Wrexham University recently announced plans to expand its student accommodation offering. The scheme forms part of the University’s ongoing £80m Campus 2025 masterplan.
The purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) is to be built within its Plas Coch campus in Wrexham. When completed, it will add 322 extra student beds.
“We’re hopeful that local businesses take us up on this exciting opportunity to design modern and welcoming accommodation that our students will want to live in.
Paul Moran, Capital Projects Manager, Wrexham University
Wrexham University grew its student numbers from 8,416 in the 2021/22 academic year to 9,055 2022/23. For the 2023/24 academic year, they experienced a further increased demand for accommodation.
The new PBSA development will help alleviate pressure off the private rental market, as well as allowing the institution to grow and meet its long-term student recruitment ambition.
“It’s an incredibly exciting time to study and live in Wrexham – and as a result, increased awareness of the city, our university and the courses we provide has meant growth in our student numbers, as well as increased demand for accommodation.
“Whilst this demand is most welcome, it has been exacerbated by the lack of affordable houses of muti-occupancy within the private sector in Wrexham, so this planned accommodation will help ease some of that pressure off the local rental market.
“Therefore, it is essential that we as an institution strategically reassess our accommodation provision to support the recruitment and retention of students, which in turn will allow us to continue to grow and meet our longer-term ambitions.
“This planned new accommodation signals an invigorating period of growth for not only us as an institution but also Wrexham as Wales’ newest city.”
Lynda Powell, Executive Director of Operations, Wrexham University
