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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nCavendish Place, student filled street.<\/strong> Image by: Grace Bamforth <\/p>\n\n\n\n Jesmond is the<\/em> student place to be, there\u2019s no doubt about it. According to Northumbria University one in ten students choose to live in Jesmond and Newcastle University states it is the most popular area for students, in the Chronicle Live<\/a>. The appeal for students to live in Jesmond began increasing in the 1980s. Jesmond today is renowned to students, with it becoming a form of student campus, with certain streets taken over and turned into HMO ghettos. We all want to live here and are willing to pay whatever the cost is to live in famous Jesmond. So, let\u2019s outline the struggles because there\u2019s an increasing pressure to secure your house earlier and an increasing price. <\/p>\n\n\n\n When reaching the end of October, fresher\u2019s week has just ended and the dreaded conversation begins with your new friends you have just made. The question of \u201cdo you want to live together?\u201d, starts being asked and usually everyone agrees Jesmond is the ideal place to look. In my opinion this happens way too early each year and students are often forced into a house dramatically over budget, which they never really liked in the first place. Sandyford and Heaton, especially for Newcastle University students, rarely gets a mention. Realistically, what\u2019s better than Jesmond? <\/p>\n\n\n\n The endless cafes, strip of options for bars on Osborne Road, delicious restaurants to spend your student loan in and the many shops, make it so desirable. But landlords caught on to this and now charge much more than Heaton or Sandyford. According to Map Apartments<\/a>, the average price for Heaton is \u00a370 to \u00a3100 per week and Sandyford costs around \u00a3100pppw- I wish<\/em>. Jesmond prices can range from \u00a380 to \u00a3150pppw, with higher end accommodation in Jesmond exceeding this. Hepi and Unipol<\/a> (Higher Education Policy Institute and The Home of Student Housing) rightfully found, six in ten students\u2019 loans did not cover their living costs. So, most end up paying the extra costs to live in Jesmond, which I don\u2019t know about you, but in my opinion, seems unfair. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Hashtag Jesmond students popularity.<\/strong> Screenshot by: TikTok<\/p>\n\n\n\n Now I know Newcastle as a whole is cheaper and more affordable than many other cities, as Map Apartments found<\/a>. But why is it more expensive to live in Jesmond? Seekers<\/a> in 2022 found there was a 70% increase in Jesmond rental prices, compared to the last academic year. Some students may say they don\u2019t mind these increased costs (those who most likely don\u2019t have a loan), but for many, rent rises are causing stress when we still want to have that \u2018Jesmond lifestyle\u2019. The government has increased maintenance loans by just 2.8%<\/a> when inflation has risen around 10%. This is simply not enough to live here: We should be able to live in the area we want when we are the ones paying the loan back. Yet rent has risen by almost 15% in the past two years, Unipol and Hepi<\/a> found. When on a budget, the price increases to live here are unreasonable. Yes, you could just live in Sandyford or Heaton, but when all your friends are living in Jesmond, who wants to live alone? <\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/grace-bamforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23045\/2023\/12\/IMG_7857-773x1024.jpg\")
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