2025 GRESB Real Estate Benchmark Report
The UNITE Group Plc
The UNITE Group Plc
Table of Contents
ScorecardView top-level GRESB results including score, star rating, and benchmarking insights
Standing Investment Development
CRREM Pathway AnalysisEvaluate your portfolio's alignment with CRREM decarbonization pathways
Score SummaryExplore detailed scores for each GRESB indicator
Management Performance Development
Indicator BreakdownReview indicator answers and validation decisions
Validation Management Performance Development
Performance InsightsUnderstand portfolio performance
Energy GHG
Water Waste
Building Certifications
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‌REAL ESTATE
2025
GRESB Benchmark Report
Standing Investments
The UNITE Group Plc The UNITE Group Plc
GRESB Rating: 4/5 Participation & Score
84 | 86 | 85 | 86 |
2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
Status:
Listed
Location:
United Kingdom
Property Type:
Residential: Student Housing
Peer Group Ranking
Predefined Peer Group Ranking
6th
9 Entities Location
Europe
Property Type
Residential
Strategy
Listed
Rankings
64th
GRESB Score within Residential / Europe
Out of 173
GRESB Score within Residential / Listed
10th
Out of 29
GRESB Score within Europe
48th
/ Listed
Out of 103
492nd
Management Score within Europe
Out of 1014
Management Score within Europe / Listed
44th
Out of 105
Management Score within Europe / Listed
44th
Out of 105
67th
Performance Score within Residential / Europe
Out of 173
Performance Score within Residential / Listed
9th
Out of 29
Performance Score within Europe / Listed
50th
Out of 103
GRESB Model
100
GRESB Score Green Star
GRESB Average
79
Peer Group Average
82
86
100
29
30
Management (%)
50
Management Score
GRESB Average
28
Benchmark Average
27
0
57
70
0 50 100
Performance (%)
Performance Score
This Entity Peer Group Avg. Peer Group GRESB AverageGRESB Universe Asia Europe Americas Oceania
Globally diversified Entities with only one component submitted
GRESB Average
51
Benchmark Average
54
18
18
19
20
GRESB Score Breakdown
49
62
Environmental
Social
Governance
GRESB Average
44
Peer Group Average
47
GRESB Average
17
Peer Group Average
16
GRESB Average
18
Peer Group Average
18
Trend
2025 Score
change
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This Entity
Peer Group Range GRESB Range
Peer Group Average
GRESB Average
100
2025 Rating change
+0
Overall score
50
0
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Note: In 2024, the GRESB Assessment methodology fundamentally changed. As a result, GRESB advises against direct comparison between 2024 GRESB scores and prior year results. For more information, see the 2024 Benchmark Reports.
Aspect, Strengths & Opportunities
Current year 2025
Building Certifications
1000Leadership
Data Monitoring & Review
Waste
97.9 77.33 5511..11 1000 1100
Policies
Reporting
Risk Management
Water
GHG
7.9
711..11 8844..11 9900..22 9955..55 8866.88 8822..33 110000 9977..3Stakeholder Engagement
Risk Assessment
Energy
Targets
Tenants & Community
This Entity Benchmark Group Average
Past year 2024

Building Certifications
1000Leadership
Data Monitoring & Review
Waste
7777..33 58 1000 1100
Policies
Reporting
Risk Management
Water
GHG
9922..44 722..6 755..66 8822..6 9933..88 8800.3 8822..55 110000 9999..9
Stakeholder Engagement
Risk Assessment
Energy
Targets
Tenants & Community
This Entity Benchmark Group Average
Entity & Peer Group Characteristics
This Entity | Predefined Peer Group (9 entities) | |
Primary Geography: | United Kingdom | Europe |
Primary Sector: | Residential: Student Housing | Residential |
Nature of the Entity: | Public (listed on a Stock Exchange) entity | Listed |
Average GAV: | $2.5 Billion | |
Total GAV: | $11.3 Billion | |
Reporting Period: | Calendar year | |
Regional Allocation of Assets: | United Kingdom 100% | Switzerland 44% United Kingdom 22% Ireland 11% Spain 11% Sweden 11% |
Sector Allocation of Assets: | Residential: Student Housing 99% Residential: Multi-Family: High-Rise Multi-Family 1% | Residential: Multi-Family: Mid-Rise Multi Family 53% Residential: Student Housing 16% Residential: Multi-Family: Low-Rise Multi-Family 12% Residential: Multi-Family: High-Rise Multi-Family 8% Residential: Family Homes 4% Mixed use: Office/Residential 3% Residential: Other 1% Mixed use: Other 1% Other Sectors with < 1% allocation < 1% |
Control | Landlord controlled 100% Tenant controlled 0% | Landlord controlled 60% Tenant controlled 40% |
Peer Group Constituents | Helvetia (CH) Swiss Property Fund (1) Irish Residential Properties REIT (1) K2A Knaust & Andersson Fastigheter AB (1) Patrimonium Swiss Real Estate Fund (1) SF Sustainable Property Fund (1) Social Housing REIT plc (1) Swisscanto REF Responsible Ifca (1) Vivenio Residencial Socimi S.A. (1) |
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