Next up, Oxford and Cambridge. These cities are famous for brains, bicycles, and bank-breaking rent. A student here might pay more for a room than their parents pay for a mortgage back home. One local legend says the price of a two-bedroom flat in Oxford is actually a coded message from aliens—it makes that little sense.
The tricky part is that everyone wants to live near the dreaming spires, but the supply of housing is stuck in the 18th century. So, you get to pay £1,500 for a flat where the bathtub is in the kitchen. Innovation, right? At least the pubs are nice, even if your wallet needs mouth-to-mouth after a round.
Fun fact: Cambridge has more millionaires per capita than most of the UK. They must be the ones who can afford those property prices. The rest of us just walk past the colleges and cry gently into our soggy chips.
