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City:

KEELE

Universities

Keele University

Population:

122,040

Student Population:[From UCAS or individual websites]

Under Graduate

Post Graduate

Total

9700

3180

12880

Campus Capacity

(2,220)

(480)

(2700)

Size of Market

7480

2700

10180

Drop out rates:

Keele University

Student Areas

Dresden, Hanley, Shelton

Accommodation Officer Contacts:

University

Tel

Address

Web

Landlord Accreditation Scheme?

Keele University

01782 583086

Accommodation Center
University of Keele
Staffordshire
ST5 5BG

www.keele.ac.uk

Yes

Planned development for city

A £20m flagship regeneration project which could create nearly 5,000 jobs in north Staffordshire was submitted in spring 2004. Advantage West Midlands says the plan for the Chatterley Valley, near Tunstall, will see 288 acres of brownfield land become a hi-tech business park with an urban forest. Around two million square feet of the site will be cleared for development.

Planned development for universities

Keele University

A new £1.2m centre which aims to revolutionise the teaching of science in the West Midlands has been recently built in Staffordshire. The centre is a joint venture between Staffordshire County Council, Keele University, Stoke Education Authority, Staffordshire University and Serco. It will be built on the Keele University campus and should be fully operational by January 2005. The facility will serve the entire region and a further £1.3m will be spent over five years to run the centre.Three new institutes were opened at Keele University's medical school on Monday. A special ceremony was launched for the Institute of Primary Care and Health Sciences, the Institute of Ageing and the Institute for Science and Technology in Medicine.

Campus room rental**:

Minimum

Maximum

£46

£76

Yield range

3 bed house (i.e. 2 bed upstairs + 1 converted other)

4 bed house

5 bed house

6 or more bed house

Entry Price

£70,000

£90,000

£130,000

£175,000

Median Room Rate

£40

£42

£44

Average Yield B*

8.1%

8.8%

7.6%

7.1%

B - Estimated Annual Profit

£1,362

£2,267

£2,046

£2,052

Financial Scores

Total(out of 10)

Capital Growth(out of 5)

Yield(out of 5)

6.5

3.5

Description:

Keele University is situated between the towns of Stoke-on-Trent and Newcastle-under-Lyme, on a staggering 617 acre campus, the largest University campus in the country.Many students feel as if they are in the middle of nowhere, and you can understand why. Their feelings, however, are more to do with the fact that there is no large city nearby (the largest, Manchester, being 35 miles away. There is neither a train station, nor a National Express bus stop in Keele, although both of these amenities are available in Stoke.

Stoke also boasts the Potteries Shopping Centre housing all the major national chains. There are also two cinemas, numerous pubs, a few cheesy clubs and an excellent live music scene.

Websites to advertise on:

Local and national student listings: www.student-accom.comCity information for students: www.accommodationforstudents.com

Estate Agents:

Address

Tel

Web

Bradford And Bingley Marketplace Ltd

54 Merrial Street, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5 1PT

01782 626321

http://www.marketplace.co.uk/

Brown And Corbishley

Queens Chambers 2-4 Queen Street, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5 1EE