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Compass, Pine Mill and Red Queen in one tour. A colour for each building, tabs to switch between them, every room type side by side, and notes on room sizes and shared kitchens.
Student Accommodation Virtual Tours
Most students sign for a room they have never seen, often from the other side of the world. Show them every room type, the kitchens, the gym and the study spaces, and how the building fits together, in a tour they can share with their parents.
- £700 to £5,000, quoted on the plan
- No travel charges in mainland UK
- DBS-checked photographers
Why student accommodation needs a virtual tour
Students choose accommodation months before they arrive, usually on a phone, and many cannot visit at all: international students, applicants from the other end of the country, and parents who are helping to pay. Photos show the best corner of a room. A 360 tour shows the whole of it, the view from the window, the kitchen down the corridor and how far it is to the gym.
A tour also saves your team time. Fewer viewings, fewer questions about room sizes and fewer surprises on arrival day. Read more in our guide to virtual tours for student accommodation and build-to-rent.
One visit per building
We photograph each building in a single visit, usually between tenancies or when show rooms are ready, and can capture Matterport scans, 360s for a bespoke tour and still photography on the same day. For portfolios, every building is shot to the same brief and built into the same interface.
What a student accommodation tour includes
Every tour is planned around how students and parents choose a room, then photographed in one visit per building.
Every room type
One 360 per room type rather than per room: the en-suite, the studio, the twodio, the accessible room, each with its price band or features if you want them.
Kitchens and flats
The shared kitchen and lounge for each cluster, so students can see where they will cook and who they will live with.
Communal spaces
Reception, the gym, cinema room, study spaces, games room, laundry and courtyard, the things that set one building apart from the next.
Several buildings, one tour
For operators with more than one building, each one in the same interface, so students can compare sites and switch between them.
Built for phones and sharing
Designed for a phone first, with a link students can send to parents and friends, and a button to book or enquire on every screen if you want one.
Matterport or bespoke
Matterport scans with a floor plan and measurements for every room type, or a bespoke tour designed around your brand. Both from one visit.
From first message to live tour
Four steps, one named contact, and a clear price before anything is booked.
- 1
Quote
Tell us about the building and what the tour is for. A clear, no-obligation price, with no travel charges anywhere in mainland UK.
- 2
Plan
We agree the scene list, navigation and hotspot content with you. Our preparation checklist gets each space camera-ready.
- 3
Shoot
A photographer captures each scene on full-frame DSLR kit, five to ten minutes per scene. Drone 360s and still photography can be added on the same visit.
- 4
Build and launch
Every scene is individually edited and built into your branded tour. You review a draft, we refine it, then it goes live. With the optional CMS added, there is editing access for your team. Allow one to four weeks depending on size.
A tour designed around how students choose a room
Designed and built from scratch for three student buildings, so students and parents can compare rooms and buildings before they sign. Read how it works, or open the live tour and look around.
Student accommodation virtual tours
Halls, PBSA and student housing we have photographed.
What it costs
From £350 per building
Matterport tours start from £350 and bespoke 360 tours from £700, priced on the number of room types, communal spaces and buildings, with a clear quote before anything is booked. Portfolios receive multi-site pricing. Matterport hosting is £60 a year per scan.
Not sure this is the right service? Compare all our virtual tour services.
- Matterport scans or 360 photography of every room type
- Kitchens, communal spaces and the outside of the building
- Floor plans and measurements with Matterport
- A bespoke interface designed around your brand if you want one
- Still photography on the same visit
- No travel charges in mainland UK
Three real tours, three price bands
Every bespoke tour is quoted on the plan. These three show what the bands look like in practice; open each one and judge it for yourself.
£700 to £1,500
A single building, designed around you
One site, a branded interface designed from scratch, hotspots for text, images and links, display options and a phone-first layout. A CMS can be added as an option.
The Pearl Exchange, BudeA charity space with a custom interface and a find-the-stars sticker hunt
£1,500 to £2,500
A more advanced interface
Custom navigation that tells a story, rich points of interest with questions, galleries and documents, a text version and a full set of accessibility settings.
Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute8 rooms in three stages, 29 points of interest and 19 questions from the scientists
£2,500 to £5,000
A whole site, several ways in
An aerial 360 and an illustrated map as alternative ways to explore, a guided tour, areas with their own colour, the client's own descriptions of every space, drone photography and audiences.
Giggleswick School34 spaces in seven areas, with three ways to explore and a guided tour
- Larger projects
- Whole campuses with every boarding house, tours with languages and audiences, and sites that need a Signposted visitor map are quoted on the plan, beyond the top band.
- Several locations
- Groups with more than one site, such as nursery chains, care groups, holiday parks and multi-campus colleges, get multi-location pricing: the sites are photographed as one planned route and the price per site comes down.
- What moves the price
- The number of scenes, the complexity of the interface, drone work, still photography and extras such as an illustrated map. Travel in mainland UK is never charged. All prices exclude VAT.
Serving the UK & Overseas Since 2008
We've been lucky enough to travel to some amazing locations for even more amazing clients. We have stamps in the passport for China, Costa Rica, Malaysia, The Philippines, India, The USA and of course, all over Europe.
We were delighted with the service provided by 360 Virtual Tours from the very start. We were on quite a tight schedule and the team made every effort to meet our deadline, which they did without a hitch. The process from beginning to end was communicated exceptionally and the end results far exceeded our expectations!Jessica FurlongLuna Students
My company has used 360 Virtual Tours for filming at 12 of our properties. The service is friendly, professional and the virtual tours are of the highest quality. I’m very happy to recommend them.David FairleySignature Care Homes
I must say that I was very happy with the overall experience, from the quote, prices, time of response. You’ve been really professional, and it is amazing value for money. I would definitely recommend!Camille LevasseurL'oscar London
Further reading
Guides by sector
Virtual Tours for Student Accommodation and Build-to-Rent: Letting Rooms to People Who Cannot Visit
Guides by sector
Boarding School Virtual Tours: What Overseas Families Need to See Before They Choose
Guides by sector
Virtual Tours for Estate Agents in the UK: What Works on Rightmove and Zoopla
Frequently asked questions
Can’t find the answer you’re looking for? Just get in touch, or even better, book a video consultation.
Do you photograph every room or one of each type?
Usually one of each room type, plus the shared kitchen for each flat type and the communal spaces. It keeps the tour quick to use and the cost down.
Can you shoot while students are living there?
Yes. We work around residents, usually with show rooms or empty rooms between tenancies, and keep communal spaces clear while we photograph them.
We have several buildings. Can they share one tour?
Yes. Each building can have its own tour in the same interface, or one tour can switch between buildings, with multi-site pricing.
Who you are working with
Page reviewed by the 360 Virtual Tours team, October 2026
- Since 2008
- Virtual tours for Oxford and Cambridge colleges, Airbus, Netflix, the NHS and hundreds of schools, care homes and businesses
- Real photographers
- Full-frame DSLR 360 capture and Pro3 LiDAR Matterport scanners, never one-shot cameras
- CAA-registered drone pilots
- Fully insured, with risk assessments and airspace permissions handled for you
- DBS-checked photographers
- Used to schools, nurseries, hospital wards, laboratories and care homes, working around pupils, residents, patients and timetables
- No travel charges
- Anywhere in mainland UK, from Dundee to Dulverton, with overseas projects quoted individually
- A named project manager
- One contact from first enquiry to launch, and after it goes live
Interested in working together?
Tell us about your building or portfolio and we will come back with a clear quote.
