Each month we peer through curtains, lurk on street corners and go through bins, looking for evidence of cool places to live.

Every month we poke our noses into a potential des res, pointing out outlets and areas of interest.

Attention new students of Brighton: each month we delve into the dwellings of our pals and write about where they live, focusing on the local utilities we know matter to you.

If you thrive on amenity proximity but don't want to go the whole hog and move in above some restaurant, you'll be wanting somewhere like Upper North Street. Situated a road up from Western Road, it's quite suburban but a spit away from the centre of town.

Actually buying one is probably off radar for most of us, but plenty are rented out if you're looking for an aristocratic crib.

Are you a crib-needy student? Coombe Road is perfectly located for the Moulescoomb Uni site, nearer than the Varley Halls and just a bit more homely as well.

Slap bang in the middle of the North Laine, Queen's Gardens seems like the perfect place to live for anyone who stumbles out of boozy establishments on a regular basis.

A rare haven of quiet in the midst of Kemp Town, Margaret Street is a handy base for its many distractions.

Looking for somewhere to live? The main thoroughfare from The Level up into Hanover, Southover Street is probably the best-appointed address on Muesli Mountain.