Who is Student Deal? Your guide to student savings on broadband, energy and bills
Backed by Campus Industries
Student Deal is proudly brought to you by Campus Industries, the UK’s leading student marketing agency.
Campus Industries has spent over 20 years working exclusively within the student market, building the UK’s largest network of student brand ambassadors and influencers, with a combined reach of over 70 million students. They’ve worked with major national brands to connect with students in ways that are authentic, relevant and genuinely useful and not just another advert students scroll past.
That depth of experience in understanding what students actually need, how they live, and what genuinely makes their lives easier is exactly why Student Deal exists. Campus Industries knows the student market better than almost anyone in the UK, and Student Deal is the natural extension of that, taking everything they’ve learned about students and applying it to one of the most practical parts of student life: sorting out your bills.
You can find out more about Campus Industries and the work they do across the UK student market at campusindustries.co.uk.
If you’ve landed on this page wondering who we actually are and why you should trust us with something as important as your broadband, energy and household bills, here’s the honest answer.
What Student Deal does
Student Deal exists for one simple reason: students get a rough deal on household bills, and it shouldn’t be that way. Broadband, energy, water and TV licences are confusing enough without being a student juggling a tight budget, a tenancy that doesn’t line up with standard contracts, and housemates who all have different opinions about who should pay for what.
We focus specifically on the deals, providers and packages that work best for student life. That means contracts that align with the academic year, providers who understand that five people in a shared house use the internet very differently to a family of four, and pricing that reflects the reality of a student budget.
Specially negotiated student rates with Virgin Media
One of the things we’re most proud of is our relationship with Virgin Media. As a dedicated student partner, we’re able to offer specially negotiated rates on Virgin Media’s broadband packages, from the M125 entry-level package right up to Gig1.
Virgin Media is one of the few major providers offering genuine student-specific contracts, including 12-month terms that line up with the academic year rather than locking you into an 18 or 24-month deal that outlasts your tenancy. Through Student Deal, students get access to these packages at rates designed specifically for shared houses, with the speeds to match — whether that’s a smaller M125 setup for a couple living together or a Gig1 connection for a big house of gamers and streamers.
We work directly within the student broadband space, which means we understand the questions that actually matter to you: how to split the bill fairly, what speed your house actually needs, what happens if someone moves out mid-contract, and how to avoid paying for broadband over a summer you won’t be using it. Our help and guides section is full of detailed answers to exactly these questions, built from real research into what students ask most.
Why this matters for you
When a company that’s spent two decades focused entirely on students decides to tackle household bills, the result is a service built around how students actually live, not a generic comparison site that treats every customer the same.
That’s the difference with Student Deal. Every package we recommend, every guide we write and every deal we negotiate is built specifically for student houses, student budgets and the academic calendar. From specially negotiated Virgin Media broadband rates to clear, honest guides on everything from energy bills to TV licences, our goal is simple: make the boring parts of student life less stressful, and save you money while we’re at it.
Browse our help and guides section for detailed answers to common student bills questions, or head straight to our Virgin Media broadband deals to see the packages available for your student house.
Written by Richard Booth, Founder of Student Deal and Campus Industries