To provide a perspective, I took a map of Berkeley and plotted where first year students are currently living. The following maps aren't the best. It's difficult to take a large map and scan it in at a decent level of detail and have it still load in a reasonable amount of time. Then compare your map with the ones that I've created to figure out actual street names. There are a few notes about the map.
North is to the left of the map, and west is to the bottom.
Also, there are a number of students living in El Cerrito and other areas north of Berkeley that do not appear. The map I had stopped about halfway through El Cerrito. You'll notice a large cluster of students on the southeast corner of campus. Yes, the area right around College Avenue to the south of campus is very nice and very popular. So is the area just to the north of campus.