Ten-Bedroom Student Living
A 10 bed student house in Exeter is the ultimate communal living experience. These exceptional homes suit very large friendship groups – often combined sports teams, society committees, or extended social circles who want everyone under one roof.
Who 10-Beds Are Best For
A ten bedroom student house in Exeter is the ultimate big-group option and suits established groups who want one address for everyone. If you're searching for a 10 person house in Exeter (often called a "10 man house Exeter"), make facilities your priority.
Typical Layout: What to Expect
10-bed houses are substantial period properties, typically grand Victorian buildings spread across four or five floors. Expect five or more bathrooms, an industrial-scale kitchen, multiple living areas, and often outdoor space including gardens. Some have basement or attic rooms providing additional communal space. As mandatory licensed HMOs, these properties meet stringent safety standards: fire doors on all bedrooms, emergency lighting, interconnected smoke alarms, regular fire safety inspections, and adequate sanitary facilities for ten occupants.
Keeping a 10-Person House Organised
Agree clear systems for cleaning, shared supplies, and maintenance reporting. With a group this size, all-inclusive pricing can be the simplest way to keep budgeting fair and predictable. Before moving in, establish clear protocols: room allocation method (draw lots?), weekly cleaning rotas, quiet hours, guest policies, and shared expense management. Consider electing a house president and treasurer to coordinate administration.
All-inclusive pricing becomes almost essential at this scale. The complexity of splitting variable utility bills ten ways, tracking usage, and chasing payments creates unnecessary friction. All-inclusive bundles rent, gas, electricity, water and WiFi into one identical weekly payment for everyone.
Availability and Location
Properties this size are extremely rare – typically only two or three exist in the Exeter student market at any time. All are in Pennsylvania or immediately adjacent streets, within easy walking distance of Streatham Campus. Set up alerts immediately and be prepared to act fast when one lists.
Securing Your 10-Bed
Given their rarity, 10-beds attract high demand. Form your group early, agree on budget and location flexibility, and have everyone ready to view together at short notice. Decisive groups who can commit quickly secure these premium properties.
Popular 10-Bed Features
Ten-bedroom properties typically include five or more bathrooms, commercial-grade kitchens with multiple appliances, and generous communal living space across several floors. Most have rear gardens and bike storage. All are fully HMO-compliant with fire doors, emergency lighting, and interconnected smoke alarms throughout.
The 10-Person Bathroom Requirement
Ten people demands commercial bathroom infrastructure. Minimum: 5 bathrooms with 5 working showers. Better: 6 bathrooms or 5 + additional WCs. The critical question: Can the property run 5 showers simultaneously without pressure dropping? This requires commercial boilers, multiple water heaters, or professional-grade mains-fed systems. Properties converted for 10+ occupants will have this sorted; anything else is a gamble. During viewings, turn on every shower at once and check pressure in the furthest bathroom. If it dribbles, the infrastructure isn't ready for ten. Don't assume the landlord will fix it – they probably won't.
Bills at Ten: There Is No Alternative
At ten people, all-inclusive is the only viable option. Per-person uplift is around £18/week – insignificant in context. But try this exercise: imagine splitting variable gas bills across ten people for 11 months. Someone goes home every other weekend. Someone uses an electric heater. Someone takes baths instead of showers. Someone's in all day; someone's rarely in. Now multiply every variable by 10, add 10 different payment schedules, and designate one person to manage it. It's impossible. All-inclusive fixes everything. Same amount, every week, every person. If your group wants rent-only, find a different group – that decision will poison your year.
10-Bed Location Reality
There are perhaps 2-3 genuine 10-bed student properties in Exeter's market at any time. All are in Pennsylvania. That's not an opinion – it's where the building stock capable of housing ten people near campus exists. Properties elsewhere claiming to be 10-beds are usually cramped conversions or distant from campus. If you find a 10-bed outside Pennsylvania, treat it with extreme scepticism: check bedroom sizes, bathroom count, kitchen capacity, and walking distance to campus. For most 10-person groups, the question isn't "where" – it's "can we secure one of the 2-3 genuine options before other groups do."
Fair Room Splits for 10 People
Ten bedrooms means extreme variation – master suites, attic conversions, compact single rooms. Systematic approach: Appoint two group members to measure and photograph every room during viewing. Create 4 tiers based on square footage + features. Assign rent adjustments of £20-25/week between top and bottom tiers. Example: £115 baseline becomes roughly £130 (top tier) to £100 (bottom tier) with £5-7 increments between. Present the proposal before anyone commits. Alternatively, use a sealed-bid auction for top rooms – but agree the system first, not after viewing.
Popular 10-Bed Requirements
Ten-person groups need: 5+ bathrooms (absolute minimum), all-inclusive pricing (ten-way splits don't work), commercial-grade kitchen (multiple cookers, multiple fridge/freezers), industrial hot water system, HMO compliance (mandatory), and Pennsylvania location. Only 2-3 10-beds exist in Exeter – they're gone in days when listed.
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