Most students share a house or flat with two or three friends.
There is plenty of accommodation available in and around Colchester advertised either by the University Accommodation Office or by local letting agencies. Jo-Anne, Shivangi, Claire and Siobh n lived in the same University accommodation in their first year. They now live in a privately rented house in Wivenhoe, about five minutes away from the University. Jo and I were doing the same course, which was great because we could both stay up for the same deadlines. Living off campus this year has been amazing as well.