Overview
Connections
News
Salaries
Products
People
Growth
Offices
Financials

How urbanest hires

Truth index
B 83/100
Ghost roles
0%
Stale roles
67%
Reposted roles
0%

urbanest scores B on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 3 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 0% look like ghost listings, 67% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. It measures how much of what this employer publishes turns into a real, finite search - not the employer as a workplace. How the index is computed

Overview

urbanest is a specialist provider of student accommodation in central London. Founded in 2009, it operates ten properties housing more than 6,000 students in locations such as Battersea, Vauxhall and Hoxton. The company is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

News

Blog 2 months ago
NatWest backs urbanest for landmark riverside student accommodation development in London with £190 million green development loan
Press Release NatWest has provided a £190 million green development loan to support the creation of a new Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) in central London The 897-bed site will support the capital's world class higher education sector The buil
Read more
Report
News BDC Magazine 2 months ago
NatWest backs 'urbanest' for landmark riverside student accommodation development in London with £190 million green development loan
NatWest has provided a £190 million green development loan to support the creation of a new Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) in central LondonThe
Read more
Report
Blog 2 months ago
urbanest Canary Wharf opens to residents
We are delighted to celebrate the first phase of opening at urbanest Canary Wharf. In the coming weeks, our tenth and largest community will become home to 1,672 UCL students, while an additional 80 residential apartments will provide accommodation to UCL
Read more
Report
Blog 2 months ago
Celebrating Collaboration at urbanest Canary Wharf
Last month, urbanest welcomed project partners and key stakeholders to Canary Wharf to celebrate the opening of our newest student community. The group gathered to recognise and acknowledge the collaboration that has brought this landmark development to l
Read more
Report
Blog 3 months ago
urbanest Canary Wharf: Practical Completion Achieved
We are delighted to have reached practical completion at urbanest Canary Wharf. As the tenth and largest community in our portfolio, urbanest is thrilled to have achieved this milestone thanks to incredible collaboration and commitment from all of the tea
Read more
Report
Blog 5 months ago
Volunteers' Week: Supporting Our Community Through Action
At urbanest, we're proud to partner with The Connection at St Martin-in-the-Fields, a local charity based in Central London. The Connection work to support people sleeping rough to move away from, and stay off, the streets of London. This includes offerin
Read more
Report
Blog 7 months ago
Canary Wharf Progress Report: April 2026
End of Q1 2026 urbanest Canary Wharf construction update Following our end of 2025 update, Construction of urbanest Canary Wharf continues to progress at pace, with the scheme now rapidly nearing completion. As of the end of Q1 2026, all bedroom and kitch
Read more
Report
Press release 8 months ago
International Women's Day 2026: Recognising the Female Talent Shaping urbanest
To mark International Women's Day 2026, urbanest was proud to Read More
Read more
Report
News Outlook India 8 months ago
Urbanest Realty: Homes That Touch The Heart, Designed With Purpose, Built For Life
As Urbanest Realty continues to grow, its mission remains clear: to create spaces that feel intuitive to live in, sensible to invest in, and inspiring to belong to.
Read more
Report
Show more news

Growth

Hiring Momentum
53/100
Stable
Open positions
5
1 opened / 1 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
57 days
faster than 23% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~8 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics +100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Field & Service
50% ▲
Management
25% ▲
Customer Success
25% ▼

Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
1
Countries
1
Busiest office
London
London United Kingdom
HQ
Student Accommodation Website
5 open roles 4 posted in 90 days $42k Avg Salary
hires for Customer Success, Field & Service, Hospitality
101 St Martin's Lane, London WC2N 4AZ
seen since Sep 2025 company site, job postings

Financials

Total raised
$433.1M
Latest round
Debt Financing
Funding rounds
2
Funding rounds
Round Announced Amount
Debt Financing 2026 $241.3M Details
Debt Financing 2025 $191.8M Details