5 savvy student property investments
Now's the time to invest in a buy-to-let.


London, £755,000 In Kensington’s Queen’s Gate, this one-bedroom flat is perfectly placed for easy access to Imperial College. Strutt & Parker (020– 3794 0745; countrylife.onthemarket.com)
Bristol, £265,000
A Grade II-listed building in the heart of Bristol has been converted into elegant apartments that enjoy panoramic views of the floating harbour. Savills (0117–910 0321)
Cambridge, £950,000
This Grade II-listed town house in Cambridge’s Portugal Place is a short walk away from most colleges and ideal if you plan to let out spare rooms. Savills (01223 347147)
Oxford, £795,000
This two-bedroom terrace house in Oxford’s North Parade Avenue features a spacious living area and has been successfully let out for several years. It offers the potential of an excellent rental prospect for after the children graduate. Strutt & Parker (01865 366663)
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Manchester, £738,000
An elegant penthouse, which spans 1710sq ft, comes with a 36ft balcony overlooking the River Irwell. Hunters Manchester (01618 305800)
Carla must be the only Italian that finds the English weather more congenial than her native country’s sunshine. An antique herself, she became Country Life’s Arts & Antiques editor in 2023 having previously covered, as a freelance journalist, heritage, conservation, history and property stories, for which she won a couple of awards. Her musical taste has never evolved past Puccini and she spends most of her time immersed in any century before the 20th.
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