Accommodation
Student Accommodation
Helping you find the perfect home from home
Most first year students opt to stay in halls of residence. With almost 1200 rooms available across our campuses, you have an excellent chance of obtaining a place provided you apply before mid-June in the year your course starts. To facilitate your studies internet access is available from every halls bedroom. Most students have their own study bedroom (some rooms in Ambleside are twins) and share a kitchen, lounge and bathroom. Many are en-suite and a member of the residential life team is on hand to help.
Living off-campus
Most students live off campus after the first year, and some new students prefer to do so from the start. There is a good choice of reasonably priced homes around our campuses. We only advertise or lease properties owned by landlords who have been accredited by the council and have had their properties inspected to ensure they meet statutory safety regulations. Our accommodation officers will help you find a home. We will also invite you to our house hunting help days, where you can meet other students, receive guidance from a buddy (a second or third-year student), view accommodation and question prospective landlords.
Housing Advice Sessions for 2010 are as follows:-
Ambleside Tuesday 19 January 2010 12.00noon - 2.30pm Main Lecture Theatre
Carlisle Wednesday 20 January 2010 2.00pm - 4.00pm Learning Gateway Foyer
Penrith Wednesday 20 January 2010 1.00pm - 4.00pm Conference Centre
What will it cost?
North West England is a relatively inexpensive part of the country. Costs vary according to the accommodation, but expect typical prices for 2008, per week excluding bills, to be around £45 - £60 per person in Lancaster, Carlisle and Penrith, while for Ambleside expect prices around £55 - £60 per person.
The Housing Act 2004 introduced licensing for houses of multiple occupation in England and Wales. Higher education institutions are exempted from licensing providing they sign up to a code of practice that has been approved by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM). The University of Cumbria has signed up to the Accommodation Code of Practice, for further information please click on http://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/acop/|