Private Accommodation Guide

This Private Accommodation Guide will assist you to find private student accommodation in Farnham and its
surrounding areas. It lists various student housing platforms, local letting agents and helpful websites to aid
your search.

Due to the nationwide housing shortage, you will find that you will probably need to broaden your search
and look at surrounding areas to Farnham when looking for accommodation which have good transport links.

Where to live? Local towns popular with students

Farnham is a pretty Georgian market town. The train station is approximately 15–20-minute walk from UCA
and the nearest bus stop is approximately 6 minutes’ walk from UCA.

Aldershot is roughly 3 miles from Farnham and has a large student population and more amenities than
Farnham including a Wetherspoons!

Guildford is very well serviced with a huge selection of shops, restaurants, live music venues and sports
facilities. It has a vibrant nightlife scene catering to the town’s large student community. The town is bustling
with clubs, bars, pubs and dedicated music venues of all sizes.

Student housing platforms

Student Tenant is a great place to start – it is a student housing online platform where you can:

● Register and create a profile of property and housemate preferences -

www.studenttenant.com/uca
● Search for properties, save your favourites and create alerts.
● Set up viewings with landlords.
● Securely book your property online.

Note: New students are required to register using ‘House2023’ in place of an UCA email address

Studentpad is another online platform that will help you get a feel for what’s available. This interactive site
lets you:

● Register and create a profile with www.surreystudentpad.co.uk/Accommodation

● Browse the website using the latest search tools e.g. the search by map function allows you to see
how far away a property is from campus or the train station
● Set up an account immediately so you can receive automated updates when new properties go
live
● Contact landlords directly. 

Whilst Studentpad do not have a lot of properties in the Farnham area, they do have a significant amount in
Guildford.

Facebook
Rooms are often advertised, by landlords and other students, on various Facebook pages. Some pages to
worth monitoring are:

Student Accommodation in Farnham

Wrecclesham Student Rentals
Farnham Student Accommodation

UCA Student Union has set up UCA Farnham digital community on Facebook. This group exists to connect
students with other UCA students on your campus and beyond. Sometimes accommodation is advertised
here
 Useful accommodation websites
Rightmove Student Accommodation and Student Spareroom tend to have the most local listings.

The cost-of-living crisis that has seen many landlords leave the private rented sector also means that
homeowners are starting to advertise rooms in their own houses so you may see a number of rooms
advertised with live in landlords.

www.farnhamstudent.co.uk
www.studenthomesfarnham.com
https://student.spareroom.co.uk
www.unihomes.co.uk/student-accommodation/surrey
www.onthemarket.com/student
www.rightmove.co.uk/student-accommodation
www.openrent.co.uk/find-flats-and-houses-for-rent-online
www.accommodationforstudents.co.uk
www.homesforstudents.co.uk
www.roomsforlet.co.uk
www.studentaccommodationguildford.co.uk
www.guildfordstudenthouses.com
www.sturents.com
 Local Lettings Agents

Letting Agents rent out rooms to individual students or houses to groups of students.

Farnham:

Letting Agent Website Email

TLC Lettings www.tlc-farnham.co.uk lettings@tlc-farnham.co.uk
Bridges - Farnham www.bridges.co.uk farnham@bridges.co.uk
Bourne Estate www.bourneestateagents.com lettings@bourneestateagents.com
Agents
Warren www.wpr.co.uk farnham@wpr.co.uk
Powell-Richards
Winkworth www.winkworth.co.uk farnham@winkworth.co.uk
Romans www.romans.co.uk farnhamlettings@romans.co.uk

Aldershot:

Letting Agent Website Email

Bridges – Aldershot www.bridges.co.uk lettings@bridges.co.uk
Beacons www.beaconshome.com admin@beconshome.com
Castles www.castlesestateagents.co.uk aldershot@castles.co.uk
Martin & Co www.martinco.com aldershot@martinco.com
Fosers www.fostersestateagents.com info@fostersestateagents.com
Romans www.romans.co.uk aldershotlettings@romans.co.uk

Accommodation Services
Guilford:

Letting Agent Website Email

Cobbles www.cobbles.co.uk info@cobbles.co.uk
Foxtons www.foxtons.co.uk guildford@foxtons.co.uk
Gascoinge-Pees www.gpees.co.uk Contact form on website
Kings Estates www.kingsestates.net guildford@kingsestates.net
Leaders www.leaders.co.uk guildford@leaders.co.uk
Simply Let www.simplylet.net contact@simplylet.net
Stirling Ackroyd www.stirlingackroyd.com Contact form on website
Rochard King www.rochardking.com contactus@rochardking.com

You should note that accommodation offered by letting agents might be slightly more
expensive because the owner is paying a management fee.

