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Castle Leazes
Our only catered accommodation option, University-owned Castle Leazes is home to over 900 rooms and is located close to campus and the city centre. Prices start from £98.00 per week.
Accommodation for
- Accessible
- Undergraduate
Room type
- En Suite
- Washbasin
Catering
- Self-Catered/Catered
Contract length
- 38 weeks
Price range (Per week)
£98.00 to £151.90
Location
Just a short walk from the city centre, a 12-minute walk from the University’s Business School and just an 18-minute walk from the Students' Union, Castle Leazes is well located for undergraduate students.
Address:
Castle Leazes
Spital Tongues
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE2 4NY
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 208 8300
Email: castle.leazes@ncl.ac.uk
Reception opening times:
Reception doors are open Monday to Friday, 08.30 – 17.45 and the Customer Services team can also be contacted by telephone and email from 08.00 – 18.00.
Key points and facilities
Castle Leazes offers four different undergraduate room types: washbasin, catered washbasin, en suite, and accessible en suite. The rooms are spread out across a number of buildings, with four to eight floors in each building set around courtyards.
Self-catered residents at Castle Leazes are also able to purchase an opt-in residential catering package, meaning these students can benefit from the same breakfast and evening meal offer (Monday-Friday, during term time only) as provided to catered students.
We also have some wheelchair accessible rooms with adaptations that include: power-assisted doors, wheelchair accessible lifts, low-level kitchen work surfaces, accessible storage and wet rooms equipped with shower chairs, handrails and emergency pull cords.
Please note: not all areas are accessible including some communal areas.
Washbasin rooms are available in corridors of 10-17, where students share lounge and kitchen facilities. Each bedroom combines a sleep/study space, including a three-foot bed (single size), desk, small desk drawer unit, adjustable desk chair, wardrobe or clothes hanging facilities, shelving, desk lamp and wastepaper bin. For September 2023/24 applicants, there will be 167 rooms of this type available.
Washbasin rooms are available on corridors of 10-17, where students share lounge and kitchenette facilities. Each bedroom combines a sleep/study space, including a three-foot bed (single size), desk, small desk drawer unit, adjustable desk chair, wardrobe or clothes hanging facilities, shelving, desk lamp and wastepaper bin. Breakfast and evening meals are provided at Castle Leazes’ Dining Hall Monday-Friday during term-time only. For September 2023/24 applicants, there will be 491 rooms of this type available.
En-suite rooms are available in flats of 7-17, where students share lounge and kitchen facilities. Each bedroom combines a sleep/study space, including a bed (bed sizes range from three-foot, four-foot and 4.6-foot), desk, small desk drawer unit, desk chair, wardrobe, and shelving. For September 2023/24 applicants, there will be 301 rooms of this type available.
Accessible en-suite rooms are available in flats of seven, located in Castle Court, where students share a lounge and kitchen which features low-level kitchen work surfaces. Each wheelchair accessible bedroom combines a sleep/study space, including a four-foot bed (small double size), desk, accessible storage and wardrobe, as well as a wet room equipped with shower chairs, handrails and emergency pull cords. For September 2023/24 applicants, there will be seven rooms of this type available.
Please note, accessible room suitability will be discussed with individuals as part of the application process, to ensure a room is chosen that best meets the applicant’s requirements.
- bike storage
- cinema
- games room
- onsite dining hall
- onsite laundrette
- PC cluster room
- ResLife social space
- WiFi
Castle Leazes Opt-in Catered Package
Students living at Castle Leazes from September 2023 will be able to opt-in to our residential catering package.
This means that even if you aren't allocated a catered room with us when you get your accommodation offer, you'll still be able to benefit from the same breakfast and evening meal offer at Castle Leazes (Monday-Friday, during term time only), by purchasing a residential catering package.
The package will be available to purchase once you receive your offer of accommodation in August from our website.
The prices of the annual and termly opt-in package for September 2023/24 will be as follows:
- Full year: £1548.45
- Autumn (Term 1): £649.35
- Spring (Term 2): £549.45
- Summer (Term 3): £349.65
Campus Food Fob
Our Campus Food Fob is another option for students living in self-catered accommodation who want to take the pressure off needing to cook. You’ll receive a University Catering Food Fob that’s pre-loaded with your chosen amount of credit to spend on food and drink in any of our cafés.
Plus, you’ll receive an extra 15% free credit each time you top up (e.g. top up with £100 and you’ll receive £115) to spend in catering units.
Campus Food Fobs will be available to purchase from our website from August 2023.
Accommodation fees
The contract is a fixed term period of 38 weeks and covers the duration of the academic year. Rents are charged per night. If your contract differs to the fixed term period (i.e. earlier arrival), you will incur additional accommodation charges. All utility bills are included; WiFi is free, and we also provide Personal Possessions Insurance via Cover 4 Insurance.
Weekly Rent: £98.00
Annual Rent: £3,724.00
Contract Length: 38 weeks
Weekly Rent: £147.98
Annual Rent: £5,273.38
Contract Length: 38 weeks
Weekly Rent: £151.90
Annual Rent: £5,772.20
Contract Length: 38 weeks
Weekly Rent: £151.90
Annual Rent: £5,772.20
Contract Length: 38 weeks
Castle Leazes en suite bedroom
Castle Leazes catered kitchen
Castle Leazes selfcatered kitchen
Castle Leazes social space
Castle Leazes washbasin room
Castle Leazes washbasin bedroom
Castle Leazes washbasin bedroom
Castle Leazes en suite
Castle Leazes en suite bedroom
Castle Leazes social space