Hit and Miss (Accommodation in general)

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Product:	Accommodation in general
Date:	31/07/00 (62 review reads)
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Advantages: Plenty of accomodation available

Disadvantages: Accomodation around university is not very pleasant.

Accomodation in Stoke-on-Trent, the home of Staffordshire University, is very hit and miss. The university itself is situated in a district called Shelton which is, on the whole, a very run down area. This is 'student city' as most students live in this area. As a result there are a large number of properties available but as students outnumber available houses in this area a lot of the houses are not very well looked after by their respective owners as they know there will always be students in need of a place to live. Shelton has a higher than average crime rate but on the positive side has plenty of fast food restaurants and a very scenic and well kept park that is a popular place for students to relax on warm sunny days.
The best accomodation can be found in the areas immediately surrounding Shelton such as Stoke itself. While at Staffs university I lived there for 3 years and found it to be a good place to live. It is a ten minute walk from the university. The student accomodation is better kept and close by there are a few supermarkets...there are none in shelton. The average rent is probably about £36pw and offers good value for money. The same type of price applies for Shelton but there you will generally get less value for your money.

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