Students Travel More Than Commuters To Get To University Due To High Rent
Students are travelling more than most commuters to get to university and spending ‘millions’ on transport as rising house prices push them further and further away from campus.
Nearly four in five students make a 22-mile round trip to attend lectures and tutorials – further than the typical commute, which the most recent figures show to be 8.9 miles.
The average student who lives off campus spends around £600 a year travelling to and from university with those travelling 40 miles or more spend £100 a month …