Student houses in Cotham, Bristol
Quiet, leafy streets between the university and Gloucester Road.
Rent in Cotham right now
Typical room, 3+ bed house
£177 pw
About £767 a month, per person
Middle half of rooms
£164–£226
Per person per week
Listed in 30 days
29
From 9 agents and property sites
Bills included
19%
Of listings that say either way
Asking rents from the listings Housenote found in Cotham, 21 September to 21 October 2026. Listings under £350 or over £1,300 per person a month are left out as whole-property or mistyped prices. See how Cotham compares with the rest of Bristol.
Getting to uni
University of Bristol
About 14 min on foot (1.1 km) to Senate House
UWE Frenchay
About 89 min on foot (6.6 km)
Short walk to UoB, buses to UWE.
About Cotham
Sandwiched between the university and Gloucester Road, Cotham is a quiet, leafy option for UoB students. Victorian terraces and a calm residential feel, with everything Gloucester Road has to offer just a short walk away.
- One of the closest areas to UoB lectures
- Lots of students, so expect a lively feel in term time
- Fewer big house shares than areas further out
Cotham student housing FAQs
How much is student rent in Cotham?
In the 30 days to 21 October 2026, a room in a shared house of three or more bedrooms in Cotham had a median asking rent of £177 per person per week, about £767 a month. The middle half of those listings were between £164 and £226 a week.
How far is Cotham from the University of Bristol?
About 14 minutes on foot (1.1 km) from the middle of Cotham to Senate House.
How far is Cotham from UWE?
About 89 minutes on foot (6.6 km) to UWE's Frenchay campus, so it's a bus or bike ride rather than a walk.
What are the transport links like in Cotham?
Short walk to UoB, buses to UWE.
Are bills included in Cotham student houses?
Sometimes. Of the 16 Cotham listings that said either way, 19% included bills in the rent. Where they aren't included, Housenote Bills can put energy, water and broadband into one monthly payment split between the house.
When should I start looking for a student house in Cotham?
Peak season for next year's student houses in Bristol runs from October to January, and popular areas go first. Housenote checks agent and property websites all day and sends you a notification when a new Cotham house matching your price and bedrooms appears.
Renting in Bristol
- Student rent in Bristol by areaWhat a room in a Bristol student house costs in every area, from the listings Housenote found in the last 30 days, with house size and bills compared.
- Deposits and rent in advance for student housesThe legal limits on holding deposits, tenancy deposits and rent in advance for student houses in England, and how to check your deposit is protected.
- Do students pay council tax in Bristol?Not if everyone in the house is a full-time student. Who counts, what a non-student housemate changes, why tenancy dates matter, and how to apply.
- Student house tenancies since 1 May 2026Student houses in England are now rolling tenancies with no end date. Notice, joint tenancies, when a landlord can end it, and the rental bidding ban.
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Nearby areas
Redland
Typical room £185 pw · 30 min walk to UoB
Kingsdown
13 min walk to UoB
Montpelier
Typical room £185 pw · 21 min walk to UoB
Photos: Redland by Derek Harper, Kingsdown by Derek Harper, via geograph.org.uk, licensed CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped.