The graph below shows the percentage change in places where students lived over five decades.

The charts illustrate the proportionate changes in student accommodation preferences from the 1960s to the 2000s. Overall, shared accommodation with peers emerged as the dominant choice over these decades, whereas living with family remained consistently low in preference. Initially, in the 1960s, both shared housing and paying guest arrangements accounted for 35% each. Over time, the former witnessed a substantial increase, peaking at around 70% by the 2000s. Contrastingly, the latter saw a steady decline to about 5% by the end of the period. Concurrently, students opting for halls of residence and those staying at home started at 15% each. However, the former experienced slight fluctuations before decreasing to approximately 13% by the 2000s. The proportion of students living at home, however, steadily decreased to 5% by the 1990s, before rising to par with halls of residence by the decade's end.