New 2025/26 Studios Now Available
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- TwodioPrivate bedroom with shared kitchenette and bathroom between twoStudio size: 13m2
- Twodio EnsuitePrivate bedroom with ensuite with shared kitchenette between twoStudio size: 16m2
- Classic1st floor, spacious, quality furnishings, small double bed, ensuite, Wi-Fi, Smart TV, kitchenette.Studio size: 17m2
- PremiumThree windows spacious, quality furnishings, small double bed, ensuite, Wi-Fi, Smart TV, kitchenette.Studio size: 19m2
- Premium PlusModern finish, spacious, quality furnishings, small double bed, ensuite, Wi-Fi, Smart TV, kitchenette.Studio size: 19m2
- Luxury1st floor, spacious, dual occupancy, double bed, two study desks, ensuite, kitchenette.Studio size: 26m2
- Luxury Plus2nd, 3rd & 4th floor, spacious, dual occupancy, double bed, two study desks, ensuite, kitchenette.Studio size: 26m2
- VIPTop floor views, spacious, dual occupancy, double bed, two study desks, ensuite, kitchenette.Studio size: 26m2
What's included
Welcome to High Street, Southampton
Welcome to High Street, voted the best property in Southampton by students! Our warm and welcoming team, including Ben and Juan Fran, is committed to ensuring you feel safe, secure, and right at home from the day that you move in.
Personalised Living Experience
Our building features 100 studios, enabling us to provide a more personalised service for our students. Ben, Juan Fran, and our dedicated team work tirelessly to create a vibrant community and ensure you have everything you need to succeed.
City Centre Location
Located just seconds away from shops, bars, restaurants, leisure activities and historic landmarks. WestQuay shopping is a three minute walk. Solent University is 10 minute walk and the University of Southampton is a 25 minute bus journey. The nearest bus station is a one minute walk.
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Your High Street
Following a multi-million-pound renovation completed in 2023, the property boasts 100 self-contained luxury studio apartments, each meticulously designed with spacious layouts, ample storage, and comfortable double beds. For a productive and relaxing stay, enjoy super-fast 1,000 Mb Wi-Fi, 43" TV in each studio & complimentary TV licence included.
Our new communal areas include a reception with a dedicated city manager, a social hub featuring an 80” TV with Sky Sports, TNT Sports, Sky Cinema, and Netflix, a pool table, and a gym membership. Students benefit from social study areas with free printing, a communal kitchen, and a dining area. Start your weekdays with our free Grab and Go Breakfast, and enjoy unlimited tea, coffee, and hot chocolate anytime. With 24-hour CCTV and a secure fob entry system, we ensure your safety and peace of mind.
Welcome to your space here at Unilife
Social Hub
Your social hub consists of an 85" TV with Sky Sports, TNT Sports, and Netflix. We also have a PS5 for our students.
On site 24/7 Gym
We will be opening a brand new 24/7 Gym with weekly yoga classes that will be available from September 2024.
On-site Laundry
Every student will receive a complimentary laundry card of £100 to use in our onsite laundry room which has two washing machines and two tumble dryers.
Communal Kitchen
Our elegant kitchen provides a welcoming environment to cook with other residents or host a night in with friends.
Cinema Room
Our cosy cinema room features a 85" TV with Sky Cinema, Netflix, Amazon Prime and Disney+. There is also a PS5 and a karaoke machine!
Grab & Go Breakfast
We have your early mornings covered. Complimentary Grab and Go breakfast and unlimited coffee will be provided Monday to Friday.
Social Study Area
Our sophisticated study area consists of two large study desks and two 85" TV's for group studying. We also include free printing for our residents!
Secure Parcel Box
Download our free mobile application on arrival and you will be notified when your parcel arrives via our secure parcel box.
Private Mail Box
Every student will be allocated a private mailbox and the property team will allocate any mail for you to collect at your convenience.
Unilife have been rated as the best in the South East
StudentCrowd have announced Unilife High Street the Southampton winners of their Student Voice Awards 2023
StudentCrowd analysed a total of 48,981 accommodation reviews to select the 'Best Property' in qualifying cities with two runners-up. The awards recognise the properties which tick all the boxes for students across 7 categories including;
- Value for money
- Location
- Property management
- Cleaning
- Social spaces
- Social experience
- Internet / Wifi
These awards celebrate the teams working hard to put students at the heart of their operations and are the only awards based solely on the students' voice.
Looking for couples accommodation?
Free Dual Occupancy Available
Our Luxury, Luxury Plus and VIP studios in our High Street are perfect for couples or friends to share. Our studios provide a cost-effective option for couples looking to share a home in Southampton by allowing you to split the rent and pay a small sharing supplement.
High Street is one of the few private student accommodations in Southampton that welcomes couples, even if one partner isn't a student. Enjoy luxury with your significant other at High Street, your ideal home away from home. Find out more about couples accommodation >>
Meet the team at High Street
Meet Ben
City Manager
Ben is the city manager at our Southampton and Winchester properties. Ben has a wealth of experience working for a number of student accommodation operators. He has worked with Unilife for four years and is instrumental in creating environments where students feel comfortable expressing themselves and flourishing in their academic careers.
Meet Juan Fran
House Supervisor
Juan Fran is empowered to ensure that with every interaction he has with our students, it is with delivered fun and passion. Juan Fran is responsible for the day-to-day operations in the building and is always looking for a friendly chat. Whether he is cooking your breakfast, playing a game of FIFA, or running our weekly events, Juan Fran is your go-to guy.
Meet Ella
Sales Executive
Ella’s role is to help deliver the best student booking experience. She works across all of our properties to ensure her response time is within an hour of her working day. If you would like to get in contact with us to make an enquiry or book a viewing, contact Ella on [email protected] or call her on 07802 322917 and Ella will contact you straight away.
