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Where you stay when you attend the university will obviously play a very important role in how your time at the university turns out - therefore it's important to choose the right accommodation for you!
A place in university accommodation is guaranteed to all first-year undergraduates, unaccompanied postgraduate students from outside the EU and Study Abroad students who are attending for the full academic year.
The University is able to provide a wide choice of good quality accommodation for a large proportion of its students. There are around 4,200 places for both undergraduates and postgraduates in catered halls of residence and self-catering flats or houses, all within easy walking distance of the teaching buildings and city centre.
types of rooms | fees | life in halls | choice of halls | self-catering | houses | contacts
Types of Rooms
The University's catered halls of residence have three types of study bedroom to choose from.
Standard - single or twin rooms, usually with a washbasin
Enhanced - Rooms which have benefitted from refurbishment, with upgraded fixtures and fittings
En-suite - with shower, washbasin and toilet within the room
All bedrooms have a bed, wardrobe, bookshelves, a desk and chair, desk lamp or built-in lighting and a noticeboard.
Most bedrooms have telephones and datapoints. The telephone rental and internal calls are free and there is free access to the internet. For full information on the network connections available to students in university accommodation please see the IT Services webpage - click here.
Fees
The Hall fees include:
- 3 meals a day, 7 days a week
- all service and utility charges, including electricity, heating and water rates, free laundry
- personal effects insurance cover from Endsleugh Insurance (tel: 01392 262670)
Fees may be paid annually or termly. Included in your first term's invoice is a damage deposit of £90.00, which is returnable annually less any sums due.
The average accommodation fee for halls is about £85 per week, but this depends on the halls you stay at and the type of room you live in. For more information, see the halls pages (links below). Self-catering accommodation works out at about £45 a week, but this depends on the length of the contract you undertake.
Life in Halls
Being in a hall of residence is an ideal way to get your life at university off to a manageable start. Meals are provided, cleaning is taken care of and there are loads of opportunities to make new friends.
Each hall has a warden, who is usually a member of the academic staff and is available to give help and advice if needed and to keep good order in the hall. Halls are run with the minimum of restrictions and there are no curfews.
 Most halls have their own bar, library and common room. Some have computer rooms too. Each hall elects a student committee, which organises social events such as Christmas parties, balls, films, videos and trips.
We provide bed linen and towels, which are changed regularly, although you should bring extra towels with you for swimming and other sports. The bed linen consists of duvets with covers, sheets and pillowcases, except in Duryard, which has mostly blankets instead of duvets. Your room is cleaned on a regular basis. There are free laundry facilities in all halls.
If you are bringing a bike to Exeter, most of the halls have bike sheds.
The Choice of Halls
The choice of hall you make to live in is a very important decision to make, as you are setting up your first and most impressionable year of university life! Some halls are usually chosen stereotypically by certain types of people - for example, more academic people go to Hope or Mardon, and more social people go to Birks or Duryard. One very good way of finding out more about the halls is to talk to people who have stayed in them before. As well as that, click on the halls below for more information on each one from the accommodation website.
Birks
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Duryard
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Hope
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Kilmorie
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Lopes
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St. Luke's
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Mardon
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Self-Catering Accommodation
Traditionally for second- and third-year students who don't want the hassle of finding a house, some first-year students also take up self-catering accommodation. The main advantages are the considerable saving you will make on halls accommodation, and that you can eat the food you like, at the times you like, although, of course, it's your job to buy and cook it. University self catering is generally very conveniently situated near the campus, and the quality you get matches the price you are willing to pay for the different locations.
There are over 2,200 self-catering places in purpose-built flats and student houses. The flats consist of between 3 and 12 single study bedrooms sharing a kitchen and lounge. Student houses are shared by up to 23 students. The self-catering accommodation is especially popular with second- and third-year students as it allows greater freedom than in hall but still has the advantage of cleaning, heating, lighting and insurance being included in the fee. Most first-years choose hall accommodation because it is much easier to settle in and meet new friends.
click here for more information on self-catering accommodation
Houses and flats
Although university-approved private rental houses are the choice of the populous of second-year and later students, they are not a recommended first year option. To start with, you really have to know a group of people to share with, have had a chance to look at the places on offer, and know a certain amount about the city. A year in halls is a much better choice, but after this, houses are a very good option as they are cheaper than university accommodation, and give you more space and freedom than the university's self-catering accommodation.
click here for more information on, and a list of, university-approved private housing
Useful Contacts and Links
Accommodation office: hallaccommodation@exeter.ac.uk / 01392 263126
Self-catering accommodation office: selfcateringaccommodation@exeter.ac.uk / 01392 263502/8/9
Fees: fees@exeter.ac.uk
the official Exeter University accommodation website
information about applying for accommodation
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