UK Guarantor

Most landlords and agents will insist on a UK-based guarantor to cover rent and any damages or
liabilities before they will rent to you. If you do not have a suitable guarantor, they may ask you
to pay your rent 6-12 months in advance.

The UCA Rent Guarantor Service in association with Housing Hand will help UK, EU and
Overseas students, provide a qualifying UK Guarantor when renting in the private sector.

Housing Hand will stand as a guarantor if you are unable to provide one.

All UCA students are welcome to apply, whether from the UK, Europe or Overseas and it can be
your first year of study in the UK.

If you are a care experienced student, UCA have partnered with Housing Hand to offer you
additional support. Please contact the Specialist Advisor at your relevant campus for more
information

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 Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSAs)

A number of purpose-built student blocks have been built in Guildford in recent years. They
offer high spec student accommodation with large communal areas including cinema rooms,
games rooms and private study spaces.

Name Contact Distance to train

details station
Prestige Student Living – Guilden Village, Guildford +44 (0)372 15 min walk to
www.prestigestudentliving.com/student-accommodat 291 2209 Guildford -London
ion/guildford Road train station

Homes for Students – The Bridge, Guildford + 44 (0) 371 2 minute walk from
www.wearehomesforstudents.com/student-accommo 705 2924 Guildford main train
dation/guildford/the-bridge station

Scape, Guildford +44 (0)844 Approx 10 minute

www.scape.com/en-uk/student-accommodation/surrey/gu 288 9931 walk to Guildford
ildford main Train Station

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 CRM – Bankside, Guildford +44 (0)844 Approx. 10 minute
https://www.crm-students.com/guildford/apartments 288 9931 walk to Guildford
main Train Station
Unilife, Guildford +44 (0) 845 Approx. 10 minute
www.unilife.co.uk/student-accommodation/guildford 519 5100 walk to Guildford
main Train Station

PUBLIC TRANSPORT INFORMATION

Local Transport links

Surrey County Council transport page
(www.surreycc.gov.uk/roads-and-transport/buses-and-other-transport)

Trains
To purchase / book tickets via Trainline or South Western Train Tickets

Remember to factor in the time it takes to travel between your residence &/or UCA and the
train stations.

The cost of train tickets varies, according to different factors for example: time of travel, use of a
Student Rail Card &/or using a Tap2Go Smartcard.

Travelling between
Anytime
Farnham train Time taken
Day return
station and:
Aldershot 6 minutes £4.00

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 Guildford 23 minutes £7.70
Woking 25 minutes £8.10
Alton 11 minutes £5.80

Buses
Discounted Student Unirider tickets
Stagecoach website
Don’t forget to factor in the time it takes to travel between your residence &/or UCA and the train and
bus stations

FARNHAM to: Aldershot Guildford

Bus Company Stagecoach South Stagecoach South
Bus number 4, 5, 16, 17, 18, 19, & 46 Numbers 46 & 65
Approx journey 20 minutes 24 minutes
time
Frequency Every 20 minutes hourly
Approx cost £2 - £4 £3 - £6
To: South Street, Downing Street, Farnham
Farnham
From: Aldershot Bus Station, Friary Bus Station Guildford
Aldershot

Ways to save money on train tickets:

● Use South Western Railways Tap2Go smartcard
● Use a Student Railcard
● Book in advance & save up to 60%
● Buy a Season Ticket if you travel more than 3 times a week. Then arrange to pay for it annually,
monthly or weekly

Tap2Go map of stations or search for Tap2Go Smartcard map

South Western Railway Rewards or search for SWR Rewards

Student Railcard
Using a Student Railcard can reduce the cost of travel. A 16-25 Railcard entitles students to 1/3 off some
train fares. The Railcard costs £30 and could save you 1/3 off a wide range of tickets in Great Britain. You
can also apply for a Student Railcard if you’re a mature student in full time study, as long as you’re
eligible.

Accommodation Services
Alternatively, if you sign up to the Santander 1/2/3 student account you will receive a free 4-year
Santander 16-25 Railcard. Also check out other banks & building societies to see what incentives they
offer students.

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