Types of Rooms

As part of your accommodation application, you'll need to consider what type of room will best suit you.

All of our rooms combine a sleeping and study space. Each bedroom has:

a bed (single, 4-foot or double)
a desk and chair
a wardrobe
shelving

Rooms are normally allocated to students of similar age and academic status. This helps you make friends and develops a strong feeling of community.

Energies, water and internet connection are included as standard (up to a set amount in Managed Partnership accommodation). These are excluded in family and couple accommodation.

Please note that smoking is not allowed in any part of university-owned or managed partnership accommodation, although it is permitted in designated areas of the grounds.

Bedding and crockery is not provided in most of our residences, so you will need to bring your own or purchase it locally after your arrival.

Rooms with standard facilities

These rooms share bathrooms (including washbasin, shower and toilet) with fellow residents. They are usually cheaper than those with an en suite or washbasin.

Standard rooms are available at Castle Leazes, Jesmond Road and Bowsden Court.

Rooms with washbasin

These rooms include a private washbasin. Other facilities (i.e. shower and toilet) are shared with fellow residents. Fees for a washbasin room are less than those with en-suite facilities, but more than those with standard facilities.

Washbasin rooms are available at Castle Leazes, Jesmond Road, Marris House and Windsor Terrace.

Rooms with en suite

En suite rooms have an adjoining pod bathroom. You'll have your own shower, washbasin and toilet, and share the lounge and kitchen facilities with other students. En suite rooms tend to be more expensive than those with standard or washbasin facilities.

We have en suite rooms available at Bowsden Court, Castle Leazes, Grand Hotel, INTO Bernicia, Kensington Terrace, Park Terrace, Park View and Windsor Terrace. En suite rooms are also available at our managed partnership sites Newgate Court, Wellington St Plaza and Portland Green.

Rooms with deluxe/premium en suite

Deluxe/premium en suite rooms are larger than our standard rooms, and also have an adjoining pod bathroom. You'll have your own shower, washbasin and toilet and some include a bath. You'll share the lounge and kitchen facilities with other residents.The deluxe/premium rooms across all residences include either a 4ft or double (4ft 6") beds, so we recommend you bring double size bedding.

These rooms are available at Carlton Lodge, Castle Leazes, Grand Hotel, Kensington Terrace and Park Terrace as well as our managed partnership sites Wellington St Plaza and Portland Green.

Studio apartments

A studio apartment is one room that includes the sleeping area, lounge/kitchen area, and an adjoining pod bathroom. You'll have your own shower, washbasin and toilet. You'll have the studio all to yourself and won't share any facilities with any other residents.

We offer single studios at Park View, INTO Bernicia and single or couple studios at Kensington Terrace.

Self-contained family flats

A self-contained flat has private bedroom(s) and a separate lounge/kitchen. You'll have your own shower, washbasin and toilet. You'll have the flat all to yourself (family) and won't share any facilities with any other residents.

These Bowsden Court flats are available to both families and couples.