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Manchester

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Housing

Where students live

Living in Fallowfield student guide

Student houses and halls

Living in Rusholme student guide

Curry Mile and Wilmslow Road

Living in Withington student guide

Quieter student streets

Living in Hulme student guide

Near campus and town

Living on Oxford Road student guide

Campus corridor

Living in Salford student guide

University and Quays links

Every Guide

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New for freshers 2026

What to sort in your first week

Freshers checklist, verified 20 August 2026

Bee Network student guide

Fares, tickets and night buses, verified 20 August 2026

Student lunch spots, checked

Operator sources checked 21 August 2026

University guides

University of Manchester student guide

students-guide-uom.html

MMU student guide

students-guide-mmu.html

Salford University student guide

students-guide-salford-uni.html

Where to live

Best areas for students

students-guide-best-areas.html

Fallowfield vs Halls

students-guide-fallowfield-vs-halls.html

Housing checklist

students-guide-housing-checklist.html

Money & life

Cost of living in Manchester

students-guide-cost-of-living.html

Best student bank accounts

students-guide-bank-accounts.html

Part-time jobs for students

students-guide-part-time-jobs.html

Going out

Nights out in Manchester

students-guide-nights-out.html

Free things to do

students-guide-free-things.html

Best study spots

students-guide-study-spots.html

Wellbeing & support

Mental health support in Manchester

students-guide-mental-health.html

Finding an NHS dentist

students-guide-nhs-dentist.html

Coping with homesickness

students-guide-homesick.html

Compare

Manchester vs Leeds for students

students-guide-vs-leeds.html

Manchester vs Liverpool for students

students-guide-vs-liverpool.html

students-guide-uom-vs-mmu.html

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Student stories

Fallowfield vs halls: what nobody tells first years

Where to live · 4h ago

The real cost of living as a Manchester student in 2026

Money · 9h ago

Oxford Road at 2am: the walk home, mapped by students

Nights out · 1d ago