High Wycombe is third most expensive place for students to live in - with undergraduates forking out £125 a week for accommodation, new figures have revealed.

The town comes behind London, with an average weekly rent in traditional student accommodation of £129 and Exeter, which comes in at £127. 

At the other end of the scale, Stockton (£60 a week), Wolverhampton (£62) and Newport (£65) are the cheapest to live in. 

Across the country, the average weekly rent for a room in private halls is £168.67, an increase of £2.39 from 2016, and £88.61 in traditional shared student housing, up £1.85 from last year.

The figures have been released by accommodationforstudents.com. 

Simon Thompson, director of Accommodation for Students, said: “Although private halls are increasingly popular with students, the affordability factor remains a consideration for many.

"We have seen an increase of properties at both the low and high ends of the market. This increased spread is likely to be due to both the introduction of more luxury student properties but also highlighting that there is still very much a place in the market for more affordable traditional student housing, as living costs and student fees continue to increase."