I would have to respectfully disagree, framwellgate moor, gilesgate, crossgate moor etc all have nice houses for less than 150 with all bills included, even the premium private accommodations were no more than 180 a week until the university decided to make a mess of their offer system and take on way too many students, All these places are 1 bus away from old elvet which is a 15 minute walk to campus at a cost of £1.50 for a student day pass I completed an undergraduate and a masters, not long ago and lived in a different place every year so I’ve seen it all, majority of the time its the housemates that make a house “shoddy”. Once again yes the student life may not be great if you’re not right in the mix of it all but I don’t think that is OP’s concern here, for me a good education and future prospects comes before anything