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Anglia Ruskin University Jan intake & Peterborough accommodation guidance

Hi everyone,

I am an international student from India and I am going to Anglia Ruskin University for the January intake. My campus will be Peterborough.

I wanted to ask:
1. Is Peterborough a good and safe city for students?
2. How is part-time job availability there?
3. I am looking for shared accommodation. Can anyone please guide me about:

• Rent range
• Best student areas
• How to find genuine shared rooms

If anyone is already living in Peterborough or studying at ARU Peterborough, please help me.

Thank you so much in advance!

Reply 1

ARUStudents

Official Rep

Hello Manjotkaur18,

Excited to hear you have applied to ARU! Even though I personally do not live in Peterborough or study at the campus, I can answer couple of your questions based on what I've heard from locals.

It is quite a student city, with a lot of alternative and bougie bars! The crime rates are generally low in Cambridgeshire, however I would still look out for bike theft if you are planning on commuting by bike. I keep my bike double locked and parked at campus with CCTV nearby (mostly for peace of mind).

Part-time jobs are not that difficult to find as you'd think. Full-time jobs are hard to find, that is for sure, but I have not yet met a person who struggled to find a PART-TIME job. Most of my friends at ARU apply for part-time jobs as a barista, cinema staff, and even weekend cleaning at hotels. ARU Temps also offers a lot of part-time jobs which you can find at https://temps.aru.ac.uk/.

Peterborough ARU does not have any student accomodation, however the university does offer some legit agencies which offer private sector accomodation. At https://www.aru.ac.uk/student-life/accommodation/accommodation-in-peterborough you can find these agencies, alongside some tips, useful information and information on how to get in contact with the Residential Service.

Looking at home.co.uk, a lot of rental properties fall between £500 to £1,000 pcm, however there are still some options which are lower at £250 to £500 pcm. From what I have heard from my friends at ARU, the rent in Peterborough tends to be lower than in Central Cambridge, and because of this I was considering the Peterborough campus for myself! I would definitely recommend having a look at a variety of properties before you come down.

Hope some of this was helpful 🙂 Feel free to reach out if you need more help!
Lee
3rd Year BA(Hons) Digital Media Production - ARU Cambridge

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Reply 2

staylin99

Hi Manjot, we have 4 rooms to let, please contact AGT Property Management (You would find them on spareroom.com or on google maps). I live in Peterborough, and in order to find jobs, Indeed, and google jobs are the best. You could always try McDonalds and Tesco as they hire regularly.