Where is The University of Manchester?

Oxford Road campus is at Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL.

What is the cheapest area to live near The University of Manchester?

Of the areas Boroughly covers near Oxford Road campus, Moston has the lowest estimated monthly room rent at around £525. The cheapest rent is not always the cheapest option once travel is included.

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Best areas to live for The University of Manchester students

In short: The University of Manchester's main buildings run along Oxford Road, just south of the city centre and close to student-heavy neighbourhoods such as Fallowfield and Rusholme. Across the 12 areas below, an estimated room runs from about £525 a month in Moston to £825 in Northern Quarter.

Campus

Oxford Road campus

Postcode

M13 9PL

Areas ranked

Cheapest room

Moston · £525

Where the campus actually is

Oxford Road campus · Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL

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12 areas ranked by what a room costs

Cheapest first. These are the Boroughly areas within reach of Oxford Road campus, with a per-room rate for a shared house and a self-contained studio rate for each.

Areas near campus ranked by monthly room rent, cheapest first
#	Area	Roomper month	Studioper month
1	MostonManchester · 6.1 km from campus	£525^†	£750^†
2	FailsworthOldham · 7.1 km from campus	£525^†	£750^†
3	GortonManchester · 4.1 km from campus	£550^†	£800^†
4	DentonTameside · 8.1 km from campus	£550^†	£800^†
5	Moss SideManchester · 1.6 km from campus	£625^†	£900^†
6	RusholmeManchester · 1.7 km from campus	£650^†	£950^†
7	Whalley RangeManchester · 2.8 km from campus	£650^†	£950^†
8	HulmeManchester · 1.1 km from campus	£675^†	£1,000^†
9	FallowfieldManchester · 3.0 km from campus	£675^†	£1,000^†
10	AncoatsManchester · 2.0 km from campus	£775^†	£1,150^†
11	CastlefieldManchester · 1.6 km from campus	£825^†	£1,225^†
12	Northern QuarterManchester · 1.9 km from campus	£825^†	£1,225^†

Compare these areas side by side

The table above ranks on rent alone. Every area links to a full Boroughly guide with all seven life scores — safety, schools, green space, transport, diversity, LGBTQ+ friendliness and buzz — so you can see what the cheaper rent is costing you.

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What to weigh up before you commit

The cheapest postcode is rarely the cheapest option overall. Add the travel cost to the rent before comparing anything, then add the time: an extra 20 minutes each way is roughly 130 hours over a teaching year. A more expensive room that removes that journey can be the better deal even in cash terms.

Check the route at the hour you will actually travel. Something that takes 25 minutes at midday can take 40 in the morning peak, and an evening lab or a late rehearsal puts you on a very different network. If you will be coming home after midnight, read the late-night column before the rent column.

Then look at what a viewing will not tell you. Boroughly's area guides score every one of these neighbourhoods on safety, green space, amenities and transport, using the same method as the rest of the site.

How these numbers were worked out

Areas are the Boroughly areas nearest the campus postcode, then filtered to those with rent data and ranked cheapest first.
Rent marked † figures are modelled from Boroughly's two-bedroom estimate for the same area, not observed listings. Use them to compare areas against each other, not as a quote. Two-bed figures come from the same dataset as the rest of the site.
All of this is a comparison aid. Before signing anything, use your university's accommodation service — most run free contract checks and approved-landlord lists.

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