Cloud Student Homes | Operational |
| Archwood House | — | Watkin Jones | Operational |
| Cheyney Road | — | CHESTER STUDENT ACCOMMODATION | Operational |
Operators in Chester
Ranked by scheme count in this city. Links go to company profiles.
| Operator | Schemes | Known beds |
|---|---|---|
| Student Roost | 4 | 1,664 |
| StudentFM | 1 | 512 |
| Homes for Students | 1 | 453 |
| Unite Students | 1 | 329 |
| Cloud Student Homes | 1 | 36 |
| CHESTER STUDENT ACCOMMODATION | 1 | — |
| Watkin Jones | 1 | — |
Guides
- PBSA investment
How investors underwrite PBSA, including Chester stock.
- PBSA valuations
How purpose-built student accommodation is valued.
- 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 Chester?
PBSAX currently records 12 purpose-built student accommodation schemes in Chester. Known bed count is 3,862 across 10 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 Chester?
7 operators are linked to Chester schemes. The largest by scheme count include Student Roost, StudentFM, Homes for Students. Operator pages sit on the company directory.
Is there a PBSA development pipeline in Chester?
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 Chester?
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 Chester PBSA hub?
This page is a B2B view of Chester 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.