This is one of the best ratios of students to accommodation in the country. Moreover, our accommodation charges compare very favourably with those of other southern universities and are less than half what many students have to pay in London. Applicants who firmly accept a conditional or unconditional offer are given priority for campus accommodation . In your second year you will need to find private rented accommodation. The Accommodation Office maintains a register of properties to let, and there are estate agents in Colchester who handle rented accommodation.
Most students share a house or flat with two or three friends.
In your final year you will have priority for University-administered accommodation. The University has a contract housing scheme under which furnished houses and flats are leased from private owners and then sub-let to students. Apart from being cheaper than renting on the open market, this arrangement helps students because the University can assist with any problems which may arise. This is for a single student without dependents.