You might be coming to the UK to study because of its world-class universities, but let’s face it, the UK is also a mecca for football. In this article we take a look at one of the top football cities in the UK – Leicester. Find out more about the city’s famous football team, plus take a look at some of the student accommodation locations where you could live.
Leicester City F.C. is an English professional football club based in the city of Leicester in the East Midlands. The club plays in the Premier League, the top division of England’s football league system, and plays its home matches at the King Power Stadium. Today it’s perhaps most well known for its storybook Premier League title-winning season of 2015-16.
Leicester is a city famous for its diversity and today it’s a bustling multicultural hub. It has a long history of welcoming people from all over the world, which is why it consists of a huge number of diverse communities, beliefs, and languages.
To see evidence of the sheer measure of Leicester’s diversity, look no further than Narborough Road – the commercial heart of the city. The mile-long stretch of over 200 shops, bars, cafes, and restaurants is basically a world in one street with a united nations of shopkeepers. In fact, it’s officially called the most diverse street in the UK.
Student accommodation near King Power Stadium
King Power Stadium is located south of the city centre. The good news for a student football fan is that so are the city’s universities. So if you book your accommodation in this area, you’ll be close to the football action, but also close to your university campus, making getting to class nice and easy.
Brookland Road
Brookland Road offers student accommodation in a great location, especially for University of Leicester students. You can get to your campus in under 15 minutes on foot, and in about 10 minutes by bus. You can also get to the King Power Stadium to watch games in just over 15 minutes by walking and in just under 20 minutes by bus. Brookland Road offers private rooms with shared and private bathrooms, as well as fully self-contained studio apartments.
Ben Russell Court
Ben Russell Court is hard to beat on price. This property offers private rooms with either shared or private bathrooms, as well as fully self-contained studio apartments, with prices starting from just £82/week. You can get to King Power Stadium in less than 10 minutes on foot, and De Montfort University is a mere 4 minutes away on foot. You can also get to the University of Leicester in about 25 minutes.
Filbert Village
Filbert Village is located on Lineker Road, the most famous footballing hero of the city, Gary Lineker. It’s only a 6-minute walk from the King Power Stadium and getting to class is easy too. You can walk to De Montfort University in 10 minutes and to the University of Leicester in 20 minutes. Filbert Village offers private rooms with either private or shared bathrooms and studio apartments that are fully self-contained, with your own bedroom, bathroom and a kitchenette.
If you want to find and compare more properties, you can check out all the options we offer for student accommodation in Leicester.
