Your first year at university is probably the best year you’ll experience - it’s a non-stop rollercoaster of parties, friends, lectures, nightclubs, pub crawls and just a few hangovers!

Chances are that you’re from somewhere else in the UK or maybe you’re an international student and it’s your first time away from home.

Your three years in Leicestershire will be full of learning, fun... and the occasional drink!

To help you out, we’ve compiled a mini-guide to student accommodation in the three universities. Hopefully, it will help you find the best place to live.

The first thing you need to think about is deciding what type of accommodation you want to live in.

You could choose the Halls of Residence or privately rented accommodation.

Whatever you decide to do, you need to bear in mind the kind of lifestyle you like to lead.

Check out the BBC Leicester guides to:

De Montfort University

Leicester University

Loughborough University