[HDNG]IN COLLEGE:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]A2[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Catered: 39% [BULL] Cost: ú73 (30wks) [BULL] Self-catering: 11% [PARA]Cost: ú34 (30wks)[ESTAT][PARA][BOLD]Availability:[EBOLD] All 1st years that apply in time (by June) are [PARA]accommodated, usually in the University's 14 halls, but when [PARA]space runs out, in lodgings with a live-in landlord/lady (but they [PARA]are still attached to a hall). Any which way, a house-hunting [PARA]weekend is held in September and all are settled within 3 days of [PARA]the start of the academic year,[ITAL] although a student's first [PARA]impressions may not be very homely[EITAL]. Finalists are also offered [PARA]the chance to live in (about 1/2 take it) and a very small proportion [PARA]of 2nd years. For the most part, 1st years are allocated places in [PARA]the catered halls, although some find themselves self-catering [PARA](more usually reserved for finalists). With the exception of Sibly [PARA](self-catering) and Mansfield (owned by a Japanese college, but [PARA]not housing exclusively Japanese students), all halls are within a [PARA]mile of the Whiteknights site. They range from brand new [PARA]self-catering blocks to the redbrick Oxbridge-style Wantage Hall [PARA]and Grade II listed St Andrew's Hall. Many of the newest ones [PARA]even offer en suite facilities. Halls vary in size too, from around [PARA]200 to 400 students. Only 2 halls offer no single sex areas, [PARA]others, although mixed, have women-only corridors and floors. [PARA]There is accommodation for 465 students at Bulmershe.[PARA][BOLD]Catering:[EBOLD] The majority of halls are fully catered which, in this [PARA]case, means 19 meals a week. 8 students share kitchens in [PARA]self-catered halls.[PARA][BOLD]Car parking:[EBOLD] A permit is needed to park on campus and 1st years[PARA]are dissuaded from bringing cars.[HDNG]EXTERNALLY:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]A2[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Renting: 34% [BULL] Ave rent: ú40[ESTAT][PARA][BOLD]Availability:[EBOLD] [ITAL]With the help of the accommodation office, it is quite [PARA]easy to find accommodation, although the quality varies from [PARA]lucky luxury to dingy dives. [EITAL]There's a fair amount of housing [PARA]available within a mile of campus.[ITAL] The rough stuff between [PARA]London Rd and the Railway and around Oxford Rd is worth giving[PARA]a miss.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Housing help:[EBOLD] The University Accommodation Office is willing to [PARA]do a cockroach check on accommodation within a mile of [PARA]campus. The Welfare Office will also give contracts the once [PARA]over. [ITAL] The best places though, are usually passed down through [PARA]generations of students via RUSU's notice board.[EITAL][PARA][PARA]