What's nearby?
Overall very impressed with quality of accommodation and level of service. Billing is simple as it includes all the services; electricity, rates, gas, water, council tax and so on. The students have all they need in their own space, so have somewhere to study without being disturbed. Social events if they want to be involved. Comes at a price above the basic halls or renting, but nicely packaged and happy with our choice.
I have found that the room is so comfortable with all the necessary equipment and easy to settle down for students. Also, the security is good which is important for young students. As a parent, I would like to recommend Unilife not only to my daughter but also her friends for the next year.
Just wanted to say how impressed I was when I dropped Vaughn off. We were met and given a comprehensive tour of the studio and the site and explained how things worked. The studio was gleaming and I feel so reassured that he has made the right choice for this upcoming year. One doesn’t always receive a service akin to ‘what it says on the tin’ but from first contact with you, to moving in, Unilife certainly does deliver a first class package.
Not only is the building lovely, accommodating, welcoming, and clean, but the staff are also so friendly. They truly care for every individual in the UniLife building, making UniLife a home away from home, and also as comfy as possible whilst studying at University. They also put on great events, allowing us to look forward to social events where we can hang out with our friends. From pizza nights and weekly yoga classes to big casino parties (including photo booths, a DJ, casino tables, food, and glasses of bubbly). UniLife really is worth every penny, from the gym and Netflix account included in the price to the water bottles, mugs, notebooks, an umbrella, and other essentials they gift to you on arrival. A home away from home when studying!
Excellent! I love living here! It is a super nice accommodation to enjoy my uni life. It is super convenient, which means it is close to uni campus, train station and even town center, and all within walk distance. Also, the staff are very welcoming and helpful. The manager is the nicest person in the world. He is always greeting me and asking how are you, it makes me feel like home. All the facility in the studio are very modern and user friendly. It is enjoyable to live in such a place.
I mailed with one of the team member Alex and he was always responding quickly even If I asked a month later. Therefore good work of ethics just like other members in the team, Ben, Alberto, Marius... Apart from that it is basically the best located accommodation for students. We are living one of the Luxury plus studios with my partner and it is more than enough for us at the moment. I mean the place is modern-well furnished and everything but I like to problem solving capabilities of the team the most.
Frequently asked booking questions for High Street
We provide three payment plans which you can choose when confirming your booking.
- Upfront in one go, 30 days before your contract start date (40 - 51 week contracts only)
- Termly payments - Payment dates are 40% in September, 40% in January, and 20% in April. This usually coincides with the Student Finance UK payments, so it makes budgeting easier. -
- Monthly payments - 11 invoices at the start of each month -
To secure a studio with Unilife, the following payments are required:
1. £300 deposit is required upon signature of contract. It is refundable at the end of the tenancy, subject to room status.
2. Once the contract has been counter signed by our city manager, a pre-rent instalment of £500 is due.
All tenancy agreements have a cooling off period of 48 hours from the signature of contract. All cancellation requests must be in writing via an email addressed to the Unilife Team [email protected]
If you have collected your keys within your cooling off period, the eligibility to cancel immediately ends.
If a resident does not receive a VISA and wishes to be released from their Tenancy Agreement, they must provide Unilife with evidence of their rejection to [email protected] within 3 working days of the VISA rejection letter. If the above is received within 3 working days, the resident will be eligible to have their contract withdrawn and a full refund of pre-rent instalment and deposit.
If a resident does not gain a place at their chosen University or College and wishes to be released from their Tenancy Agreement, they must provide Unilife with evidence of their rejection and evidence of the reason why no later than 72 hours after dated correspondence from your University or College. You may also be eligible to be released from this agreement if you are a prospective first year undergraduate student and you choose to go to a different University.
To be considered, you will need to supply us with a copy of:
- UCAS letter of acceptance.
- Written evidence from the University admissions team
If a resident moves into Unilife and they withdraw from their course or they are evicted from university, they are still liable to fulfil their contract and they must find a replacement tenant to have their contract withdrawn.
Unilife require a £300 deposit payment.
The deposit is protected with a deposit protection scheme and residents are issued with a deposit protection certificate. Our residents refundable security deposit is protected by MyDeposits, a UK government recognised scheme. The Tenancy Deposit Protection (TDPS) is a piece of legislation introduced by the UK Government in April 2006 for landlords in England and Wales. The purpose of the scheme is to protect tenants from unscrupulous landlords, who have been accused in the past of taking amounts from deposits unfairly. The legislation ultimately protects you and allows us to follow a very streamlined process for disputes after check out.
To find out more about this service visit https://www.mydeposits.co.uk/tenants/ and to find out more on how to rent you can read the How to Rent Guide 2023.
If the tenancy agreement has commenced, a resident is unable to withdraw from their tenancy agreement free of charge and they must find a replacement tenant to take over their contract. It is the main tenants responsibility to find a replacement tenant.
If a resident wishes to withdraw from their contract, either before their tenancy has commenced or during their tenancy and it is not reasons that fall under the ‘No Place, No Stay’ or ‘No Visa, No Stay’, they will be required to find a replacement tenant.
Unilife cannot accept any responsibility for finding a replacement tenant once a resident has signed their tenancy agreement and made the first payment.
Once a resident has found a suitable replacement tenant to take over their contract, they must put the new tenant’s details into writing to [email protected] and the Unilife Team will contact the new tenant within 48 hours to formally transfer the tenancy. Once the new tenant has accepted the tenancy agreement and made the pre-rent instalment, the original tenant will have their tenancy agreement withdrawn and the refund will be processed within 10 working days minus £100 admin charge.
The fee will be deducted from their deposit due back to the original tenant.