Urban Planning, Design and Management at UCL (University College London)
Urban Planning, Design and Management (BSc (Hons), K421) at UCL (University College London) asked for AAB in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 128–143 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on ucl.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~AAB
Competitive136 points · around ABB
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check ucl.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 136
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. At least 35% had fewer than the 136 asked.
20 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 80%, a baccalaureate 10%, a degree 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- K421 · K4 planning
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) for the purpose of graduate membership. More ↗
Accredited by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI). More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 90%
5%
left higher education
UK 5%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
25 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course85%89%
Learning opportunities90%89%
Assessment and feedback86%87%
Academic support94%91%
Organisation and management65%85%
Learning resources100%90%
Student voice76%85%
15 final-year students · 85% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
3 years£32k5 years£48k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k£70k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
65% working10% working and studying20% studying5% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
80%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 75%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 88%
50%
use what they learned
UK 69%
- Architects, Chartered Architectural Technologists, Planning Officers, Surveyors and Construction Professionals40%
- Business and public service associate professionals15%
- Managers, directors and senior officials10%
- Administrative occupations5%
- Sales occupations5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 30 graduates · 50% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- London, Greater London, England
- Postcode
- WC1E 6BT
Subjects
urban and regional planning architecture, building and planning
Campus
- Campus
- London
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Planning (urban, rural and regional) at other universities
The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queen's University Belfast | Planning, Environment and Development MPlan | 112 - 144 points | 112–127 |
| University of Manchester | Master of Planning with Real Estate with Professional Placement MPlan | 48 - 138 points | — |
| UCL (University College London) | Urban Planning, Design and Management this course | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Leeds | Geography with Transport Studies BA (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Reading | Real Estate Development and Planning MPlan | AAB | 112–127 |
| Cardiff University | Human Geography and Planning BSc (Hons) | ABB - BBC | 112–127 |
| Heriot-Watt University | Geography BSc (Hons) | BBC - ABB | 160–175 |
| Loughborough University | Urban Planning BSc (Hons) | ABB | 112–127 |
| University of Birmingham | Geography and Urban & Regional Planning BSc (Hons) | 128 points | 128–143 |
| University of Liverpool | Geography and Planning BA (Hons) | ABB | 112–127 |
| University of Sheffield | Geography and Planning BA (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
See all 68 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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